A short video showing a member of the cleaning staff at the Summer Palace in Beijing explaining Buddhist scenic spots drew a lot of traffic
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The video was posted by the researchers on social media platforms on Oct 7 and immediately became a trending topic online. Netizens expressed
Zhang joined the cleaning staff at the palace in late 2021. “The traditional architecture of the palace is not just an assembly of bricks and layers. These elements are friends who have deep history
2 . I choose to go to the Medical University in Nanjing, wanting to study in the medical field. I would spend the majority of 8 full years
In my first year, it was
While studying in China, I acquainted (使熟悉) myself with the local vendors (小贩). My Chinese was getting smoother so that I could
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| A．connecting | B．struggling | C．talking | D．meeting |
| A．strange | B．interesting | C．hard | D．satisfying |
| A．required | B．wondered | C．promised | D．expected |
| A．teach | B．enter | C．drop | D．fail |
| A．travel | B．live | C．chat | D．walk |
| A．more difficult | B．more different | C．easier | D．better |
| A．lives | B．business | C．shops | D．education |
| A．suddenly | B．excitedly | C．privately | D．coldly |
| A．offer | B．sell | C．borrow | D．use |
| A．clean | B．warm | C．active | D．close |
| A．worries | B．protects | C．influences | D．shames |
| A．happiness | B．regret | C．pain | D．confidence |
| A．imagined | B．understood | C．recognized | D．remembered |
| A．Showing | B．Forgetting | C．Knowing | D．Confirming |
| A．inspired | B．warned | C．forced | D．ordered |
3 . Chile, the longest and narrowest country in the world, is sided by the Cordillera de los Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, waiting to be discovered.
1. Santiago de Chile
A 17-hour flight takes you from Beijing to Santiago de Chile, Chile’s capital. Santiago is the country’s political, economic and cultural center. There are many things and places to explore in this city. Being in a central location makes it an ideal starting point for exploring the rest of the country.
2. Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Rapa Nui, known among natives, is made world famous by the mysterious 1000 giant stone figures that date back many centuries. The ancient stone statues measure as tall as 21m. Archeologists (考古学家) from around the world have gathered here since the 1940s to solve the mystery, but some bits of the puzzle still remain unknown today.
3. Valparaiso
Bohemian and colorful, Valparaiso’s hills has long inspired visitors to discover something new at every turn. Don’t forget to explore the port, where you’ll get a real feel for Chile’ seaside. Remember to buy some seafood after reaching your destination.
4. San Pedro de Atacama
Travelers from all over the world come here and cycle through the desert or enjoy the Valley of the Moon. Visit the old square to learn about its inhabitants’ customs. Once night falls, there is no better place to admire the stars twinkling over the driest desert in the world!
Form more about tours around Chile, contact us at https://www.chile.travel/en/.
1. Which of the four places would you recommend for people who enjoy history?| A．Santiago de Chile | B．Rapa Nui (Easter Island) |
| C．Valparaiso | D．San Pedro de Atacama |
| A．There is no place to admire stars. | B．It’s the country’s political center. |
| C．The seafood there is attractive. | D．Atacama is famous for desert. |
| A．A Science Report. | B．A Travel Website. |
| C．A Travel Diary. | D．A News Report. |
4 . It’s been 50 years since the beginning of bar codes. Scanning an item at checkout is something we take for granted in this age of convenience.
On March 31, 1971, a historic meeting took place in New York City. The meeting agreed to create a system to uniquely identify every single product, calling it the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) the core of bar codes, according to El Mudo, a Spanish newspaper.
In the past five decades, bar codes have provided many conveniences for commerce. “The next generation of bar codes, such as QR codes can hold vastly more information. Their use, for example, can tell consumers if a product contains allergens (过敏原) or if it is organic.
| A．Time has proved it a great decision. |
| B．It gives consumers a greater level of trust. |
| C．What information does a bar code contain? |
| D．When do we scan a bar code on the product? |
| E．We can thank the game-changing technology for that. |
| F．The numbers can indicate where that product is identified, |
| G．It allows the first digitization in the control of the goods for sale. |
5 . The 19th Asian Games begin in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, on 23 September 2023, with Asia’s top athletes back in action representing their nations. Olympics.com picks 10 stars to keep an eye on. Malaysia’s diving queen Pandelela is one of them.
Pandelela has had a difficult year with injury and health issues. She will be looking to Hangzhou to turn her 2023 season — during which she has only competed twice — around. Pandelela made her season debut (首秀)in May at the 2023 Diving World Cup stop in Montreal, finishing ninth in both the individual 10m platform and mixed team events.
However, at a training camp in China in June ahead of July’s World Championships in Japan, she picked up both illness and injury again, which hampered her in Fukuoka. There, she unfortunately finished 24th in the individual platform event — missing out on the semi-finals for the first time in her career.
“Despite the setback, I will keep showing up and never give up. Because the lesson in the pool here may just be the perfect potion (解药) for what’s going to happen in the future,” she wrote on Facebook following that disappointment. Her first chance to right that wrong will come in China.
The Asian Games 2022 were postponed by a year due to pandemic, but now Asian best athletes are ready to represent their nations, five years after they last did so at the 2018. We are looking forward to witnessing more athletes like Pandelela to do their best in this Games.
