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It is no secret that literary works, like many other pieces of art, are capable of making an emotional impact on their audience. One can say it is the ability to influence the reader’s mood that makes a story good and memorable.
A writer can show the optimistic nature of a fictional character in a variety of ways. Creating a contrast between the main character’s personality and external reality is among the most emotionally efficient means. Therefore, there is usually a juxtaposition between the imagined world of a book and readers’ world around them.
At times when the world is “all over the place” and causes severe stress for people, having the chance to immerse (使沉浸) oneself in to the fictional world and spend some time with the characters of the story can be a relief. For example, during the peaks of the pandemic when the news media was reporting high numbers of infected patients as well as spiking ICU rates, more and more people wanted to shelter themselves from the reality and take a break from it. While escaping the world around us is not realistic for a long time, having an opportunity to escape just for some time is a luxury that literature can offer.
There are a large number of books that offer the safe escape into a fictional world and teach their readers that there are too unsolvable problems. The adventures through which the reader goes together with book characters often provide teachable lessons and underline the importance of remaining optimistic. As mentioned by Montgomery in Anne of Green Gables, “Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.” It illustrates that the characters of the book have made some mistakes and have harvested the consequences of them, but the next day is a new page with new opportunities.
1. What is one of the most emotionally efficient means in literature?2. How can people get a relief when suffering from stress?
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The adventures in literature help readers find solutions to problems and realize the importance of optimism.
4. Apart from optimism, what other benefit(s) have you got from literature? Why? (In about 40 words)
4 . Digital Medicine
Could the next suggestion from your doctor be downloading an app? Collectively known as digital medicine, a large number of apps in use or under development can now detect or monitor mental and physical disorders or directly administer therapies.
Many detection aids rely on mobile devices to record such features as users’ voices, locations, facial expressions, exercise and sleep; then they apply artificial intelligence to mark the possible change of a condition. Some smart watches, for instance, contain a sensor that automatically detects and warns people of a dangerous heart rate.
Clearly, society must move into the future of digital medicine with care — ensuring that the apps go through strict testing, protect privacy and go smoothly into doctors’ work. With such protections in place, healthcare costs could be saved by marking unhealthy behaviours and helping people to make changes before diseases set in.
| A．For doctors, applying AI to the data from these apps could help them personalize patient care. |
| B．These data also help doctors detect diseases and help patients change their behaviors. |
| C．Other similar tools can detect breathing disorders, depression and other conditions. |
| D．They can both help diagnose symptoms and enhance traditional medical care. |
| E．Detection aids can also take the form of eatable and sensor-bearing pills. |
| F．Digital medicine has been widely used in all aspects of life nowadays. |
| G．Not all healthcare apps can be used as digital medicine. |
5 . Noodles can turn from white to purple to pink with the aid of red cabbage and lemon juice; a chocolatey “liquid” can be rolled like a solid. These are just a few of the edible (可食的) treats in The Kitchen Science Cookbook that kids can make from everyday kitchen ingredients. The book has non-edible experiments, too—volcanoes that erupt with lava made from baking soda and vinegar—and most recipes cost less than a dollar, says the book’s creator, a nanotechnologist (纳米专家) and science communicator, Michelle Dickinson, known as Nanogirl.
Dickinson was inspired by a mother who told her she’d failed in science at school but wanted to develop a love of science in her own daughter. “Then the mother offered me a cake she’d made at home as a gift. I told her, ‘You do use science—you baked this cake!’ and she replied, ‘No, that’s baking, very different from science.’ I said, ‘Well, what happens if it doesn’t rise enough? You use more baking soda and then turn the oven up higher...’ There was a real disconnection between what the mother was doing and the word ‘science’.”
So Dickinson spent three years using her kitchen as a lab, coming up with 300 experiments. She put a call-out online for recipe testers, “thinking I’d get about five of my friends with kids responding, but in 24 hours we had 2,000 applicants from 24 countries!”
In 2012, she was asked by TEDx to give a lecture on nanotechnology, where she presented herself as Nanogirl—a confident, smart, amazing superhero on stage. In last year’s six-week nationwide tour, Nanogirl performed science stunts (特技表演) to thousands of kids, and trained 200 teachers in how to integrate science in the classroom.
Dickinson has got thousands of videos posted by children who’ve attempted the experiments she encourages them to try at home. “Then we have kids building all sorts of weird and wonderful things.”
Now Nanogirl has gone global, with local versions surfacing in five countries and in four languages.
Dickinson self-published The Kitchen Science Cookbook as part of a pay-it-forward program, where for every book sold, a book will be donated to a library, school or community organization. A Kickstarter fund helped pay for the printing. “I’m so grateful people believed in us.”
1. Dickinson became a science communicator because ______.| A．her mother developed a love of science in her |
| B．she got inspired by her cake-baking experience |
| C．she noticed people were unaware of science in life |
| D．her kitchen experiments went popular on social media |
| A．200 teachers have joined her to become nanogirls. |
| B．Nanogirls emerge following in her steps worldwide. |
| C．A few schools and libraries have been funded by her. |
| D．Many kids are encouraged to donate books to schools. |
| A．passionate and inspiring | B．creative and humorous |
| C．cooperative and generous | D．courageous and grateful |
6 . Our teen poetry workshops at Poets House are opportunities for writers in high school to create and explore poetry in one of the largest poetry libraries in the country. Young poets are given a chance to dig into the art and craft of poetry in a fun, creative and inspiring environment.
