1. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
| A．A search engine. |
| B．A language program. |
| C．A free lesson website for teachers. |
| A．Over one hundred million. |
| B．A few hundred thousand. |
| C．Several thousand |
| A．Switzerland. | B．Guatemala. | C．Costa Rica. |
| A．By big websites. | B．By an actor. | C．By schools. |
2 . 3 Days in Chiang Mai Itinerary (旅程)
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Province is one of Thailand’s most popular travel destinations, located in the mountainous northern region of the country. Three days in Chiang Mai is just enough time to get a flavor for the city and experience some of the area’s most significant activities and attractions.
Day 1
To start your 3 days in Chiang Mai, head to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, one of the most significant Buddhist temples in Thailand and Chiang Mai’s most popular attraction. The temple is located on the Doi Suthep mountain overlooking the city, around 30 minutes from the centre of Chiang Mai, and you can expect to spend a couple of hours exploring the temple and its grounds.
For an afternoon activity, head to Nimman and walk around the boutiques and shops. You can even grab a snack at the food court. The Nimman area is quite popular amongst expats.
Day 2
You would not want to be visiting Thailand without stopping to see some elephants! On the morning of Day 2, head to the Elephant Nature Park. There are various day trip packages available, as well as a shorter half-day package available with opportunities to see the elephants there. Alongside elephants, the park is also home to various rescued animals such as buffalo, dogs, cats, and birds, and a vegetarian buffet is open for lunch.
Day 3
Doi Inthanon National Park is the highest point in Thailand and the primary location of today’s activity. While the park is around 40 miles from the centre of Chiang Mai, it can take around two hours to drive due to the winding roads, so it’s a good idea to leave bright and early to get in as much exploration as possible. The park is filled with multiple species of birds and foliage, with multiple waterfalls, hiking trails, and stunning monuments to see in the area. Depending on personal preference, it can take between a few hours and a full day to explore the park, so this is up to you! There are options for guided tours and guided hikes, which are a great way to make sure you see what needs to be seen in the area, but the park is absolutely suitable for solo exploration.
1. What is Chiang Mai’s most popular attraction?| A．The Elephant Nature Park. | B．Doi Inthanon National Park. |
| C．The Nimman area. | D．Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. |
| A．buffalo | B．pork | C．vegetables | D．chicken |
| A．4 a.m. | B．6 a.m. | C．10 a.m. | D．1 p.m. |
| A．multiple foliage | B．multiple waterfalls |
| C．sunning monuments | D．various rescued animals |
3 . Hershey’s Chocolate World Tours
The centre of the Hershey’s Chocolate universe, the 2-story redbrick Hershey’s Chocolate World delves (钻研) into the company’s history and production
process. Located in aptly named Hershey, Pennsylvania, the venue offers free tours that reveal the how-it-happens details of their luscious products — and, naturally, offers chocolate tastings.
Things to Know Before You Go
●Hershey’s Chocolate World is ideal for chocoholics of all ages.
●Strollers are allowed inside the building but must be parked in a designated area to ride the rides. Strollers are available for rent on-site.
●Free WiFi is available throughout Hershey’s Chocolate World.
●Hershey’s Chocolate Tour, Chocolate Tasting Experience, and 4-D Chocolate Mystery are accessible to wheelchairs.
How to Get There
Hershey’s Chocolate World is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, about 18 miles (29 kilometres) from Harrisburg and 96 miles (155 kilometres) from Philadelphia. It’s free to park at Hershey’s Chocolate World for up to one hour. Shuttles run to Chocolate World from all of the Hershey park resorts.
When to Get There
Chocolate World is open from 9 am daily;closing times vary by season, and it is closed on Christmas Day. Saturdays are the busiest day to visit Chocolate World and nearby Hershey park; visit on a weekday if you want to avoid crowds. The trolley dons seasonal themes for Halloween and the holiday season with special hours to visit popular downtown light displays in winter.
DIY Candy Bar
One of the most popular activities at Hershey’s Chocolate World is the Create a Candy Bar zone. After purchasing a ticket, you can choose your own ingredients and wrapper to make a custom candy bar to take home.
