Chinese writer Hai Ya’s The Space-Time Painter won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette(中篇小说) on Saturday. He became the third Chinese writer
The Hugo Awards, the world’s top literary awards for science fiction writing, was announced at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Convention. The event
Hai Ya’s novel is inspired by a painting masterpiece, Qianli Jiangshan Tu, or A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, by Wang Ximeng from
Modeled on the life of Wang, Hai Ya has created the character of painting talent Zhao Ximeng,
2 . China has long been considered as a revolutionary (改革者) when it comes to wind power. Earlier this year, it was reported that the country had begun construction of a wind farm using what were then regarded as the largest turbines (涡轮) ever seen, each with a capacity of 16 megawatts (兆瓦). Now, a new important stage has been reached with the successful switch-on of a turbine.
China Three Gorges Corporation announced that the MySE 16-260 turbine had been successfully fixed at the company’s offshore wind farm near Fujian Province on July 19. Just one of these turbines should be able to produce enough electricity to power 36,000 families of three people each for one year. They claim that wind-powered domestic electricity could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 54,000 tons compared with using coal-fired power stations.
The Fuijian offshore wind farm sits in the Taiwan Strait. Winds of force 7 are a regular occurrence in these waters, which is obviously perfect for producing wind power. Mingyang Smart Energy, who designed the MySE 16-260, was up to the challenge, stating in a LinkedIn post that it could handle “extreme wind speeds of 79.8 meters per second”. Still, it wasn’t very long at all before these claims were put to the test, following the disastrous typhoon Talim that hit East Asia earlier this month. The typhoon threat is ever-present in this region, and the new giant turbine has stood up to the impact.
Buoyed by the success of this installation (安装), China Three Gorges Corporation is already looking to the future. “In the next step, the 16 megawatt unit will be applied in the second phase of the Zhangpu Liuao Offshore Wind Farm Project constructed by China Three Gorges Corporation,” said Lei Zengjuan.
1. Why are the statistics listed in Paragraph 2?| A．To discuss the possibility of further threat. |
| B．To emphasize the advantages of the turbines. |
| C．To present the consequence of producing electricity. |
| D．To stress the urgency of spreading turbines nationwide. |
| A．The new giant turbines are worth trusting, |
| B．The new giant turbines are still faced with doubts. |
| C．Typhoon Talim has damaged the new giant turbines severely. |
| D．Typhoon Talim has been one of the worst typhoons ever since. |
| A．Linked. | B．Rewarded. | C．Inquired. | D．Inspired. |
| A．China takes the lead in developing turbines. |
| B．China values the development of wind turbines. |
| C．World’s largest wind turbine has been switched on. |
| D．World’s largest wind turbine makes the media shocked. |
“Look!” I said to my husband, Roger, pointing to the branches. “The doves (鸽子) have built a nest.
On a chilly April day, we watched with horror as a hawk dived down and took one of the doves. By the next morning the other parent was gone too. Roger climbed up a ladder to take a look into the nest. Was it possible the hawk had spared the young? Yes, there sat a newly hatched baby dove! We brought him inside and set up the nesting box with the heat lamps we had used for raising chickens. Then we rushed to the pet shop to buy the formula (配方奶) which needed to look like the mother’s milk. But even with our care and prayers, we knew that the dove’s chances were slim. We were especially worried that our little bird, whom we’d named Hawkeye, hardly cooed (咕咕地叫) at all. That had to be a bad sign.
But to our surprise, Hawkeye not only survived but also thrived. Within a month, he was able to stand on the edge of a bowl and eat out of a baby spoon. And before we knew it, he was eating the seeds we gave him. Having the opportunity to nurture this new life brought me a greater measure of peace with each passing day.
As Hawkeye grew, we noticed that unlike all the other doves in our yard, he had a double breast with a line dividing it. When I did some research on the doves, I found out that females don’t often coo.
“We got it all wrong,” I told Roger. “Hawkeye is a girl!”
We realized that we’d have to teach her to fly. First, we urged her to fly from a finger to the bottom rung (梯子的横档) of a six-foot ladder, and in no time she was moving quickly to the top. She lit out (逃走，溜掉) for the kitchen whenever she heard the click of the spoon on her bowl. By mid-June she’d gained full confidence in her wings.
