1 . The backpack you take can make or break your trip when you go traveling. Here are the four best travel backpacks on the market.
Amazon Basics 70L
It’s much cheaper than many travel bags on the market and does not sacrifice any of the practical uses or space that comes with more expensive bags. The bag may not be as luxury as some of the more high-end bags, but its simple style lets you focus on the main thing you need to focus on when traveling: the moment.
Eurohike Nepal 65L
The Eurohike Backpack is a great choice because of how adaptable it is. Besides having a great amount of storage, it comes with an internal security pocket. It weighs just 1.38kg as opposed to other backpacks, which can weigh up to nearly 2kg. If you’re going to go hiking when you travel, then it is perfect.
Mountain Warehouse Tor 65L
First, its brand is one of the most trusted in the industry, so quality is guaranteed. Second, the backpack’s adjustable back allows you to change how the bag fits according to your needs. Available in both blue and green, this is a great choice if you want a bag that you can depend on.
Osprey Europe Farpoint 70L
Osprey is one of the best brands for backpacks. Its frame (框架) suspension, which can be adjusted to different needs, allows you to travel more comfortably. Whether you’re visiting Switzerland in a thick, wool coat or the south of France in shorts and a T-shirt, the bag will match your look. This bag does say it is marketed for men, but, of course, it can be unisex.
1. What is the selling point of the Amazon Basics?| A．Its luxury style. | B．Its fashionable design. |
| C．Its huge space for use. | D．Its good value for money. |
| A．They are rich in color. | B．They have the same capacity. |
| C．They can be adjusted as needed. | D．They are targeted for male customers. |
| A．Amazon Basics 70L. | B．Eurohike Nepal 65L. |
| C．Mountain Warehouse Tor 65L. | D．Osprey Europe Farpoint 70L. |
2 . Our brains process information differently: It's a good idea to talk to your children about the ways our minds function. Here are some picture books that teach children about neurodiversity(神经多样性).
My Brain is Magic: A Sensory Seeking Celebration
Prasha Sooful(Author), Geeta Ladi(Illustrator) Age: 5-9
A sensory-seeking child describes and celebrates their wonderful life in this book that highlights sensory processing and neurodiversity in a positive way for children to enjoy. Through the power of magic and imagination, different animals and insects represent sensory scenarios. The book includes a note for parents to help make sure their children's sensory needs are met.
Some Brains: A Book Celebrating Neurodiversity
Nelly Thomas(Author), Cat McInnes(Illustrator) Age: 4-8
Let's celebrate neurodiversity! This book does just that. Some Brains encourages readers to examine the strength and power of having a wonderfully unique brain! Additionally, MeInnes filled the pages with vividly inclusive illustrations so that children actually see the beauty of our diverse world.
Too Sticky: Sensory Issues With Autism(自闭症)
Jen Malia(Author), Joanne Lew-Vriethoff(Illustrator) Age: 4-8
Although Holly loves science experiments, she's unsure how she'll feel about making slime(烂泥) because it is sticky! Holly's family and teacher help her find accommodations, and she learns that slime isn't so bad after all. What's great about this book is that the author is a neurodivergent parent of three neurodivergent children, making this an essential "own voices" story to add to your collection.
Brilliant Bea
Shaina Rudolph and Mary Vukadinovich(Authors), Fiona Lee(Illustrator) Age: 4-8
Beatrice uses a tape recorder to tell stories because she can speak her words and say them back. She is dyslexic(读写障碍) and shows her classmates how using a tape recorder helps her learn and keep stories. Brilliant Bea is set in EasyReading, a dyslexia-friendly font.
