【推荐1】It appears to fit with most people's experience: how Christmas seems to come around quicker every year? Questionnaires by psychologists have shown almost everyone feels time is passing faster now compared to when they were half or a quarter as old. Most strikingly, lots of experiment have shown that, when older people are asked to guess how long the time is, or to ‘reproduce’ the length of periods of time, they guess a shorter amount than younger people.

In 1877, Paul Janet suggested the proportional theory, where a child of 10 feels a year as I 10 of his whole life while a man of 50 as 1/50, so the subjective sense of the 50-year-old man is that: these are insignificant periods of time which gallop.

There are also biological theories. The speeding up of time is linked to how our metabolism (新陈代谢)gradually slows down as we grow olden Children's hearts beat faster than They breathe more quickly. With their blood flowing more quickly, their body clocks “cover” more time within the space of 24 hours than ours do as adults. On the other hand, older people are like clocks that run slower than normal, so that they lag behind, and cover less than 24 hours.

In the 1930s, the psychologist Hudson Hoagland found body temperature causes different perceptions of time. Once, when he looked after his ill wife, he noticed she complained he'd been away for a long time even if only away for a few moments. Therefore, Hoagland tested her perception of time at different temperatures, finding the higher her temperature, the more time seemed to slow down for her, and that raising a person's body temperature can slow down his sense of time passing by up to 20%.

Time doesn't necessarily have to speed up as we get older though. It depends on how live our lives, and how we relate to our experiences.

1. What do the questionnaires and experiments find?

A．Time now is shorter than before.

B．Aging makes people think slowly.

C．The old feel time flies faster than the young.

D．The old value time more than before.

2. What does the underlined word "gallop" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Fly swiftly.	B．Pause briefly.
C．Move slowly.	D．Pass stably.

3. According to Hudson Hoagland, who may feel time go more slowly?

A．A kid with slower metabolism.	B．A child with low body temperature.
C．A grown-up feeling freezing.	D．An adult with a high fevel.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How time flies!	B．To live a full life!
C．Why time passes at different speeds?	D．How to save more time?

【推荐2】Exhibitions at Poetry Foundation

A.R. Ammons: Watercolors

Well-known as one of the most gifted and fruitful poets of the modern era, AR. Ammons was also a great painter. This exhibition focuses on Ammons’s abstract watercolors painted from 1977 to 1979,a time of intense productivity.The abstraction of these watercolors is in line with those found in Ammons's poems and offers an expanded understanding of his art.

Date: January9-April 30
Jun Fujita: American Visionary

This exhibition focuses on the extraordinary achievements of poet and photojournalist Jun Fujita. Born outside Hiroshima,Fujita came to Chicago in 1909,becoming the first Japanese American photojournalist. He published his poems regularly in Poetry magazine, and as a photographer he captured (拍摄) many of the most famous moments in Chicago history.

Date: January 24- March 31
Poetry by Winterhouse

The Winterhouse design studio, cofounded by William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand, worked with Poetry magazine for 12 years, contributing to the rebirth of the magazine's design and the first Poetry Foundation brand identity. Poetry by Winterhouse illustrates the magazine's rich history and the expansion and development of its visual style.

Date: May 15-August 27
The Life o f Poetry in Morden Tower

Morden Tower, now one of Britain’s literary landmarks, was once a dusty, nearly abandoned building. That changed in 1964 when Tom and Connie Pickard began a new reading series in the tower. Morden Tower quickly became an international poetry center and housed poetry history. This exhibition honors that history with a showcase of posters from the1960s and 1970s advertising readings, photos, and letters.

Date: September 5-December 20
1. Who was both a poet and a painter?

A．Jun Fujita.

B．Connie Pickard.

C．A.R. Ammons.

D．William Drenttel.

2. Which of the following exhibitions shows photos of Chicago history?

A．The Life of Poetry in Morden Tower	B．Jun Fujita: American Visionary.
C．AR.Ammons: Watercolors.	D．Poetry by Winterhouse.

3. When can you see the exhibition featuring an international poetry center?

A．On January 30.

B．On February 16.

C．On August 27.

D．On October 20.

【推荐3】“Beijing’s Forbidden City can be at risk of being flooded, but it’s not because modern technologies and repairs have deteriorated the drainage (排水) system,” Beijing News Radio reported.

The report is in response to a popular online view: The Forbidden City, the royal palace of Ming and Qing dynasties also known as the Palace Museum, has never been flooded throughout its history of more than 600 years.

Earlier, a video showed ankle-deep water near the Forbidden City’s Cining Palace, where the royal women used to live. Some netizens have questioned whether modern drainage repair works have made the system much weaker.

Di Yajing, an official in control of affairs relating to the site, told Beijing News Radio that the Forbidden City has a complex (复杂的) drainage system. “Rain coming down from roofs was guided to the basement and then to the drains,” she said, adding that rainwater would flow from the central of the palace to both sides, and from north to south, due to differences in heights.

“The drains were cleared once a year in springtime in ancient times and nowadays they are cleared three times a year except in winter,” the report said. “Although the number of clearing increased every year, it’s not modern technology that worsened the ability of the drainage system,” the report said. During the clearing process, workers found lots of modern objects such as plastic bottles and bags, even towels and clothing, and these things resulted in the blocking of the drainage system.

In addition, there are plenty of records that have recorded occasions in which the palace was flooded and some roofs or walls were damaged by floodwaters, according to the report. For example, a rain in 1885 led to floodwaters of about 1 meter deep. Every time people would have to find out the place of blockage, clear it and then the drainage system would work well right away.

