1 . Pack the car and explore what New York State has to offer. Here are four family-friendly destinations where you and the kids can play, learn and have endless amounts of fun.
Sullivan Catskills
This year-round water park features 1l attractions, including an activity pool, a rope bridge challenge and slides. The room is kept at 84 degrees, which prevents any outside Cats- kill cold. It opens from Thursday to Sunday.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
It's a nonprofit organization located at the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival site. Guests are welcome to explore the preserved site that held the famous festival. The center also has a museum that features artifacts from Woodstock.
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
The site has been additionally fitted with digital storytelling equipment intended to engage people of all ages, and while original artworks are on display, there are also things to touch and explore.
Vidbel Mountain Homestead
This fifth-generation nonprofit farm cares for several animals, many of which are res- cues. The farm works to teach children to care for the resident horses, goats, pigs and dogs. This season, the farm is open to anyone who would like to see the animals, with a special focus on child and adult visitors with special needs or dealing with illness. No admission fee.
1. Where shall the visitors go if they are interested in an influential festival?A.Sullivan Catskills. |
B.Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. |
C.Thomas Cole National Historic Site. |
D.Vidbel Mountain Homestead. |
A.Buy a pet. | B.See a doctor. |
C.Enjoy some artworks. | D.Visit some animals. |
A.History. | B.Art. | C.Geography. | D.Travelling |
1. How did the speaker get to Miami?
A.By ship | B.By plane. | C.By train. |
A.It was cheaper. | B.It was nearer. | C.It was warmer. |
A.In the hotel room. | B.In the dining hall. | C.Outdoors near the pool. |
A.In the morning | B.In the afternoon. | C.In the evening. |
1. What did the woman do to what the man said?
A.She wrote it down. | B.She repeated it. | C.She typed it out |
A.Riding a bike. | B.Listening to music. | C.Getting on a car. |
A.At 7:20 a. m. yesterday. |
B.At 7:20 a. m. today. |
C.At 7:20 p. m. today. |
A.Record their conversation |
B.Copy his ID card. |
C.Sign his name |
A.The store. | B.The movie theater. | C.The railway station. |
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Hello, everyone. I am Emily in China. I feel very lucky to be able to study in this famous university, which has the most prettiest campus I has ever seen.
I enjoyed dance with my parents very much when I was still child. I started studying ballet at the age of six. By the time I was nine, I had to dance three day a week.
Earlier this year, I apply for this training program and I just moved there last week. I hope that I can graduate from this school successful. I will be very happy if I can became a dancer in the future.
6 . A mother looked down at her son who was dying of leukemia (白血病). Like any
“Mommy, I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up.” Mom smiled and said, “Let’s see
Later that day, she went to her local
Fireman Bob said, “Look, we can do
Three days later, fireman Bob picked up Bopsy,
All the love and attention to him so
A.doctor | B.child | C.patient | D.parent |
A.organize | B.realize | C.quit | D.update |
A.think about | B.adapt to | C.suffer from | D.give up |
A.that | B.why | C.if | D.which |
A.education | B.children | C.health | D.fire |
A.made | B.explained | C.defended | D.preferred |
A.possible | B.amazing | C.fortunate | D.necessary |
A.faster | B.worse | C.better | D.earlier |
A.car | B.friend | C.money | D.son |
A.week | B.day | C.month | D.year |
A.station | B.company | C.school | D.hospital |
A.dream | B.application | C.size | D.case |
A.old | B.awesome | C.cheap | D.real |
A.dressed | B.scared | C.covered | D.packed |
A.room | B.truck | C.friends | D.family |
A.give | B.send | C.drive | D.put |
A.engines | B.uniforms | C.departments | D.calls |
A.rode | B.played | C.repaired | D.built |
A.definitely | B.deeply | C.immediately | D.regularly |
A.stayed | B.waited | C.lived | D.rested |
Valentine’s Day in China
It is really difficult to know the exact time
So far, Chinese people
On this day, larger amounts of chocolate will be on sale in supermarkets,
Chinese people have also made some changes to the western way of celebrating Valentine’s Day. For some couples, the husband may prepare a rich dinner or buy a beautiful dress
8 . Lonely? You’re hardly alone. That’s the finding of a new study. And that appears throughout industrial nations across the globe. The study linked rising loneliness to a greater use of smartphones and the internet over the same years.
Jean Twenge, a psychologist, took part in the study. Her team has found that since 2012, US teens have been spending less time together face-to-face.