1. What does the underlined word “hampered” refer to?| A．inspired | B．encouraged | C．stopped | D．destroyed |
| A．Pandelela has already overcome these difficulties. |
| B．Hangzhou Asian Games will be a good chance for her. |
| C．Pandelela’s skills are impressive but dangerous. |
| D．Pandelela cannot represent her nation in diving. |
| A．Determined. | B．Kind-hearted. | C．Negative. | D．Curious. |
| A．Popular Athletes Around the World | B．The Hangzhou Asian Games |
| C．Diving World Cup in Montreal | D．Malaysia’s Diving Queen Pandelela |
It happened on one Sunday morning a few days ago. When I was about to have my routine cup of coffee along with a bagel, I realized that I did not have any bread at all. I have to admit that I am unable to enjoy coffee without some kind of baked food.
I decided to run out to buy something. However, all the stores were closed, but one. That store did not have any fresh pastries, and I ended up buying four slices of wheat bread. I was frustrated for two reasons: my favourite routine — Sunday coffee ruined, and the saleswoman charged me $3 for four slices of bread. I returned to the building where I lived on the tenth floor, stepped into the elevator, pushed the button, and got out. When I reached my apartment and tried to unlock the door, I could not turn the key. I made a few attempts but without success. I started banging on the door, hoping to wake up my daughter. I was not successful at that either.
I can’t explain how it crossed my mind to check the number of the apartment. The apartment number was correct, except for the first digit: the apartment was on the ninth floor, not the tenth. I was shocked to realize that I had been banging on somebody else’s door.
I still think over what might have happened if somebody had opened the door and what he or she would have said to me at 8:00 am on Sunday morning.
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8 . The topic of China’s “slash youth” has fueled heated debate on social media recently, drawing attention to the diverse pursuits of the younger generation.
The slash youth, which could also be called slashers or slash-generation means those who refuse to be defined or bound by just one personal identity. They are keen to present themselves as multiple and sometimes distinct identities, such as a nurse and model, a teacher and stand-up comedian, and an engineer and band player. Rather than material comforts, they pursue meaningful achievements.
A study on “slash youth” published in the China Youth Research magazine analyzes the background of this phenomenon: with part of modern society’s structured organization and stability norms are broken, flexible labor markets and structural unemployment has emerged, eliminating the sense of job security of the young people in employment. Young people also face the dilemma of self-actualization, including the sense of powerlessness, lost sense of value and lack of self-identity in the profession, which forces them to re-find the meaning of work.
“The ‘slash life’ shows that our society is becoming more and more diversified and inclusive and it welcomes everyone’s self fulfillment,” said Shi Yanrong, an associate researcher from Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences. The researcher added that against the background that people have multiple interests and are willing to pay for these interests nowadays, the “slash life” of the youth would drive the growth of a new economy, just as animation culture affected the market.
1. Which is true about the slash youth?| A．Tending to pursue meaningful achievements. |
| B．Enjoying posting themselves on social media. |
| C．Adjusting themselves to challenges in life. |
| D．Refusing to undertake multiple careers. |
| A．The significance of flexible labor markets. |
| B．Reasons for the appearance of slash youth. |
| C．Young people’s interest in their profession. |
| D．Causes of losing power among the youth. |
| A．It can gain people’s independence. |
| B．It inspires young people’s creativity. |
| C．It can pick up an economic growth. |
| D．It enables young people to earn high. |
| A．To provide latest career guidance. |
| B．To introduce a social phenomenon. |
| C．To analyze a new cultural difference. |
| D．To highlight a unique life experience. |
9 . A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience last week revealed soil samples collected by China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe contained impact glass beads(珠子) that held water in the form of hydroxyl(氢), a molecule consisting of one oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom. Hydroxyl ion is one of the most common ions found in water.
These glass beads are created when meteoroids(流星体) hit the moon’s surface, throwing up hot molten droplets which then cool and turn solid. They function like a sponge, soaking up hydrogen atoms carried by the solar wind to form hydroxyl, thus playing a key role in the water cycle of the lunar surface.
While each bead only holds a tiny amount of water, these glass balls are so ubiquitous on the moon and researchers estimated lunar soils could store as much as 270 billion metric tons of water. For decades, scientists thought the moon was bone dry until discoveries in recent years revealed its soil could hold water.
“The moon potentially holding 270 billion metric tons of water is quite substantial, though it pales in comparison to the amount of water in the Earth’s oceans,”said Hu Sen, a researcher from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
These findings not only provide insight on the origins, storage, and transportation of water on celestial(天空的) bodies without atmospheres, but they also may prove helpful for planning and building a sustainable human habitat on these planets, he added.
1. What do glass beads on the moon’s surface function?| A．As a sponge taking in hydrogen atoms. |
| B．As meteoroids hitting the moon’s surface. |
| C．As hydrogen beneath the lunar surface. |
| D．As a source of energy for water cycle. |
| A．Rare. | B．Common. | C．Obvious. | D．Energetic. |
| A．Water from Earth. | B．Water from the sun. |
| C．Water from the stars. | D．Water from meteoroids. |
| A．The Key Role of Hydrogen in Lunar |
| B．New Discoveries based on Moon’s |
| C．Glass Beads Found on Moon’s Surface |
| D．Scientists Discover Water Reservoir |
假如你校国际教育中心正在开展线上国际交流活动，其公众号以“The Cultural Symbol of China”为主题，向全校学生征文。请你选择一项你认为最具有代表性的事物，写一篇英语短文向公众号投稿。
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The Cultural Symbol of China
There are lots of fantastic things representing (代表) our great culture and people.
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