| HEADINGTON CHILDREN’S PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION We’re excited to hold a children’s photography competition this year. We hope children can care more about the daily life around us. The competition is for children aged 10 through 15 who live or go to school in and around Headington and a show of our favourite photos will be shown at Headington Festival on 6th June. Three winners will be chosen. THE PRIZES The winners receive a family ticket to the Science Centre. All the photographs included in the festival show will also be shown at the Science Centre. THE RULES Your photograph should be about people, animals, plants or daily activities. Your photograph must be taken in or around Headington. When you are e-mailing your competition picture to us, please write a very short description of it. For example, “A pet dog I found in my back garden.” Your description will help us to understand why you took the picture. Tell us your name, age, address and what school you go to. Choose the one you are most proud of and email it to us at competition@sciencecenter.com by 20th May. |
| A．A family ticket. | B．A camera. | C．A mobile phone. | D．A pet dog. |
| A．Tell your phone number. |
| B．Buy a family ticket first. |
| C．Write a description for your photo. |
| D．Take your photo in the Science Centre. |
| A．A tourist guide. | B．A history book. |
| C．A medical report. | D．A school magazine. |
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【推荐1】Different countries have different eating customs.
In the UK, it is usual to tip (付小费) waiters after having meals in a restaurant. In general, waiters expect to get a 10%-15% tip on the cost of your meal.
In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9：00 pm.
I travelled to China last month. When I had dinner with a Chinese host, he always put more food onto my plates as soon as I ate it up. It made me feel uncomfortable. I had to eat the food even if I didn’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate.
I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty.
This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the US it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or ask him to accept something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say “No, thanks”. When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks, I’m on a diet (节食).” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the US, you had better remember the famous saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
1. If you spend $360 on a meal in the UK, you are supposed to tip ________ in total.| A．$360 | B．$30 | C．$40 | D．$100 |
| A．ask for it directly | B．refuse the host’s offer |
| C．go and take it himself | D．ask another to get it for him |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Romans can be an example for you. |
| B．When you get on Rome, you should act as the Romans do. |
| C．When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do. |
| D．When you are in a new country, you should do as the natives do. |
【推荐2】Inventions makes our life easier and better than before. Time magazine listed the 25 best inventions in the Year 2017. Let’s take a look at some of them.
iPhone X
The iPhone X is a “dream come true”, says Apple. It has some wonderful features(特点). The greatest feature is that the face ID allows users to unlock(解锁) their phone just by looking at their iPhone. Another feature wireless charging(无线充电). A third fun feature allows users to create their own emojis(表情包). Just by looking at the screen, users can see emojis about themselves, such as talking pandas.
Social robot
Can robots talk to us like humans? Jibo can. When you say, “Hey, Jibo,” it will dance and turn round to you. When it talks to you, it will move its round head and big body. Although it has no eyes or mouth, Jibo uses animated icons(动画图标), such as a smile icon, to show how it feels. All of these features make it seem like a real human. Right now, Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos or reading the news to you. But it may learn to do new things in the future.
Fidget spinner
The fidget spinner(指尖陀螺) is probably the most popular toy this year. With a ball in the middle, it can twirl(旋转) around on your fingertip(指尖) for a few minutes. After it starts to spin, you can put it on a flat surface, such as on a ruler or even on the nose of a dog. Some people say that this little toy can help them to relax their mind. But it may not be a good thing to spend too much time playing with it.
1. What does the underlined word “inventions” in Para1 mean?| A．娱乐 | B．沟通 | C．发明 |
| A．The face ID | B．Wireless charging | C．The emojis |
| A．Its round head | B．Body language | C．Animated icons |
| A．on a dog’s finger | B．on a flat surface | C．under a ruler |
| A．The writer thinks inventions are helpful in our life |
| B．Four features about iPhone X are mentioned(被提到) |
| C．It’s good to play with a fidget spinner for a long time |
April 22 marks the 45th World Earth Day, a day for us to celebrate Earth. This year, the idea of the day is “It's our turn to lead”. It tries to express millions of voices to push all leaders to take action on climate (气候) change, the environment, and the connection between poorness and climate change.
Climate change is an important and lasting change of climate. It makes sea levels rise. If sea levels carry on rising, some places, such as the Maldives, St. Petersburg in Russia and Bangkok in Thailand, may disappear under water in just a few years. What’s worse, some animals must become fewer or even die. As a result, it may cause the extinction of certain kinds of animals.
