1 . Sites for a family getaway
A selection of campsites perfect for a family break to enjoy time with the children.
Monkton Wyld Holiday Park
Monkton Wyld is the perfect campsite for children, yet maintaining a quiet atmosphere for adults to relax. here are walking routes from Monkton Wyld Holiday Park to Lyme Regis where little ones can enjoy the beaches and hunting for fossils (化石). Adults might wander selection of shops and restaurants.
High Moor Farm Park
High Moor Farm Park is situated four miles from Harrogate at High Moor Farm there is plenty to occupy all ages, including an indoor pool, nine-hole golf course, play area, pool tables and fishing lake. A 20-minute drive from the park is Knaresborough where there are many zoos including Yorkshire Dales National Park, Dartmoor Zoological Park and Paignton Zoo.
Polmanter Touring Park
This award-winning touring site is ideal for families looking for on-site entertainment and the convenience of the fishing town of St lves within waking distance.
For younger guests, there are two playgrounds indoor soft play and a games room. Practicalities are taken care of with an on-site shop, bar and restaurant, and four-legged family members have a devoted exercise field and shower.
Elie Holiday Park
Elie Holiday Park occupies a location behind a wide expanse of dunes (沙丘) that lead to a vast beach on Scotland’s west coast. Appealing to those travelling with children, the coastal location is ideal for anyone who loves to be beside the sea.
Aldult guests can walk the coastal path, go rock-pooling, and look out for wildlife. Youngsters can go wild at the Robinson Crusoe Adventure Park and enjoy the arcades in the games room.
1. Where can you go if you are interested in animals?| A．High Moor Farm Park. | B．Dartmoor Zoological Park. |
| C．Monkton Wyld Holiday Park. | D．Robinson Crusoe Adventure Park |
| A．It is far from the fishing town. | B．It wins awards for entertainment. |
| C．It is an ideal place for running a bar. | D．It provides essential services for pets |
| A．Play adventure games | B．Hunt for wild animals |
| C．Make a study of dunes. | D．Search for the fossils |
2 . Fast walkers may live longer than dawdlers (缓慢的人)— regardless of their weight, a new study suggests.
Researchers at Leicester University analyzed data on 474, 919 people with an average age of 52 in the UK Biobank between 2006 and 2016. They found women who walked briskly had a life expectancy of 86.7 to 87.8 years old, and men who kept up the pace had a life expectancy of 85.2 to 86.8. Slow walkers hadn’t much encouraging prospects (前景): women had a life expectancy of 72.4, and men of 64.8 years old, if they were more leisurely in their movements. According to the paper, published last week, that ratio held true even if the fast walkers were severely overweight. It does not necessarily mean fast walkers will live longer. Experts say it suggests walking speed could be a simple way for doctors to judge their patients’ general health alongside other tests.
It is hardly the first study holding up walking speed as a powerful evidence that appears to improve and determine our health.
In 2011, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study by Stephanie Studenski, who found the same: walking speed was a reliable predictor of life expectancy.
In 2013, US researchers found walking pace was linked to lower heart disease risk and longer life expectancy. In 2018, a study from the University of Sydney found picking up your walking pace to even an “average speed” could cut your risk of premature death by a fifth.
And Tom Yates, the physical activity professor at Leicester who's behind the latest study, has been publishing findings on this connection for years.
In 2017, he analyzed the same UK Biobank data and found walking speed appeared to affect the risk of dying from heart disease — concluding that the slowest walkers were twice as likely to suffer a heart-related death compared to quick walkers.