1. What attracts visitors most in Chocolate World?| A．Learning its production process. |
| B．Watching 4-D Chocolate Mystery. |
| C．Visiting downtown light displays. |
| D．Making candy bars with your own hands. |
| A．strollers can be allowed anywhere |
| B．visitors can taste chocolate for free |
| C．tourists must pay to take the tour |
| D．kids must be restricted in a designated area |
| A．Hershey’s Chocolate Tours have barrier-free facilities. |
| B．Parking is not allowed in Chocolate World. |
| C．Chocolate World is open all the year round. |
| D．Chocolate World closes at the same time daily. |
4 . Discover Nature Schools Programs
Becoming Bears(Kindergarten－2 grade)
By becoming baby bears, children learn from their “parent” to survive the seasons. Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave for winter hibernation(冬眠)．After learning the skills needed to survive, students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves.(1.5－2 hours)
Whose Clues?(3－5 grade)
Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive. Through outdoor study of plants and animals, kids will recognize their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat, avoid their enemies and survive. Using what they have learned, kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living places.(3－4 hours)
Winged Wonders(3－5 grade)
Birds add color and sound to our world and play an important ecological role. Students will learn the basics of birds, understand the role birds play in food chains and go birdwatching using field guides and telescopes. Students will do handson activities. Students will use tools to build bird feeders, allowing them to attract birds at home.(3－4 hours)
Exploring Your Watershed(6－8 grade)
We all depend on clean water. Examining how our actions shape the waterways around us. Go on a hike to see firsthand some of the challenging water quality problems in a city. Students will test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem.
·Each program is taught for a class with at least 10 students.
·All programs include plenty of time outdoors. So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.
·To take part in a program, please email dcprogramsmdc.mo.gov.
1. What can kids do at Becoming Bears?| A．Watch bears' performances. | B．Take care of bears. |
| C．Learn how to survive a bear attack. | D．Pretend to be baby bears to learn about bears. |
| A．Whose Clues? | B．Exploring Your Watershed |
| C．Becoming Bears | D．Winged Wonders |
| A．have the same teaching hours | B．have outdoor activities |
| C．are offered during summer holidays | D．are designed for primary school students |
5 . The 30th Great Women Awards(奖)
COMMUNITY
Winner: Ema Wilkes of Moreton, Wirral. Recognising the power of using surplus(过剩的) food, Ema began knocking on the doors of supermarkets and food providers and has now built the NEO Community, trying to solve the food waste problem in her community through its five supermarkets, youth and kids’ club and community centre.
TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Beckie Taylor, Ramsbottom. Beckie started her organisation, Tech Returners, in 2017 to support women in returning to work after having children and to increase their chances in the field of technology by providing development and continuous training.
BUSINESS
Winner: Holly Holland, Culcheth. Holly started the Financielle app, which has a 37,000strong global community and helps people in financial crisis(金融危机), dealing with things like setting saving goals and other personal finance services.
TEAM AWARD
Winner: Assura, Warrington. Assura is a service partner to more than 600 Primary Care buildings across the country serving more than five million patients. During the pandemic(大流行病), female staff(员工) stuck to their posts, reached out to all their customers to ask how best they could be supported and worked with small businesses to offer new services in the rapidly changing environment.
1. How did Ema serve her community?| A．By improving food safety. |
| B．By dealing with food waste. |
| C．By enriching the lives of kids. |
| D．By supporting the education of kids. |
| A．To help mothers go back to work in the technology industry. |
| B．To provide technical support for small businesses. |
| C．To set up technology centres in the community. |
| D．To provide technology training for teenagers. |
| A．Knowledgeable and creative. |
| B．Experienced and patient. |
| C．Brave and selfless. |
| D．Easy and open. |
6 . Video producer and musician Justin Scholar enjoyed his fantastic moment weeks ago when he spotted his latest work playing on a huge electronic screen at New York’s Times Square.
“It’s sort of the American dream to see your name up in lights,” says the 25-year-old New Jersey native.“I’d never really cared about my name being that big, but going to New York and seeing the big screens, you always wonder if your work is going to make it up there.”
The video that helps Scholar fulfill his “American dream” was shot and produced in China, where Scholar is living and working as a media company owner. Scholar took his first Chinese class in high school seven years ago and made his first trip to Shanghai in 2015 through a study-abroad program when he was a student in New York University. The film and TV major changed his focus from technical art to traditional arts during his study in Shanghai, spending most of the time learning ink-and-wash painting, calligraphy and the guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. He also fell in love with the city, where he ate a lot of authentic xiaolongbao, or steamed meat buns, and felt safe walking on the streets at 3 am.
Shanghai impresses Scholar as an efficient, modern city calling for greater business prosperity with foreign participation, so he returned two years later, when his career at home was already booming after making commercials for big names such as Coca-Cola and Jaguar.
Thanks to a combination of luck and talent, he achieved the goal soon with a Chinese friend as his business partner, and the company has already produced some 15 videos for pop icons, fashionistas, and art museums in merely six months. The video that plays at Times Square, a tourism promotional film for southwest China’s Chongqing city, is the company’s first project contracted(签合同) by a local government in China.