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2.冰雪运动时的注意事项。
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5 . Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has celebrated one of his toughest victories, channelling (贯注) all his fighting spirit to claim a second round French Open win over a former champion.
Kokkinakis beat 2015 Roland Garros champion, Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka, in a five-set marathon to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3. Kokkinakis, 27, was left to regret a slow start to the fourth set tie-break (决胜局) as Wawrinka raced to a 5-0 lead to force a deciding set. But Kokkinakis opened the fifth set with a 4-0 run. Wawrinka then saved four match points, but couldn’t stop Aussie, who won in four hours and 38 minutes. It was a huge relief for Kokkinakis to win, having lost previous five sets, second round epic to British champion Andy Murray at the Australian Open in January.
“I think the first set and a half he was playing was the best tennis he can play,” said Kokkinakis. “I was just trying to hang in there. I lost a match in a Grand Slam (大赛) earlier this year against Murray; I didn’t want to do it against another legend. He never went away. It seemed like when he was down, he was playing better tennis, but I just trusted myself and I’m so happy.”
“Back in the third round on clay, who would have thought it for an Australian, but my game suits it here, I love it.2015 was the last time I won a match at Roland Garros and I made the third round...”
Kokkinakis will now face Karen Khachanov, the big hitting Russian who ended Kokkinakis’ childhood friend and doubles partner (双打搭档) Nick Kyrgios’ golden run at the US Open last year.
1. How did Kokkinakis feel after becoming champion?| A．Worried. | B．Relieved. | C．Shocked. | D．Worn. |
| A．He placed a trust in his power. | B．He was content with the first set. |
| C．He was inspired by opponent’s spirits. | D．He resolved to be a legend in his field. |
| A．Stan Wawrinka. | B．Andy Murray. |
| C．Karen Khachanov. | D．Nick Kyrgios. |
| A．A news report. | B．A short story. |
| C．A diary, | D．A research article. |
6 . Family-Friendly Outdoor Festivals
Here are some of the best outdoor festivals for families.Strawberry Music Festival: Groveland, CA
When: May and August
Held in Yosemite National Park, the Strawberry Music Festival, held twice a summer, is famous for its programming, swimming, and hiking at Birch Lake, superb arts and crafts, and more. The program offers activities like arts and crafts, nature programs, dance and music workshops, and storytelling. Free for kids aged 6 and under.
Lake Eden Arts Festival: Black Mountain, NCWhen: May and October
Just 20 minutes outside of Asheville, LEAF is an arts festival that’s super kid-friendly. Families can camp out, go canoeing (划独木舟) and swimming in Lake Eden, and create crafts, and enjoy music and poetry performed on seven stages. Free for kids aged 9and under.
Joshua Tree Music Festival: Joshua Tree, CAWhen: May and October
Twice a year, this kid-friendly global music festival draws thousands of families to the Mojave Desert at the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. There are performances from dozens of musical artists from around the world, while Kidsville is filled with arts and crafts, yoga, dance parties, music workshops, and circus shows. Free for kids aged 10 and under.
Bumbershoot: Seattle: WAWhen: September
Since 1971, Bumbershoot has been one of Seattle’s premier culture and arts festivals, drawing families from all over the Pacific Northwest. The program shows the best of comedy, dance, film, literary arts, performing arts, and theater, but it’s the strong music al program of top act s that makes this festival a must. Free for kids aged 7 and under.
1. When can visitors admire Strawberry Music Festival?| A．In April. | B．In May. | C．In September. | D．In October. |
| A．Bumbershoot. | B．Strawberry Music Festival. |
| C．Lake Eden Arts Festival. | D．Joshua Tree Music Festival. |
| A．See a movie. | B．Create crafts. |
| C．Go swimming. | D．Perform comedy themselves. |
Mama’s Soup Pot
There are too many treasures in life we take for granted, the worth of which we don’t fully realize until they’re pointed out to us in some unexpected way. So it was with Mama’s soup pot.
Mama’s soup was special because there was no recipe for it. It had been so since her girlhood in Italy, where she learned its secret from her grandma, who had inherited (继承) it from generation to generation. Also, it was a symbol of security. For our large immigrant family, Mama’s soup guaranteed we would never go hungry. And we could judge our economic conditions by its contents.