1. What does the underlined word “briskly” in paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Casually. | B．Quickly. | C．Actively. | D．Energetically. |
| A．Most fast walkers are overweight. |
| B．Fast walkers have a simple way of living. |
| C．Walking speed can help doctors know about their patients’ general health. |
| D．Doctors will surely have better ways to cure their patients of their illness. |
| A．Walking slowly is bad for people's health. |
| B．Walking speed can predict a person’s life expectancy. |
| C．People won't die early by increasing their walking pace. |
| D．Lower heart disease risk is determined partly by walking pace. |
| A．Fast Walkers May Have a Long Life Expectancy |
| B．Life Expectancy Is Determined by Exercise |
| C．Researchers Try to Improve Life Expectancy |
| D．The Public Doubt Researches on Walking Speed |
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4 . From the moment we wake up and check the messages on our smartphones, we’re exposed to text design. Throughout our day, storefronts and websites announce themselves, first and foremost, through the typefaces (字体) they use. For Adonian Chan, a 33-year-old graphic designer born in Hong Kong and co-founder of design company Trilingua, the different texts we encounter in our daily lives amount to what he calls a “visual landscape”.
In his hometown, signs written in traditional Chinese characters can be found around every corner. One calligraphy style, above all, has come to represent Hong Kong for Chan: Beiwei Kaishu, a dynamic way of writing that has its origins in 4th-century China. After World War I II, Beiwei Kaishu was used in Hong Kong signs, partly because it is highly legible, even from far distances. What sets Beiwei Kaishu apart from other Chinese writing styles is its unique construction, striking lines and unexpected angles, says Chan.
But with the appearance of computer-generated typefaces and LED signs, Chan says he observed that signs written in the style were disappearing from Hong Kong. As a consequence, few designers working today are aware of the Beiwei Kaishu style, he says.
In 2016,Chan asked Wong Gok Longa master of calligraphy in Hong Kong, to teach him to write in the Beiwei Kaishu style. Chan then started the process of digitizing the characters. He first wrote the characters on paper with a brush and ink, which gave him a sense of proportion. Next, he made a pencil sketch (素描). Finally, he recreated the characters digitally, using a computer program called Glyphs.
He has named his typeface Beiwei Zansyu and hopes it will eventually appear on phones and computers. “Chan’s effort is more than missing bygone eras — it's reinterpreting and continuing our heritage (遗产) ins more contemporary life,” says Keith Tam, head of communication design at the Hong Kong Design Institute.
1. What does the underlined word “legible” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Original. | B．Sensitive. |
| C．Readable. | D．Variable. |
| A．His talent for the writing style was spotted by a master. |
| B．He received an invitation to design a traditional sign. |
| C．His colleagues encouraged him to create a new style. |
| D．He found the writing style declined in Hong Kong. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Approving. |
| C．Ambiguous. | D．Uncaring. |
| A．The art of digitizing ancient calligraphy |
| B．The difficulty in practicing calligraphy |
| C．Why should we observe tradition? |
| D．How does text design influence our life? |
6 . Recent research discovered that a low-cost computer training program can help older persons drive less dangerously.
“We developed a training program, called Drive Aware, which could be used by anyone who has a computer,” says Jing Feng, co-author of the study and a professor of psychology at NC State. “Drive Aware is a cognitive (认知的) training program for older persons that helps them notice traffic risks more effectively. The purpose of our recent study was to see how much Drive Aware changes trainees’ driving behaviors once they get behind the wheel.”
The researchers found 27 persons aged 65 and up to test Drive Aware. In a driving simulator (模拟器), all of the study participants (参与者) experienced a basic driving exam. The “active training” group was made up of nine of the study participants. Every two weeks, the active training group had two Drive Aware trainings. A group of nine additional study participants was asked to take “passive training”. This group watched videos of others receiving the Drive Aware instruction. This happened twice, with each lasting about a week. The control group, which was made up of the remaining nine study participants, received no training. After that, all 27 study participants performed a second driving exam in the simulator.
The study participants in the active training group experienced 25% fewer “unsafe incidents (事件)” following the training, according to the researchers. There was no obvious change in the number of dangerous incidents among study participants in the passive training and control groups.
“This testing was done with a fairly limited number of study participants,” Feng says. “If we can succeed in getting the fund, we’d like to further our testing with more people to clearly prove how effective this training is at reducing accidents among older drivers.”