1. Which book explores the idea of neurodiversity through a sensory seeking child's perspective?| A．Brilliant Bea |
| B．Too Sticky: Sensory Issues With Autism |
| C．Some Brains: A Book Celebrating Neurodiversity |
| D．My Brain is Magic: A Sensory Seeking Celebration |
| A．Ways to deal with different brain conditions. |
| B．The differences between normal brains and unique brains. |
| C．The importance of accepting neurodiversity. |
| D．Techniques for understanding the complexity of the brain. |
| A．Their main characters have a love for science. |
| B．They focus on kids with disabilities. |
| C．They emphasize the power of imagination. |
| D．They tell stories about celebrating neurodiversity. |
3 . Half of all people will have significant amounts of grey hair by the age of 50．If greying occurs before the age of 30, it is known as premature greying. Possible reasons for this happening:
·genetics
·long-term dieting
·lack of protein and nutrients
·extreme mental and emotional stress
·lack of iron, copper, zinc, and Vitamin B12
“If you color your hair too often with strong chemicals and put them on scalps (头皮) that are still growing, the cells in your hair might get damaged. This can change how melanocytes (生黑色素细胞) work. Because of this, they may stop making color earlier than normal,” says Trichologist and Director of Hari and Scalp Clinic, HairMantra, Dr Padmaja Redekar. She recommends yearly scalp check-ups should be as routine as annual medicals.
“At HairMantra, you will receive expert advice with solutions for your whole lifestyle, products and supplements for your hair problems, and a hair care routine to use at home. Call us today and balance your hair health from the inside out,” Padmaja adds.
1. What is considered a possible reason for grey hair showing up early?| A．Occasional dieting. |
| B．Genetic problems. |
| C．Extreme physical stress. |
| D．Insufficient protein and nutrient. |
| A．Coloring your hair as you wish. | B．Changing how melanocytes work. |
| C．Protecting the cells in your hair earlier. | D．Getting your scalp checked every year. |
| A．An encyclopedia. | B．A healthcare report. |
| C．An advertisement. | D．A medical brochure. |
“Persist.” — Viet Thanh Nguyen
“Success is no accident.” — Chris Bohjalian
“Keep writing and it’ll get easier.” — Lisa Jewell
“Be patient with yourself.” — Min Jin Lee
These are words of advice taken from our interviews with award-winning and bestselling authors. Notice, though, not a single mention of their status, prizes, or advances—in other words, their success. And while status, literary awards, and money can be indicators of a successful writer, one must actually sit down and write for any of those things to happen. That’s what all of these pieces of advice have in common: putting words on the page.
In this issue, you’ll find articles to help you succeed, no matter your goals. If it’s to figure out whether that mess of a novel you’ve got sitting in a drawer can be rescued or if you need to move on, Andromeda Romano’s article will offer questions to ask yourself. Michael La Ronn’s essay will give you an example of how an unexpected opportunity might be just the push you need. Or, if you’ve had trouble finding an agent, Ryan Van Cleave’s collection of tips and advice from 22 literary agents on every aspect of the business might change your luck. Matty Dalrymple shares ways to reach more readers and build a community with them.
Wish you success and happy new year!
1. The advice mentioned at the beginning highlights the importance of ______.| A．a big dream | B．constant practice | C．earning money | D．achieving success |
| A．Matty Dalrympl. | B．Michael La Ronn. |
| C．Ryan Van Cleave. | D．Andromeda Romano. |
| A．Writers. | B．Businessmen. | C．Booksellers. | D．Literary agents. |
5 . Welcome
This course explores the concepts and algorithms (算法) at the foundation of modern artificial intelligence, diving into the ideas that give rise to technologies like game-playing engines, handwriting recognition, and machine translation. Through hands-on projects, students gain exposure to the theory behind graph search algorithms, classification, and other topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning as they incorporate them into their own Python programs. By course’s end, students emerge with experience in libraries for machine learning as well as knowledge of artificial intelligence principles that enable them to design intelligent systems of their own.
Requirement
CS50x or at least one year of experience with Python.
How to Take this Course
Even if you are not a student at Harvard, you are welcome to “take” this course for free via this OpenCourseWare by working your way through the course’s seven weeks of material. If you’d like to submit the course’s seven projects for feedback, be sure to create an edX account, if you haven’t already. Ask questions along the way via any of the course’s communities!
If interested in a verified (认证的) certificate from edX enroll at cs50.edx.org/ai instead.