“Smartphones can help keep us connected with friends,” says Twenge. “But they can also make people feel excluded (隔离).” Girls, especially, may feel this way. One reason may be that they like to post more photos and selfies (自拍) than boys. Studies have shown that if those images don’t get a lot of “likes”, it can affect a teen’s mental health.
And there’s “phubbing” a mixture of “phone” and “snubbing (冷落)”. It’s that moment in which a friend or family member takes out a phone and keeps looking at it, paying no attention to everybody else, including you. Phubbing is one way technology can affect you, even when you’re not the one using it.
The new study pulled its data from a survey. Some 1 million 15- and 16-year-old students from 37 countries took this survey in 2000, 2003, 2012, 2015 and 2018. Its questions mostly dealt with education. But they also included six statements about loneliness, such as “I feel awkward and out of place in my school”. Students could strongly disagree, disagree, agree or strongly agree with each statement.
If technology causes loneliness, should we stop using it? “No, not at all,” argues Twenge. “Everybody of all ages is trying to figure out how we can best use these technologies and stay mentally healthy.” Her advice is to “use your smartphone for what it’s good for. Then put it away.” That includes putting it away overnight—ideally in another room.
1. How do girls differ from boys in smartphone use in the study?A.They need it to stay in style. |
B.They depend on it to keep in touch. |
C.They use it as a learning tool. |
D.They like to post more pictures with it. |
A.To show the harm of the smartphone. |
B.To give an example of communication. |
C.To introduce an embarrassing situation. |
D.To present a scene with the smartphone. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Supportive. |
C.Uninterested | D.Worried |
A.The Smartphone—the Focus of a Study |
B.The Smartphone—a Communication Tool |
C.The Smartphone—a Friend of Teenagers |
D.The Smartphone—a Source of Loneliness |
9 . Yoga is an ancient physical and spiritual practice from India. The word “yoga” comes from Sanskrit (梵文) and means “to join” or “to unite”, symbolizing the union of body and mind. Today it is practised in various forms around the world and continues to grow in popularity. Recognizing its universal appeal, the United Nations declared June 2l as the International Day of Yoga in 2014 to raise awareness worldwide of the benefits of practising yoga.
Yoga is an invaluable gift from an ancient tradition. It’s not just about exercise but a way to discover the sense of combining yourself with nature and the world. There is no written record of who invented yoga. Yoga practitioners (从业者) passed down the practising ways to their students. The earliest written record of yoga is generally believed to have been written by Patanjali, an Indian master who lived somewhere between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago.
Various yoga types give you many choices. Hatha yoga is the most widely practised type and is perfect for beginners. It is gentle with slow and smooth movements. Kundalini yoga includes a singing-part besides body and mental control. Bikram yoga is practised in a heated room. It is to relax muscles and to sweat to clean the body and remove disease and pain. Ashtanga yoga is taught as a difficult workout where you move quickly from one movement to another to build strength and patience.
In recent years, the World Health Organization has asked countries to help their citizens reduce physical inactivity, which is among the top ten leading causes of death worldwide, and a key risk factor for non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and diabetes (糖尿病). Yoga is a proper exercise. It is known for its ability to ease stress and anxiety. It may also help reduce several risk factors for heart diseases and improve a better sleep.
1. Why did the United Nations set the International Day of Yoga?A.To make Indian culture known to the world. |
B.To recognize the universal appeal of yoga. |
C.To improve the practising forms of yoga |
D.To make the benefits of yoga known. |
A.An Indian master. | B.The United Nations. |
C.The Indian government. | D.The World Health Organization. |
A.Hatha yoga. | B.Kundalini yoga. |
C.Bikram yoga. | D.Ashtanga yoga. |
A.To introduce a sport. | B.To tell a history story. |
C.To present a healthy lifestyle. | D.To encourage culture exchange. |
10 . By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time, though, he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova—not as a musician but as her page turner. “I love music, but I’m not a trained musician. I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr. Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“The job is a struggle for me because a lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr. Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is important, and each pianist has their own style to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr. Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms. Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
1. Why does Titterton find his part-time job hard?A.He has to repair the piano. | B.He reads music slowly. |
C.He has to learn many skills. | D.He is worried about performing. |
A.Stop. | B.Perform. | C.Teach. | D.Show. |
A.They are interested in music. | B.They avoided an accident. |
C.They remember to turn the page. | D.They must sing songs on the stage. |
A.Technology. | B.Education. | C.Music. | D.Sports. |