The first and only emergency hiking shelter in Golden Ears Provincial Park celebrated its 20th anniversary (周年纪念日) this summer, after helping countless people over the past two decades when they’ve found themselves in trouble near the peak.
At a height of over l,500 meters, Golden Ears is home to some unpredictable weather. According to a 2020 global study, more than 20 percent of hiking accidents happen partially due to poor weather conditions.
The weather became such a problem that Ron Paley, former trail-master for Golden Ears Trail Preservation and Restoration Club, was personally involved in multiple rescues while preparing the future construction site.
“One involved a couple of guys hiking, one of whom hurt his ankle. His friend tried carrying him down the mountain, but it’s hard enough hiking that mountain alone, so there was no way he would have made it while giving a piggyback ride to someone else,” Paley said.
Since the structure was completed on Oct. 1, 2002, many people have visited it — whether for emergency or personal use.
Rick Laing, spokesperson for the Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue, emphasizes that this long-standing shelter is designed to be used in only extreme cases.
“But, a lot of people seem to use it as a destination instead of for emergencies,” Laing said.
The tough conditions of Golden Ears make it likely that many more of the nearly 1 million people who visit the park each year will need to seek out this shelter in the future.
“I’ve done the Grand Canyon and it’s easier than Golden Ears,” Paley said.
It’s because of this challenging terrain (地形) that completing the emergency shelter took more than two weeks and $50,000. But according to Paley, he looks back on the challenge fondly.
“If this shelter has saved even one life, it’s worth it.”
1. What led to the construction of the shelter in Golden Ears?| A．Its great height. | B．Hikers’ requests. |
| C．Sudden weather changes there. | D．Frequent hiking accidents there. |
| A．He lost his life in the park. | B．He was saved by Ron Paley. |
| C．He had hiked that mountain alone. | D．He was carried down the mountain by his friend. |
| A．Unfavorable. | B．Tolerant. | C．Uncaring. | D．Approving. |
| A．To imply the importance of Golden Ears. |
| B．To reveal Golden Ears’ remote location. |
| C．To show the tough conditions of Golden Ears. |
| D．To suggest Golden Ears’ growing popularity. |
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【推荐1】Information on Travelling in Singapore
| Money matters | The currency in Singapore is the Singapore dollar(S$). Money changing services can be found at many shopping centres and hotels around the island, and the ATMs(generally open 24/7) accept most of the main credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express. |
| Hotel Reservations and Accommodation | Upon arrival at the airport, please visit its 24-hour hotel reservations counters, which can help get you a room in your preferred hotel. Payment for the first night is required upon confirmation. |
| Lost Passport/Singapore Immigration Services | Should you lose your passport, we suggest you make a police report, then head to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority to get a temporary visa. Finally, inform your respective embassy so that you can get through customs when you reach home. |
| Tipping | Tipping is not a common practice in Singapore as most hotels and restaurants include a 10% service charge in the final bill. While tipping is not expected, it is appreciated, be it in restaurants where there is no service charge, or anywhere where excellent service is provided. |
| Smoking | If you are a smoker, you will have to resist the urge to light up in air-conditioned areas such as shopping centres, restaurants, entertainment outlets and cinemas. Smoking is also an offence in public buses, the MRT trains, taxis and lifts. A maximum of S$1000 can be imposed on first-time offenders. A general rule of thumb is that if there is an ashtray supplied, go for it. |
| A．Difficult. | B．Convenient. |
| C．Traditional. | D．Original. |
| A．You must stay in Singapore for 24 hours. |
| B．You should go to your preferred hotel. |
| C．You are supposed to pay for the first night. |
| D．You must spend the first night at the airport. |
| A．2. | B．3. |
| C．4. | D．5. |
| A．When you think that the service is very good. |
| B．When you receive a gift from a friend. |
| C．When you leave a very good restaurant. |
| D．When you are faced with any difficulty. |
| A．in an air-conditioned restaurant | B．in a bus |
| C．in a conference room | D．by an ashtray |
【推荐2】San Francisco，known as “The City by the Bay"，packs a lot of fun.
View of Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach
As one of the most famous sights in all of San Francisco，the Golden Gate Bridge is an absolute must-see. There are a few good spots to view it from，but my personal favorite is Baker Beach. This is also a particularly good spot to buy a meal from a local market，lay down a blanket and enjoy a picnic in the view of the famous bridge.
Visit the Musee Mecanique
Fisherman's Wharf（码头）is one of the most touristy areas of San Francisco and the overpriced，crowded sights can be tiring. But on Wharf 41，there's a unique attraction: the Musee Mechanique. This museum has one of the largest collections of old indoors game machines in the world，which offers great amusements. Entry is free and it's only a couple of quarters to play the games.
