2 . New Scientist Live

What is it?

New Scientist Live is the world’s greatest science festival, which has won gold in the “event of the year” category at the British Media Awards three years in a row. This year’s event will run at the ExCel Center in London from 10 to 13 October, featuring over 140 talks and a huge range of interactive experiences, workshops and performances.

Who are the speakers?

The main stage lineup features such amazing names as Lee Berger, the discoverer of our ancient human relatives Homo Naledi, biological anthropologist Alice Roberts, the Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, and Christiana Figueres, who led the United Nations climate negotiations from 2012 to 2016.

Then there are 5 more stages with different themes: universe, humans, Earth, technology and engineering. Here you’ll find architect Roma Agrawal, geneticist Giles Yeo, ocean explorer Jon Copley, engineer Mark Miodownik and many more. Plus, you can see TV stars like Konnie Huq and Maddie Moate on our performance stage.

What else is going on?

On top of that, there’re over 150 exhibits including a virtual reality roller coaster, rocket building, the operating room of the future, and a huge moon installation.

Can school groups come?

Absolutely—we have schools’ tickets available on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October. On Thursday we have a special schools’ program with dedicated content around the curriculum.

Can I come just for the evening?

Yes—On Friday 11 October, we’re open until 9 pm. Friday night tickets allow access from 5 pm onwards for drinks, discussions and after-dark entertainment, like Julia Shaw’s talk on the science of evil.

How can I get tickets?

Head over to the New Scientist Live website—you’ll find much more information there about what’s on and how to get there.

1. How can you benefit from the event?

A．Make friends with many visitors present

B．Have chances to interview many famous stars

C．Learn about different fields of scientific knowledge

D．Develop special habits of making scientific discoveries

2. What do you have to do to attend the festival?

A．Buy a ticket online

B．Join a school group

C．Make an appointment with the speakers

D．Arrive at the ExCel Center in advance

3. When can you listen to Julia Shaw’s presentation?

A．On Oct 10	B．On Oct 11
C．On Oct 12	D．On Oct 13

3 . Summer Hours
June 15 - September 15
Saturday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Regular Hours
January 1 - June 14 and September 16 - December 31
Saturday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Individual Ticket Prices

Venues	Adult（12＋）	Senior（60＋）	Child（3 - 11）	Group（at least 3 persons）
Exhibit	Halls	Exhibit	Halls	Exhibit

Exhibits:
◆ A Bird’s World
This exhibit includes a sample of every bird found in New England. It provides a lot of information about bird behavior, and New England birdwatchers will also find a useful bird “dictionary”. With this, you can learn how to understand the bird language you hear being chirped just outside your window at home.
◆Butterfly Garden
This garden offers a wonderful chance to get close to all kinds of living butterflies from New England and across the world. You can also look inside the “Emergence Box” to see hanging chrysalids（蝶蛹）change into adult butterflies. If you’re lucky, you might see a new butterfly crawl out of its casing.
◆Discovery Center
Designed for children under 8 and their parents, the Discovery Center offers lots of fun, hands - on activities that are designed to help them discover through playing. A perfect area for early learners, this educational environment emphasizes the use of real objects for exploring natural history, physical science, and technology topics.
◆Take a Closer kook
Explore the world around you using sight, hearing, touch and smell. Test yourself to see what you can discover when you pay attention to your senses, and learn how technology extends them.
1. If you visit the exhibits on a Wednesday in August, you can stay there until ________.

A．3 pm

B．8 pm

C．9 pm

D．5 pm

2. A child at 5 and its parents will have to pay ________.

A．$60.00	B．$80.00
C．$20.00	D．$68.00

3. People, who are interested in the human body, can visit ________.

A．Take a Closer Look	B．Butterfly Garden
C．Discovery Center	D．A Bird’s World

4. The passage is an advertisement of _________.

A．a sight - seeing park	B．a science park
C．a training center	D．an art center

4 . Key responsibilities:
◆ Manage the whole marketing activities, i.e. brand building, market research and integrated-marketing functions.
◆   Develop and evaluate brand activities including the development of promotional activities, advertising and merchandising.
◆   Obtain market share by developing marketing plans and programs for key brands.
◆   Conduct market and product research; maintain data base by identifying and gathering marketing information.
◆   Understand market/competitor intelligence and cooperate with the sales teams in developing the appropriate marketing strategies.
◆   Keep contacts and exchange of information with regional operations on marketing issues.
◆   Participate in and contribute to the budget and business planning cycle.
◆   Supervise the project to establish company websites.
◆ Complete marketing department operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; develop, maintain, evaluate and lead the marketing team of pan-China.
◆   Serve as a member of the senior management team providing input and direction on the company’s strategic and operational goals and objects.
Requirements:
◆   University degree or above, MBA is a plus.
◆   At least Bi-lingual: Chinese and English, any other language is a plus.
◆   Strong wits and oral communication skills; analytic skill; active listening.
◆   Good at day to day lead and coach.
◆ More than 10 years working experience in sales and marketing ofF&Bindustry, including at least 5 years management experience; professional in marketing function.
Employer introduction:
Summergate was established in 1999 to import, distribute and market some of the world’s best wines to the Chinese market. Today Summergate represents more than 60 wineries from 12 countries around the world.
With offices in Beijing, Shanghai; Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Macau and now Hong Kong, Summergate services the entire China market. We distribute and market our brands to all the major food and beverage operators in China, establishing solid business partnerships with national hotel groups as well as all China retail chains and fine dining western and Chinese restaurants.
1. According to the passage, the key responsibilities include ________.

A．taking charge of production work

B．working on training programs

C．maintaining data base of marketing information

D．serving as a network technician

2. Which of the following is NOT a must as the requirements of the employee?

A．A degree of MBA.

B．Marketing experience.

C．Chinese and English.

D．Abilities of speech and listening.

3. What is the meaning of “F&B”?

A．Football and basketball.

B．Festival and business.

C．Fine and brand.

D．Food and beverage.

4. The passage is that ________.

A．Summergate promotes its brand

B．a company markets wines to Chinese

C．Summergate advertises for marketing manager

D．a company introduces its products to retail shops