1. What does the underlined phrase “get behind the wheel” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Take a risk. | B．Start a program. |
| C．Drive a car. | D．Use a computer. |
| A．Experience no training. | B．Receive two Drive Aware trainings. |
| C．Take three driving tests. | D．Observe videos of Drive Aware trainings. |
| A．By quoting former figures. | B．By investigating car accidents. |
| C．By operating the driving simulator. | D．By comparing participants’ performances. |
| A．Unclear. | B．Worried. | C．Positive. | D．Doubtful. |
7 . When you want to go somewhere, you can easily find your way by using a map app on your smartphone- Your smartphone "knows" where you are and can tell you where to go.
This is possible with the help of satellite navigation （卫星导航）systems. On June 23, with the last satellite of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System launched into space, the global network of 59 satellites has been completed. On July 31, Beidou started providing full-scale global services. More than 120 countries and regions are now using Beidou services. The BDS is entirely built by Chinese engineers, which is one of four global navigation systems, along with US' GPS, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo,
It's difficult to imagine the great impact those satellite orbiting （围绕…运转）the Earth have on our daily lives- When you unlock one of Hellobike's bicycles, you are using the BDS. The popular bike-sharing company came out with two new bike models this year that are equipped with the positioning （定位）service. "The intelligent lock on each bike receives Beidou satellite signals and sends positioning information to the data center, which will help collect big data on the bikes and estimate users* riding demands in advance according to the data/ Chu Yiqun, a manager of Hellobike told Xinhua News Agency. Users can also find shared bikes more accurately thanks to Beidou's global positioning accuracy （精确）of 2.34 meters. ,
Beidou adopts a unique two-way communication system, including its ability to receive messages sent by people from areas with poor communication signals. It allows people to send text messages up to 1,200 Chinese characters in length when mobile phone services are interrupted (中断）by natural disasters.
Beidou can be used in areas that include fanning, public services and business. It has a positioning accuracy of under 10 meters. This summer; people along the Yangtze River used Beidou-based device to monitor （监测）floodwaters in real-time with an accuracy of just a few centimeters.
1. What can we learn about the BDS from the article?| A．Its last satellite was launched on July 31. |
| B．It works better when the weather is good. |
| C．It's able to provide global coverage for navigation |
| D．It was co-developed by Chinese and American engineers. |
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
| A．To explain how the BDS works. |
| B．To present the benefits and limitations of the BDS.. |
| C．To show how the BDS makes peopled daily lives easier. |
| D．To emphasize the high positioning accuracy of the BDS. |
| A．To collect ideas from users. |
| B．To make communication more fun. |
| C．To allow users to chat online more freely. |
| D．To help people when communication signals are poor. |
8 . Fleanor Love knows that weddings create a lot of leftover flowers. That means more opportunities for her to collect after-wedding bouquets (花束) and give them to her lonely hospital
The flowers are still in good shape, and the patients are pleased to have them. “I was so
Love worked at the Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital as a(n)
“One of the
In 2019, she started The Simple Sunflower in Richmond, and so far has
When Love began the project, she called businesses such as wedding venues (场馆) and florists and asked them what events were scheduled. She then reached out to brides and grooms to ask them if they had
For each wedding, she organized a team of eight people who helped
People beyond the VCU community have heard about Love’s project and become part of it. “Once the word got out, people around the city started
“I feel
| A．patients | B．cleaners | C．doctors | D．nurses |
| A．cards | B．fruits | C．flowers | D．cakes |
| A．tired | B．moved | C．worried | D．bored |
| A．art | B．law | C．engineering | D．medical |
| A．change | B．accept | C．improve | D．reduce |
| A．dreams | B．skills | C．challenges | D．exams |
| A．listen | B．contribute | C．respond | D．adapt |
| A．help | B．check | C．study | D．guide |
| A．difference | B．choice | C．impression | D．decision |
| A．divided | B．thrown | C．delivered | D．applied |
| A．customers | B．volunteers | C．managers | D．teachers |
| A．means | B．goals | C．efforts | D．plans |
| A．pick up | B．hold up | C．make up | D．give up |
| A．greeting | B．contacting | C．trusting | D．considering |
| A．stressed | B．confident | C．relaxed | D．satisfied |
