【推荐1】Being part of a club is such a great experience for people of all ages. Here are five benefits of joining a club.

You can meet new people.

Usually, the people you meet are easy to get along with because you both have something in common: your interest in the club.     1    That means you spend a lot of time with other members. Often, from my experience, members of the club become good friends with each other.

You can learn new skills.

Everyone in a club has a job to do. Your work might be something that you’re already great at or something that you don’t have much experience with.     2     I learned about how to communicate with other people. Some basic skills were also learned that can be used later on in life.

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The idea of joining a club between work, school, friends and family may seem overwhelming (令人难以应对的). However, once you get used to your role in a club and learn to manage your time, you will find there is still enough time left for other things that need to be done daily.

You can gain experience for the future.

The skills you learn will not only allow you to succeed in that profession but will also look great on a resume (简历) if you join a club that is similar to the career you want to enter! If you dream of becoming a lawyer, for example, you will be thankful for the practice you got from being part of such a club.     4    

You can improve confidence.

Joining a club requires courage.     5     But the more you practice your club function (功能), the better you’re going to be at it. Normally, the more time you spend in a club, the more you’ll be relaxed and confident.

A．You can stick to your plan.

B．A confident person is popular.

C．There is something to learn either way.

D．You can get better at time management.

E．At first you may not be sure if you will ft in.

F．As they say, teamwork makes the dream work.

G．Many clubs have monthly meetings or meet a few times a week.

【推荐2】Cute lion heads, loud gongs (锣) and drums, an excited crowd- these are all parts of the lion dances you often see during Chinese holidays or at the openings of new shops and restaurants. Ancient Chinese people thought the lion stood for (代表) braveness. It can drive away bad things and bring good luck. As one of the most well- known folk dances in China, the lion dance has been performed for more than 2,000 years. It was very popular during the Tang Dynasty(618﹣907).

Wang Rentao, 41, has been performing the lion dance for 28 years. Born in Zhongkeng village in Dongguan, Guangdong, Wang watched villagers perform it when he was young. “It’s a historical tradition here and the love for lion dance is in everyone’s blood,” Wang said.

Now the head of the village’s lion dance performers, Wang is proud of the group’s achievements. “We’ve won many prizes and taken part in many important events, including the celebration of the 70th birthday of New China at Tian’anmen Square, ” Wang said.

Wang’s group is famous for dancing on quincuncial pile (梅花桩), one of the most difficult lion dance skills. Performers jump from one pile to another at a height of about 2.5 meters. The distance between the piles can be as far as 1.8 meters.

“The training is really difficult. Performers need to have lots of good practice of kung fu skills first. Even with that, they can fall from the pile and get hurt,” Wang said. “But that’s also the amazing part of lion dance, the part that makes it valuable heritage.”

The lion dance is popular not just in China, but in overseas Chinese communities. Many overseas (海外的) Chinese see the lion as a symbol of China. The lion dance reminds them of the culture of their homeland.

1. What did the lion stand for in ancient China?

A．Bad things

B．Good luck

C．Kindness

D．Braveness

2. How long has the lion dance been performed?

A．For more than 200 years.	B．For no more than 200 years.
C．For over 2,000 years.	D．For less than 2,000 years.

3. What does the underlined word “heritage” mean?

A．遗产

B．资源

C．友谊

D．经历

4. What do you learn from the passage?

A．You can’t see lion dance at Tian’anmen Square

B．Not everyone in Zhongkeng village loves lion dance

C．The lion dance was very popular during the Han Dynasty.

D．In the eyes of many overseas Chinese, the lion is a symbol of China.

【推荐3】Researchers at Baylor University were curious about whether there was a way to improve student performance. In particular, they wondered whether a technique called “targeted memory reactivation (激活，重启)” (TMR) could be useful for studying. In TMR, certain signals reactivate memories formed during the day while a person is asleep. The researchers focused on music.

A few university students took part in the experiment. They were asked to take a class on microeconomics (微观经济学), which they would be tested on the following day. During the lesson, all participants listened to three pieces of classical music. Then they spent the night in the sleep lab and while they were fast asleep, sounds were played in the background. For half of the participants, the sound was white noise, but the other half were played the three pieces they had listened to while studying. The next day they took the test and the test scores showed that the students who had been exposed to the “study music” while sleeping performed better on the test.

There were a few reasons the research group selected three classical music pieces as study music. Such music is much less distracting than music with lyrics (歌词). And the researchers also wanted to make sure that the music they played had obvious melodies (旋律), so that the brain could more easily form connections between the music and the study material. The three pieces they chose fit the bill perfectly.

Unfortunately, music could improve test scores the next day, but after a few months the music listeners were back to the same level as the students who slept with white noise in the background. Besides, the effect seemed to be more noticeable for female students than it was for men. Either way, listening to music at night is a study trick that could just make the difference between a passing or failing test for some people.