Can we do anything about it? Sure. Everybody can do a little bit to make a big change. Here are some suggestions ：
●Make sure you know
Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. You can also find more information on the Internet.
● Try to walk to school
Do you go to school by bus or by bike? If you ride bikes, you are doing something good for Earth. Cars, buses and planes produce plenty of air pollution. If your house is near the school, you can simply walk to school to save our earth.
●Wash the green way
Wash clothes in a green way. It's the best way to wash them by hand if possible every day. Dry the clothes the natural way, by hanging them on a line in an open air instead of putting them in a dryer.
1. The idea of the 45th World Earth Day is “ “
| A．More trees, fewer cars | B．It's our turn to lead |
| C．Take action on climate change | D．Live the green way |
| A．战争 | B．灭绝 | C．兴起 | D．循环 |
| A．dry the clothes in an open air |
| B．ride a bike if we live near the school |
| C．use washing machines to wash clothes |
| D．only know lots of knowledge about the environment |
| A．The history of World Earth Day. |
| B．The danger of certain kinds of animals. |
| C．Ways of getting information on the Internet. |
| D．Climate change and environmental protection. |
Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in New York. They always tried to see who could draw the best picture.
One day, they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree and then put his picture in the field. Soon some birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said “You’ve won, Mr. Black, Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. However, we still need to go to see his picture.”
When they got to Mr. White’s house, they saw nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?”
“Lift (升高) the curtains and you will find my picture there,” Mr. White said.
When the old man tried to lift the curtains, he found out that they were Mr. White’s picture. The man said to Mr. White, “Birds thought the apples were real, while men thought the curtains were real. You won. Your picture is the best one.”
1. The old man thought Mr. Black’s picture was good because ________.| A．it was in the field | B．it was an apple tree |
| C．he thought it was real | D．the birds thought it was real |
| A．An apple tree. | B．Curtains. | C．Birds. | D．A wall. |
| A．裁判 | B．学徒 | C．助手 | D．仆人 |
| A．the judge | B．the bird | C．the children | D．the women |
| A．The apples on the tree were real. |
| B．The curtains on the wall were real. |
| C．The two pictures were not so good. |
| D．Mr. White’s picture was the best one at last. |
| A．Good Judge | B．Mr. White and Mr. Black |
| C．An Apple Tree | D．The Best Picture |
【推荐2】Taking photographs is a favourite hobby of many people all over the world. It can help us remember things. We all love to take photographs, especially when we travel to new places. We also like to have a photograph of everybody in the group together. When we want to be in the picture, we need to ask someone to take the photograph for us.
Having photographs is important because people and places always change. It is very sad, for example, if children cannot see photographs of their parents or grandparents in the past. What did Grandfather look like? Where did he use to live? If we do not have photographs, children may not know the answers to these questions. Photographs help us know and understand our history.
This picture is more than fifty years old. This is a special building. Guangzhou later held the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (中国进出口商品交易会) in it. Old pictures help us remember life in the past.
1. Who like taking photographs?| A．Children. | B．Few people. | C．Many people. | D．Women. |
| A．Ask someone to take the photograph for you. | B．Take the photograph of yourself. |
| C．Take the photograph with others. | D．Take the photograph together. |
| A．happy | B．important | C．interesting | D．exciting |
| A．Our parents. | B．Some places. | C．Old buildings. | D．Our history. |
| A．forget | B．watch | C．remember | D．catch |
【推荐3】The top rice Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, Father of hybrid rice, died of illness in a hospital in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, at the age of 91. Yuan once said he had two dreams—to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops(庄稼) taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help with the food shortage(短缺) of all people.
Zhao Long, a 32-year-old painter in Changchun, Jilin province, created(创作) a picture of Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, using more than 10,000 smiling faces of rice. After Zhao Long put the picture on the Chinese video Douyin, many people liked it very much.
“I was so surprised when I got the news of Yuan’s death on Saturday,” he said, “At that time I thought I had to do something to express my sadness.” He spent a whole day on the picture. “I think Yuan is the greatest star and worthy for all young people to follow,” he said, “I just hoped to express my great respect(尊敬) in my own way.”
1. How long did it take Zhao Long to finish the picture?| A．A month. | B．A day. | C．A week. | D．Two days. |
| A．On TV. | B．In the newspaper. | C．On Douyin. | D．On Kuaishou. |
| A．The world could be peaceful. |
| B．All the people in the world could be warm. |
| C．All the people in China could have more rice. |
| D．All the people in the world could have more rice. |