Eat at Spark Social Food Trucks
With such a various population，it can be difficult to decide what cuisine to enjoy for dinner. Luckily at Spark Social Food Trucks in the Mission Bay，you can try a little bit of everything！Not only is the food delicious，but the food truck has a community feel with weekly events and free desserts.
Have Tea at the Japanese Tea Garden
If you desire for some calm on the somewhat noisy streets of San Francisco，the Japanese Tea Garden is perfect. Located in Golden Gate Park，the garden looks exactly like Japan. And you can enjoy tea in the traditional tea house overlooking a lake.
1. What does the Musee Mechanique offer？| A．Peace. | B．Picnic spot. |
| C．Amusements. | D．Delicious foods. |
| A．Wharf 41. | B．The Mission Bay. |
| C．The Baker Beach. | D．Golden Gate Bridge. |
| A．Its tea is from Japan. | B．It is a quiet place. |
| C．It is the best tea house. | D．It was built by Japanese. |
【推荐3】Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for his summer vacation this year. He enjoyed the views of Florence and Rome—without ever leaving Tokyo.
Inoue and his wife “flew” to Italy on First Airlines, a company known for entertainment, not transportation. The Tokyo-based company entered the growing virtual reality (虚拟现实) market, as people face travel restrictions (限制) because of COVID-19.
“I often go overseas on business, but I haven’t been to Italy,” Inoue told the Reuters News. “My impression was rather good because I got a sense of actually seeing things there.”
The “passengers” on First Airlines sit in the first or business-class areas of an “airplane”. They are even given a life vest and oxygen mask. Workers serve meals and drinks as large screens show passing clouds and other views outside the airplane. The “travelers” then receive virtual reality eyewear that provides true-to-life tours of places like Paris, New York, Hawaii and Rome and other Italian cities.
Japan has recorded over 50,000 infections (感染) and just over 1,000 deaths. A second wave of infections starting in July has stopped most travel in and out the country. The country’s biggest airline, ANA Holdings, said the numbers of passengers flying to foreign countries fell by 96 percent in June. And the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted last month that it would take until the year 2024 for international travel to recover.
But Hiroaki Abe, president of First Airlines says, “Our business has increased by 50 percent since the start of the travel restrictions. We get some customers who normally travel to Hawaii every year and they can experience some of that here.”
1. What do we know about Inoue’s trip to Italy?| A．It was a trip on business. | B．It was a virtual visit. |
| C．It was his first trip by plane. | D．It was against the travel restrictions. |
| A．Customers’ comments on the trip. |
| B．Safety rules to follow during the trip. |
| C．Business advantages of virtual vacations. |
| D．The company’s services to make the trip real. |
| A．It may disappear by 2024. |
| B．Its customers are hard to please. |
| C．Its market will surely become bigger. |
| D．It meets customers’ need in the special time. |
| A．A news report. | B．A blog post. |
| C．A travel brochure. | D．A business advertisement. |
【推荐1】We like to think we can read people like a book, relying mostly on facial expressions that give away the emotions inside. But when it comes to the strongest emotions, we read much less from facial expressions than we think we do. In fact, even though we believe it’s the face that tells the story, we’re typically reading something very different: body language.
That’s the new finding from a study published this week in the journal Science. Researchers from Princeton, New York University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented volunteer study participants with a series of pictures showing people experiencing extreme emotion, either positive or negative. The images included professional tennis players who had just won or lost a point in a major match.
In some of the images, researchers only show the study participants a face; in others, only a body; and in others still, both the body and the face. You might think it’d be obvious from a face whether he has just won Wimbledon. But it turns out it isn’t.
“The striking finding was that our participants had no clue if the motion was positive or negative, when they were judging faces only,” says lead study author Hillel Aviezer from Hebrew University. “By comparison, when they were judging the body (with no face), or the body with the face, they easily told positive from negative expressions.”
The findings are doubly surprising because the study participants themselves were convinced that they recognized the emotions from the faces, not from body language. “They even had their own theories about what part of the face was most important — but this was a false idea,” Aviezer says. He adds that we do, of course, read a great deal of emotional information from faces but only in certain situations.
“I think the findings may have some clinical applications,” he says. “Consider populations such as individuals with autism (孤独症). We know these people often have difficulties with recognizing facial expressions,” he says. “Until now we have been trying to help them by training them to better understand just the faces. But our work suggests that perhaps we should teach them how to recognize emotions from the full person.”