At one time, however, Mama’s soup pot became a source of embarrassment to me, for I feared it would cost me a new friend I had made at school. Sol was an unusual pal for me because his father was a doctor and they lived in the best part of our town. Often Sol invited me to his home for dinner, where I found the food was good but tasteless, lacking the heartiness of the one served from my mom’s flame-blackened pots. Moreover, the atmosphere matched the food and everything was so formal. Sol’s mother and father were polite, but the conversation around the table was not natural, which made me a little depressed. And no one hugged!
In my family, warm hugs were a constant-men, women, boys and girls-and if you didn’t kiss your mother, she demanded: “What’s the matter? You sick?” But at that time in my life, all this was an embarrassment.
I had known Sol would like to eat dinner at my house, but that was the last thing I wanted. My family was so different. No other kids had such pots on their stoves, nor did they have a mama whose first action upon seeing you enter the house was to sit you down with a spoon and bowl.
One day, Sol pointedly asked if he could come to my house. I had to say yes.
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The day Sol came over I was nervous.
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . I once worked on a farm. One day, a powerful wind slammed (猛推) me against a post. My left arm got totally
Back home after an operation, I found everything a(n)
“Mom can do anything,” my daughter said
In 2020, I decided to do New Zealand’s
Life in
| A．stuck | B．burned | C．crushed | D．bent |
| A．duty | B．occasion | C．adventure | D．challenge |
| A．independent | B．restless | C．tireless | D．different |
| A．escape | B．adapt | C．recover | D．accept |
| A．cutely | B．suddenly | C．proudly | D．honestly |
| A．sport | B．farm | C．art | D．business |
| A．Meanwhile | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．However |
| A．described | B．wondered | C．explored | D．evaluated |
| A．outstanding | B．amateur | C．active | D．intelligent |
| A．biggest | B．hardest | C．longest | D．scariest |
| A．studied | B．thought | C．pushed | D．trained |
| A．give up | B．give in | C．turn off | D．turn down |
| A．laughter | B．cheering | C．crying | D．noise |
| A．unfair | B．serious | C．difficult | D．uncertain |
| A．stop | B．afford | C．get | D．fly |
9 . Behavioral scientists have found that good listening is one of the most important things we can do to improve our relationships.
In addition to actively attending to a speaker’s words, good listeners also use questions and body language that indicate their understanding and their desire to understand. This might feel awkward at first, and what’s most effective might depend on your relationship with the speaker.
These might seem like small changes, but together they make a big difference. And when people feel heard, they report more satisfaction, trust, and connection in their relationships.
| A．Finally, don’t be afraid of silence. |
| B．So, what can we do to become better listeners? |
| C．It’s possible to know what truly excellent listening looks like. |
| D．But with time and practice, you can internalize these basic behaviors |
| E．There’s no universally agreed-upon definition of high-quality listening. |
| F．Researchers have found that smiling and nodding at set intervals doesn’t quite work. |
| G．So try to stay present and if you lose focus, don’t be shy about asking the speaker to repeat what you missed. |
10 . In a crowded migrant (移民) camp in Tijuana, Mexico, a three-year-old girl wandered
It was December 2018, a time when the US-Mexico border was seeing migrants from Central America
Back at home, Rebellón gathered a group of volunteer
Rebellón has received numerous
| A．leisurely | B．alone | C．freely | D．abroad |
| A．tended | B．recognized | C．invited | D．noticed |
| A．relief | B．health | C．business | D．education |
| A．fighting | B．preventing | C．escaping | D．worsening |
| A．side | B．place | C．hand | D．heart |
| A．determined | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．panicked |
| A．line up | B．make up | C．stand up | D．look up |
| A．soldiers | B．doctors | C．writers | D．teachers |
| A．expenses | B．savings | C．bills | D．charges |
| A．integrated | B．forced | C．transformed | D．translated |
| A．Limited | B．Funded | C．Motivated | D．Influenced |
| A．create | B．adjust | C．reject | D．follow |
| A．special | B．strange | C．common | D．major |
| A．opportunities | B．honours | C．blessings | D．messages |
| A．display | B．possess | C．maintain | D．expand |