If interested in a professional certificate from edX, enroll at cs50.edx.org programs/ai instead.
If interested in transfer credit and accreditation from Harvard Extension School, register at web.dce.harvard.edu/extension/csci/e/80 instead.
If interested in transfer credit and accreditation from Harvard Summer School, register at web.dce.harvard.edu/summer/csci/s/80 instead.
You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
1. What does the course focus on?| A．Diving into the ideas that give rise to handwriting recognition. |
| B．Teaching the concepts and algorithms of artificial intelligence. |
| C．Offering learning or teaching materials on artificial intelligence. |
| D．Providing students with experience in library for machine learning, |
| A．A student interested in an authorized certificate from edX. |
| B．A student interested in a professional certificate from edX. |
| C．A student interested in transfer credit from Harvard Extension School. |
| D．A student interested in transfer credit from Harvard Summer School. |
| A．Students can integrate the materials into their own program. |
| B．Teachers can use the course’s materials without restriction. |
| C．Any student without related experience can take this course. |
| D．Students must create a new edX account for taking the course. |
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7 . Whether you live in a house, cottage, flat or rented property, we all love and treasure our homes — so protecting your property with a comprehensive home insurance policy should be a priority. But what should you consider when purchasing your next home insurance policy? Here are some key points.
VALUE YOUR VALUABLES
We all take possessions away from the home, including items such as jewelry, mobile phones, tablets, and handbags. When buying home insurance, always discuss this. A policy that provides overseas cover means you can often save money on your travel policy — since you don’t need to insure these items twice.
WATCH OUT FOR WATER
If there’s damage to your property caused by an escape of water, you may have additional costs in removing and replacing any other part of the building while accessing the source of the leak. Trace and access cover is important as it could save you a substantial amount of money should your property develop a leak.
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
One in four home insurance policies don’t include accidental damage cover. Accidental damage cover is recommended as even the most careful person could accidentally knock their television when decorating or even while cleaning the carpet.
It may surprise you to learn comprehensive home insurance — which includes all the important levels of cover as standard—may not cost as much as you might think. Leading insurance broker Higos Insurance Services recently revealed that 66 percent of their clients have paid less than 240 for their new home insurance policy in 2023.
1. How does overseas cover benefit a client?| A．By including travel essentials in it. | B．By enlarging coverage to home repairs. |
| C．By avoiding double-insuring valuables. | D．By offering discounts on travel packages. |
| A．Property cover. | B．Overseas cover. |
| C．Accidental damage cover. | D．Trace and access cover. |
| A．Property investors. | B．Travel insurance buyers. |
| C．Home insurance seekers. | D．Personal finance enthusiasts. |
8 . 300-Word-Fable Contest 2024
Our domestic annual fable contest is back for its eighth year. As ever, we look forward to reading yours! Listed below are some take-home messages for you!
The Rules:
Please make sure that stories are new, not published before and exactly 300 words long (not including the title). Entries may be used in all print and electronic media. Contributions can become world copyright (版权) of Granta. The judges’ decision is final.
Entry is open only to people living in the UK. It is not open to employees of Granta and all others associated with this contest, their immediate families and relatives living in an employee's household.
Terms and Conditions:
There are three categories-one for adults and two for schools: one for teenagers aged 12-18 and one for children under 12.
In the adults category, the winner will receive £1,000 and two runners-up will each receive £250. In the 12 — 18s and under-12s categories, the winners will each receive a selection of STAEDTLER products worth £150. The two runners-up in both categories will each receive a Kindle E-Reader.
Please submit your fables by 5 pm on February 19.
The editorial team will pick a shortlist of entries, which this year will be published by our partner nicereading. com. Winners of the categories will have an opportunity to write a longer version of their fables for inclusion in the book.
Highlights to keep in mind: the three best fables in each category will be posted on-line at granta.co.uk on February 27. You can vote for your favourite, and the one with the most votes wins the top prize. Voting will close at 5 pm on March 19 and the winning list will be published in our June issue.