1. Compared with facial expressions, body language is ________.| A．more important for showing strong emotions |
| B．good at expressing more negative feelings |
| C．more difficult to recognize and understand |
| D．especially important for professional tennis players |
| A．just a body | B．just a face |
| C．a full person | D．negative emotions |
| A．could explain the reasons behind their judgments correctly |
| B．read most emotional information from faces |
| C．overstressed the importance of faces |
| D．could recognize the emotions easily |
| A．may offer new ways to recognize facial expressions |
| B．can be used to understand some patients’ feelings |
| C．can help people deal with negative emotions |
| D．may help people with communication problems |
| A．In a health magazine. | B．In a news report. |
| C．In a science textbook. | D．In a personal diary. |
【推荐2】"I'm ready " said Alyssa Carson, a 17-year-old astronaut-in-training from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For her, riding the most aggressive roller coaster in the park is not a big deal. If all goes according to her plans, NASA will send her to Mars in 2033, making her the first human to step foot on the planet. She will spend two to three years doing something on it, such as growing food, performing science experiments, and searching for signs of life. She's devoted her entire life to preparing for this journey.
Her love for space started when she was 3 years old and watched a cartoon called The Backyardigans. Five animal pals go on imaginary adventures in their backyard including in one part, a mission to Mars. "I thought "This red planet is so cool'," she said, "I started watching videos of rovers" landing on Mars. "
At 7, her father took her to space camp in Huntsville, Alabama. "I got to see a life-size rocket. " She cherished the rocket so much that she returned 18 times. At the age of 12, she became the fist person in history to attend all three NASA space camps in Huntsville, Alabama; Quebec, Canada; and Izmir, Turkey.
At first she mastered the basics of space and how humans have explored it throughout time. As she got older she simulated（模拟）missions, trying to reach a destination in gravity-free, weightless zones.
When she was 9, she met NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus. The experienced explorer told her she was her age when she decided to go to space. At that moment Alyssa knew her love of space was not a passing hobby. "I did the same thing as other kids, like switching my mind about careers, wanting to be a teacher or the president one day, " she said. "But the way I always thought about it was I would become an astronaut, go to Mars, come back, and then be a teacher or the president. "
1. What made Alyssa start her space dream?| A．Her joy at a cartoon. | B．Her love for the rocket. |
| C．Her visit to a space camp. | D．Her devotion to the journey. |
| A．She is the first human to land on Mars. |
| B．She loves performing science experiments. |
| C．She makes full preparations for the mission. |
| D．She has great interest in riding roller coasters. |
| A．Career choice inspires her to work hard. |
| B．Space dreams give her a clear direction. |
| C．Space travel brings her material rewards. |
| D．Space experiences encourage her to look for new jobs. |
| A．In a health report. | B．In a news magazine. |
| C．In a travel guide book. | D．In a science fiction |
【推荐3】Vegans are persons who don’t eat meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and other animal products from their diet. The average parent who is not a vegan often is concerned when their child decides to become vegans, wanting their personal physician to talk their child out of it. Will their child get enough nutrition(营养) being a vegan? Don’t kids have to eat meat to get enough protein(蛋白质) in their diet?
Although not for everybody, a vegan diet does indeed have many health benefits, and if well planned, it can be a healthy diet for kids. One shouldn’t be crazy when talking about possible health benefits of being a vegan, though. Evidence doesn’t suggest that kids raised on a vegan diet are sick less often than other kids. Not all vegetarian foods are healthy—some are high in sugar, saturated fat(饱和脂肪), or cholesterol(胆固醇).
The vegan diet is typically low in cholesterol and saturated fat and is high in fiber and may lead to a lower risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and other diseases.
These health benefits led Dr. Benjamin Spock to recommend a strict vegan diet for all children over the age of 2 years, which advised that children shouldn’t be given products made from milk after they are two years old and that they can get plenty of protein and other nutrition from vegetables, beans, and other plant foods that avoid the fat and cholesterol that are in animal products.
Dr. Spock’s advice created a lot of arguments. It’s not because experts questioned the health benefits of a vegan diet, but they thought that parents might not take enough time and effort to plan a vegan diet that included enough nutrients to ensure the best growth in their children.
1. What is the characteristic of a vegan diet?| A．It’s a diet without animal products. | B．It’s a diet of being rich in cholesterol. |
| C．It’s a diet of being rich in fat. | D．It’s a diet of being low in meat. |
| A．Parents need less time to prepare meals for children. |
| B．The vegan diet is widely accepted by most parents. |
| C．Children over 2 years old should avoid vegetable fat. |
| D．Children over 2 years old shouldn’t eat animal products. |
| A．The origin of a strict vegan diet. | B．The effort to make a nutritious diet. |
| C．The difficulty of planning a strict vegan diet. | D．The details of ensuring enough nutrients for children. |
| A．How to avoid the fat from the diet. | B．Health benefits of vegan diets for kids. |
| C．The shortcoming of eating meat for kids. | D．How to create more nutrients for children |