1. What does the underlined word “deteriorated” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Fixed up.	B．Caused damage to.
C．Taken control of.	D．Checked on.

2. Why was the report published?

A．To clarify a popular view online.

B．To praise the Forbidden City’s drainage system.

C．To introduce the challenge faced by the Forbidden City.

D．To stress the effect of technology on protecting old buildings.

3. What might have caused the Forbidden City’s being flooded in the video?

A．Poor management.	B．Buried bricks.
C．Pipe cracking.	D．Lots of rubbish.

4. What does the report want to say by mentioning the 1885 flood?

A．The palace was once destroyed by floods.

B．Beijing has experienced many natural disasters.

C．The drainage system doesn’t always operate perfectly.

D．Ancient architecture suffered a lot to survive until today.

【推荐1】Sancho Pancho owner Daria has turned her apartment into a small family business operation that makes unprocessed food waste from restaurants and markets into delicious and nutritional dog treats. When she started 2 years ago in 2020, it was the first of its kind in Portugal.

She was making dog biscuits out of leftovers and sold them in Santos Collective, a weekly farmer’s market in central Lisbon. At the same time, restaurant owner and friend Édson had opened a restaurant and was challenged with using up the fish he bought. This sparked (引发) the idea of using fish wastes for making dog treats and started a new business to deal with food waste.

On average 30% to 40% of the fish that Édson buys for his restaurant cannot be used. However, they are perfect for animals. Using cooking equipment, Daria can make fish parts into mouth-watering dog snacks. “From collected materials we are making dog biscuits, dried meat, skin fish chews and even fish oil,” states Daria. “All the products are 100% natural and made by hand. From being just a hobby ‘Sancho Pancho Shop’ has become a functioning business.”

Daria collects around 20kg of fish waste every week from Peixaria Veloso and around 50kg every month from Talho Naco and Intercoelho. These businesses are thrilled (激动) as Daria can take the waste off their hands.

Sancho Pancho’s influence doesn’t just stop at their food waste collection. Customers have also been inspired to do their bit by collecting leftovers from local markets to make food for their pets. Everyone can play a role in creating a future that tends to reuse and repurpose precious resources, rather than wasting them.

Sancho Pancho has caught the attention of French supermarket chain Auchan. They have asked Sancho Pancho if their food waste can be processed to be dog treats for their stores.

1. What does Daria’s business do?

A．It makes food waste.	B．It collects dog waste.
C．It produces dog food.	D．It does dog operations.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The problem with a restaurant.	B．The sales for self-made products.
C．The solution to waste treatment.	D．The beginning of a new business.

3. What is Sancho Pancho’s influence?

A．Daria has developed a hobby.	B．More resources have been saved.
C．Consumers buy more pet food.	D．The shop has stopped food waste.

4. What can we learn about Sancho Pancho from the last paragraph?

A．Its business will greatly grow.	B．It will move to another country.
C．Its owner will be changed soon.	D．It will open its own chain stores.

【推荐2】For generations, the name Milton Hershey has been a well-known word closely connected with fine chocolate products throughout the country and around the world. He was born in 1857 on a farm near Derry Church, a small Pennsylvania community. Frequent family moves interrupted (中断) his schooling and left him with limited education. He only completed the fourth grade.

Following a four-year apprenticeship (学徒期) with a Lancaster candy maker, he established his first candy-making business in Philadelphia. That initial effort failed as did his next two attempts in Chicago and New York. Returning to Lancaster in 1883, Hershey established the Lancaster Caramel Company, which quickly became an outstanding success. It was this business that established him as a candy maker and set the stage for future achievements.

Hershey became fascinated with German chocolate-making machinery exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. He bought the equipment for his Lancaster plant and soon began producing various chocolate creations. Hershey sold the Lancaster Caramel Co. in 1900 in order to focus entirely on his chocolate business.

Three years later, he returned to Derry Church to build a new factory. There he could obtain the large supplies of fresh milk needed to perfect and produce fine milk chocolate. Through trial and error (反复试验), he created his own formula (配方) for milk chocolate. In 1903 he began construction on what was to become the world’s largest chocolate plant. After its completion, Hershey’s milk chocolate quickly became the first nationally marketed product of its kind.

With Milton Hershey’s success came a great sense of social responsibility. Hershey created a complete new community around his factory. He built a model town for his employees that included comfortable homes, an inexpensive public transportation system, a quality public school system and broad cultural opportunities. The town of Hershey continues to be a special place for its residents and a popular attraction for millions of visitors each year. Indeed, Milton Hershey’s achievements do speak for themselves.

1. What stopped Hershey from having systematic school education?

A．His lack of interest in study.

B．His family’s continual relocation.

C．His failure to meet school requirements.

D．His parents’ attaching little value to education.

2. Why did Hershey sell his Lancaster plant?

A．The plant had suffered a huge loss.

B．The produced candies were of low quality.

C．His machinery business needed a lot of money.

D．He decided to give all his attention to chocolate production.

3. What can be inferred about Derry Church according to the text?

A．There were plenty of cow farms.

B．It had always been a popular attraction.

C．It had offered free space to Hershey for formula development.

D．Residents from neighboring towns were attracted to move here.

4. Which of the following best describes Hershey?

A．Gentle and soft-spoken.	B．Strict and well-behaved.
C．Humorous and easy-going.	D．Persevering and public-spirited.