1. What did the Baylor researchers try to find out?

A．The benefits of classical music.	B．Why TMR is helpful for studying.
C．Whether music can improve study.	D．Ways to ensure a good night’s sleep.

2. What did the participants do during the experiment?

A．They played different music in class.

B．They listened to study music while taking the test.

C．They put on the music of their choice while sleeping.

D．They listened to either white noise or study music at night.

3. Why were these pieces of classical music selected as study music?

A．They are related to the study material.	B．They have distinct melodies.
C．They have memorable lyrics.	D．They are familiar to students.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The effect of music wore off over time.

B．The study trick made no difference to tests.

C．White noise has the same effect as classical music.

D．Male students benefited greatly from the study trick.

【推荐1】Whatever your interests, Hong Kong has a museum to suit your tastes.

Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum

The Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum is the city’s first museum only dedicated to biodiversity. Aside from promoting environmental education and the appreciation of biodiversity, it also supports scientific research on threatened species, providing a platform for the public to learn more about the preservation and importance of biodiversity and ecosystems in our natural heritage.

Location: Pok Fu Lam Road
Open: Wed 2pm-8. 45pm; Sat-Sun 10.30am-5.15pm
Hong Kong Science Museum

Occupying an exhibition area of 6,500 square metres, the Museum houses over 500 exhibits, suitable for visitors of all ages. On top of its permanent exhibitions, the Museum regularly brings in temporary and interactive exhibitions related to science and modern technology.

Location: 2 Science Museum Road
Open: Mon-Wed and Fri: 10am - 7pm, Sat-Sun and public holidays: 10am - 9pm
Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery

Learn all about the history of Hong Kong’s sea rescue services, and check out unique fire- fighting artifacts that are on display.

Location: Quarry Bay
Open: Mon. Wed to Sun 10am - 6pm
Lei Cheng UK Han Tomb Museum

Discovered in 1955 during construction works, the declared monument is believed to be a tomb built in the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220). Pop over the exhibition hall next door to see pottery and bronze wares digged from the tomb, and learn more about the history behind the monument.

Location: 41 Tonkin St. Sham Shui Po
Open: Mon-Wed, Fri to Sun 10am-6pm (closed on Thursdays except public holidays)
1. Where should visitors go if they prefer doing something themselves practically?

A．Pok Fu Lam Road.	B．2 Science Museum Road.
C．Quarry Bay.	D．41 Tonkin St, Sham Shui Po.

2. Which museum will you visit if you are available at 12 am on Thursday?

A．Hong Kong Science Museum.	B．Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum.
C．Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.	D．Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery.

3. What do the last two museums have in common?

A．They both provide guided visits.	B．They present amusing survival stories.
C．They offer the shows related to history.	D．They update visitors on the latest development.

【推荐3】Climate change and environmental crises are now closely associated with our daily lives. We’ve collected a small selection of our favorite documentaries, chatting the history and future of the challenges we face.

	ICE ON FIRE Dramatically titled, Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2019 documentary focuses on the melting polar ice caps of the Arctic. The documentary explores the planetary impact of melting ice, but intelligently includes solutions. DiCaprio explores renewable energy technologies and sustainable economies to put toward a vision for a cleaner future.
	REBUILDNG PARADISE Wildfires — once a natural regulator of ecosystems, now an increasing phenomenon thrown out of rhythm by climate change — are so frequent that many hardly consider the consequence. While it’s one thing to deal with the financial loss and restoration, it’s something quite different to repair the broken spirit of a community. In Rebuilding Paradise, we follow the journey of the citizens of Paradise, California, as they attempt to restart their lives from the ashes of the destructive 2018 wildfires.
	KISS THE GROUND The documentary adopts a light voice when exploring the power of the world’s soils to draw in carbon from the air. The film begins by examining how fanning and pesticides have led to soil loss, tracking the damage done to ecology, health and climate. The solution is found through regenerative faming — a field receiving more and more attention.
	CHASING CORAL It can be difficult to really understand what climate breakdown looks like. In 2017, Chasing Coral brought the very real impacts of climate change into sharp focus. The insight into the world’s corals suffering from ocean acidification and temperature rise is impressive.

1. Which documentary shows the role of soil in dealing with climate change?

A．ICE ON FIRE	B．CHASING CORAL
C．KISS THE GROUND	D．REBUILDING PARADISE

2. What can be learned from REBUILDNG PARADISE?

A．Wildfires nowadays break out as frequently as before.

B．Wildfires have both physical and psychological impacts.

C．The damage caused by wildfires can never be recovered.

D．Wildfires do more harm to economy than to the environment.

3. What do the four documentaries have in common?

A．They relate to the global issue of climate change.

B．They analyze the frequency of the natural disasters.

C．They present solutions to dealing with the challenges.

D．They focus on the increasing speed of the global warming.