Join Dave Johnson Workshop
Join Dave Johnson Workshop to write daily new poems in only 10 minutes. Click the banner for two series of video poetry workshops where poet, playwright and educator Dave Johnson chooses a poet each day, and takes us through a close reading of their work. He gives us an instruction based on their work, then a short biography and reads an additional poem. These workshops are fun and surprising, for teens through adults, free.
The Thompson Foundation Initiative
The highlight of our teen poetry workshop program is the Thompson Foundation Initiative, through which noted poets visit high school classrooms followed by free follow-up class visits to Poets House. Recent teachers have included Dave Johnson, Jive Poetic, and Mahogany Browne. This initiative is meant to increase access to poetic education for under served schools and students by combining hands-on instruction from established poets with on-site visits to our extensive library. Students engage with poetry through reading, writing, and art projects that integrate the visual and linguistic.
If you are a teacher interested in this program, please reach out to Reggie Harris to arrange sessions for your class. Free class trips for all age levels are also available outside of this program.
Intensive Workshops for Teens
Advanced, individualized study is available periodically for students who want to continue writing poetry, through either our day-long or week-long intensive workshops.
·One-day workshops: Participation is free. All interested teens are encouraged to sign up.
·Week-long workshops: Participants are determined through an application process and an external judge; all interested high school students are encouraged to apply. Financial aid is available.
1. Teens can get to know one poet on a daily basis in _______.
| A．Dave Johnson Workshop |
| B．the Thompson Foundation Initiative |
| C．Jive Poetic Workshop |
| D．Intensive Workshops for Teens |
| A．contact Reggie Harris to attend class trips |
| B．visit Poets House with Mahogany Browne |
| C．work one-on-one with established poets |
| D．learn and enjoy poetry in diverse ways |
| A．They are free of charge. |
| B．They are for all age groups. |
| C．They offer chances to write poems. |
| D．They have famous poets as teachers. |
7 . Sleepy-eyed, I arrived in Jordan just before midnight: Picking up the rental car, the agent mumbled (咕哝) something about a gas station. Trying to stay
The next morning, I headed the desert castle excitedly. While driving, I noticed that there wasn’t a fuel gauge (指示器) on the dashboard. That was
After passing numerous gas stations, I was finally in the open desert. Complete
What? In the middle of nowhere, I stared at the engine with no idea what to do.
Within 10 minutes, a Jordanian
The man
When I pulled out my wallet to pay him, he refused. My thanks, a smile, and one photo together were all he wanted. Before we fully
Today, whenever I think of Jordan, this memory
| A．humble | B．awake | C．silent | D．calm |
| A．unlucky | B．unsafe | C．odd | D．foolish |
| A．isolation | B．damage | C．chaos | D．darkness |
| A．Anger | B．Curiosity | C．Fascination | D．Panic |
| A．turned over | B．pulled over | C．passed over | D．took over |
| A．examining | B．repairing | C．stopping | D．moving |
| A．required | B．encouraged | C．prepared | D．signaled |
| A．talked | B．parted | C．engaged | D．understood |
| A．hesitantly | B．gradually | C．instantly | D．randomly |
| A．gratefulness | B．cautiousness | C．kindness | D．positiveness |
8 . Technology has changed the ways in which we communicate with each other. For many people, the primary form of communicating these days is via instant messaging. When you run out of space or ideas, you just hit the send button or turn it off. There are no silences between the words, literally or figuratively (比喻地).
In real life, getting along with another person takes effort and energy. There are moments when neither person has anything to say. Silence can feel awkward. So too, emotions can arise in real life that are difficult. There are moments when things can get painful with another person. Misunderstandings happen, hard truths are revealed, and feelings can get hurt.
A trend has started to pop up. When difficulty or conflict arises within a relationship, we are simply dropping out of it rather than facing the issue. I hear of this more often in my practice and notice it more in my own life. We come and go, in and out of each other’s lives with remarkable ease, as if relationships are not really worth investing in or working for any longer. It makes me wonder if we are simply losing the ability to deal with the messy and uncomfortable parts of life. The result is that we are left with a lot of relationships but not much in the way of nourishing relationships. We have it easy, but we don’t have it real.
When we run into conflict with others, the reason we are willing to address the conflict is that we want the relationship and we care about it. Discomfort, awkwardness and challenges are an unavoidable part of being in a relationship with others. We have to remind ourselves that we can wade (涉水) through that messy river to get to the other side where the relationship can be restored. In psychology, we call this process repair. And the relationship that is formed after dealing with the conflict together is actually stronger than if the conflict had not happened.
We will never end up anywhere deeply satisfying by avoiding challenges. Each moment that we are willing to be uncomfortable in a relationship, to live in and through the messiness, is a drop of gold in the relationship itself. The investment in the hard stuff is finally what makes the relationship worth investing in. The willingness to be uncomfortable with something and the value of that something are part of the same circle.
1. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?| A．Technology has brought people closer. |
| B．True friends are not embarrassed by silence. |
| C．Online communication creates a lot of misunderstandings. |
| D．More challenges arise in real-life interpersonal relationships. |
| A．Negative. | B．Positive. |
| C．Reserved. | D．Unclear. |
| A．Step back and avoid conflict. |
| B．Pay more attention to themselves. |
| C．Try to fix the relationship. |
| D．Learn to identify unhealthy relationships. |
| A．To describe a growing trend. |
| B．To stress the importance of handling conflict. |
| C．To guide people into meaningful relationships. |
| D．To show the influence of the Internet on relationships. |