1. Who will determine entries to become the world copyright of Granta?| A．The judges. | B．The writers. |
| C．The experts. | D．The audience. |
| A．A British man of 20. | B．A staff of Granta. |
| C．One of the organizers. | D．A brother of the staff. |
| A．At least eight days. | B．At least one month. |
| C．At most one month. | D．At most two months. |
9 . In the quest for academic excellence and a deeper understanding of subjects, high school students often seek additional resources to complement their learning. Textbooks, both traditional and digital, play a vital role in this journey. Here’s a look at several textbook options that satisfy different learning styles and needs.
Modern World History ExplainedDive into the complexities of global events with “Modern World History Explained.” This textbook offers comprehensive coverage of historical milestones from the 15th century to the present, enriched with interactive timelines and critical thinking exercises.
Price: $75
Format: Hardcover and digital access
Supplementary Materials: Online quizzes and interactive maps
Advanced Mathematics UnlockedUnlock the world of advanced mathematics with this textbook designed for students who wish to challenge themselves beyond the standard curriculum. It includes topics in calculus, statistics, and advanced geometry, with problem sets and conceptual explanations.
Price: $65
Format: Softcover and digital access
Supplementary Materials: Video tutorials and practice exams
Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to Society“Chemistry in Context” is tailored for students who are curious about the role of chemistry in our daily lives and global challenges. It covers basic concepts of chemistry and their applications in environmental science, technology, and health.
Price: $70
Format: Softcover and digital access
Supplementary Materials: Interactive experiments and case studies
Language Arts: Expression and UnderstandingThis textbook is designed to enhance language arts skills, focusing on literature, composition, and critical analysis. It provides a diverse range of readings, writing prompts (提示) , and grammar exercises tailored to high school students.
Price: $60
Format: Hardcover and digital access
Supplementary Materials: Online discussion forums and writing workshops
1. What is unique about “Advanced Mathematics Unlocked”?| A．It covers multiple topics. | B．It provides online guidance. |
| C．It suits above-average learners. | D．It assesses academic performance. |
| A．$145. | B．$140. | C．$135. | D．$130. |
| A．They include digital access with purchasing. | B．They come with a suite of video tutorials. |
| C．They offer interactive experiences. | D．They have hardcover format. |
10 . Reimagining the Outdoors: A Photography Workshop with Julia Reynolds
Discover the art of capturing the beauty of nature in this exclusive online workshop organized by Nature's Lens Magazine.
Renowned photographer Julia Reynolds will guide participants through the essential techniques and creative processes involved in outdoor photography. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced photographer, Julia's expert instruction will inspire you to explore the natural world with your camera lens.
Workshop Highlights:
Exploring Outdoor Photography: Understand the unique challenges and opportunities of outdoor photography.
Composition and Lighting: Learn how to compose stunning outdoor shots and make the most of natural lighting.
Capturing the Moment: Master the art of timing and anticipation to capture the perfect outdoor photograph.
Editing and Post-Processing: Discover essential editing techniques to enhance your outdoor photographs.
Who Should Attend:
▲ Photography enthusiasts eager to improve their outdoor photography skills.
▲ Nature lovers looking to capture the beauty of the great outdoors.
▲ Beginners interested in learning the basics of photography.
Workshop Details:
★ Date: Saturday, July 15, 2024
★ Time: 10am-1pm (GMT)
★ Participants will receive a recording of the workshop for future reference.
★ Upon registration, participants will receive an email with access details.
Please note: This workshop will be conducted via Zoom. Participants are advised to review Zoom's privacy policy and terms and conditions prior to registration. Refunds will not be issued for non-attendance or cancellations.
1. What aspect of photography does the workshop focus on?| A．Editing techniques. | B．Composition and lighting. |
| C．Capturing the moment. | D．Exploring outdoor photograph |
| A．Unlimited access to Zoom. | B．Free registration for future workshops. |
| C．A recording of the workshop. | D．24-hour live broadcasting of the workshop. |
| A．After registration, you will receive access detail. | B．The activity can be conducted indoors. |
| C．Participants must be seasoned photographer. | D．Participants must check zoom’s privacy policy after registration. |