1. What did Scholar study in Shanghai?| A．TV media. |
| B．Technical art. |
| C．Traditional arts. |
| D．The Chinese language. |
| A．To change to a new topic for writing. |
| B．To make a conclusion of the first 2 paragraphs. |
| C．To dive deeper into the previous topic. |
| D．To add the background information of the video. |
| A．It was shot at Times Square. |
| B．It showed attractions of Chongqing. |
| C．It was shot in the year 2015. |
| D．it showed his college life in Shanghai. |
| A．China opens up new routes to international tourists. |
| B．Shanghai attracts an increasing number of foreigners. |
| C．An American dream unexpectedly comes true with the great video. |
| D．A young American brings Chinese tourist video to Times Square. |
Two graduates, from Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei Province, using the names Wanwan and Chaochao,
In the video, Wanwan,
“When you can accept your failure, you will feel that it is not that bad. When working at the hotpot restaurant, my biggest
The video was one of the trending videos of last year, gaining more than 5.44 million views and more than 26,000 comments since it
Netizens said they were warmed by their courage to share failures with the public, strong determination
8 . Are you familiar with the greeting, "Can I add you on WeChat?" It seems like every time we meet new friends or colleagues nowadays, the first thing that springs to mind is adding each other on the app. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of WeChat users report feeling stressed or anxious when they receive a large number of messages, according to a study done recently by the app’s developer Tencent (腾讯). In other words, WeChat can overwhelm (使应接不暇) us, while also breaking down the boundaries between our work and private lives.
Just think how easy it is now for bosses to hand out assignments during the holiday, so long as they have your WeChat contact. When you’re at the cinema enjoying a romantic movie or having a barbecue in the backyard, you can never cut yourself off from the outside world unless you switch off your phone. Not to post something in WeChat Moments before replying to your boss first!
Apart from interrupting your leisure time, WeChat can also reduce your productivity at work. For many office workers, logging in to WeChat on their computers at the start of the day has become routine. But what if browsing the Moments distracts us from doing the work? The app steals our time without us even noticing it, making us have the false belief that we are busy all the time.
And as if that weren’t bad enough, there’re the "one-off" friends who take up space on our WeChat friend list. A handy way to check how many one-off friends you have is to take a look at your chat history with them. Sometimes, you only sent the initial friend requests so you could invite them to a WeChat group or inform them of something for your boss. Yet still, as your friend count (好友数量) ever goes up, it can make you feel the need to post selfies (自拍) and share details of your life in your Moments, just so you can stay up to date.
With WeChat, all our spare time is swallowed up by the constant torrent of messages and our attention keeps getting diverted by Moments and pop-up ads. So it’s time that we should do something to nip this problem in the bud.
1. What is most of WeChat users’ reaction when receiving a mass of messages?| A．They are quite upset. | B．They think it’s unavoidable. |
| C．They break down. | D．They complain about Tencent. |
| A．Enjoying a movie at the weekend. |
| B．Posting something in WeChat Moments. |
| C．Having a barbecue on vacation. |
| D．Ignoring the assignment he handed out when seeing it. |
| A．By checking if you sent the initial friend request. |
| B．By seeing if your boss asked you to inform him of something. |
| C．By having a look at your chat record. |
| D．By counting the number of your friends on the list. |
| A．Is WeChat becoming a necessity in our life? |
| B．Are WeChat friend requests ruining your life? |
| C．Does your boss want to be your WeChat friend? |
| D．Is it better to have more WeChat friends? |
9 . When you create a social networking profile, a photo is almost always required.
Researchers studied 104 college students by showing them various photos of the same user on a social network.
Photos with social cues that revealed more about the user were rated highly in terms of physical attractiveness.
So your profile photos don’t necessarily have to be model-like. Photos that show your social relationships or hobbies are actually more important for your attractiveness. And if you want to build up a certain image, keep an eye on the comments being left on your social networking profiles.
| A．They tested reactions to two factors. |
| B．Choosing the right photo is important. |
| C．A pretty photo may not be enough, the study shows. |
| D．That’s because people’s comments are most important for your popularity. |
| E．Therefore, attaching a wonderful photo can surely guarantee you a great job. |
| F．Many university students rely on computer software to make their profile photos shine. |
| G．Meanwhile, positive comments led viewers to regard users as more socially attractive. |
| A. established B. variety C. originally D. contributes E. official F. release G. extremely H. attraction I. drew J. contents K. historical |
A large-scale cultural exploration program National Treasure (《国家宝藏》) made its first show on CCTV on 3rd December, 2017. In the first episode(集), the Palace Museum in Beijing showcased three treasures.
As a cultural
This is not the first time for the Palace Museum in Beijing to be
In 2016, the museum
