1 . Endangered polar bears are breeding (繁殖) with grizzly bears (灰熊), creating “pizzly” bears, which is being driven by climate change, scientists say.
As the world warms and Arctic sea ice thins, starving polar bears are being forced ever further south, where they meet grizzlies, whose ranges are expanding northwards. And with that growing contact between the two come increasing hybrids (杂交种).
With characteristics that could give the hybrids an advantage in warming northern habitats, some scientists guess that they could be here to stay. “Usually, hybrids aren’t better suited to their environments than their parents, but these hybrids are able to search for a broader range of food sources,” Larisa DeSantis, an associate professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, told Live Science.
The rise of “pizzly” bears appears with polar bears’ decline: their numbers are estimated to decrease by more than 30% in the next 30 years. This sudden fall is linked partly to “pizzly” bears taking up polar bears’ ranges, where they outcompete them, but also to polar bears’ highly specialized diets.
“Polar bears mainly consumed soft foods even during the Medieval Warm Period, a previous period of rapid warming,” DeSantis said, referring to fat meals such as seals. “Although all of these starving polar bears are trying to find alternative food sources, like seabird eggs, it could be a tipping point for their survival.” Actually, the calories they gain from these sources do not balance out those they burn from searching for them. This could result in a habitat ready for the hybrids to move in and take over, leading to a loss in biodiversity if polar bears are replaced.
“We’re having massive impacts with climate change on species,” DeSantis said. “The polar bear is telling us how bad things are. In some sense, “pizzly” bears could be a sad but necessary compromise given current warming trends.”
1. Why do polar bears move further south?| A．To create hybrids. | B．To expand territory. |
| C．To relieve hunger. | D．To contact grizzlies. |
| A．Broader habitats. | B．More food options. |
| C．Climate preference. | D．Improved breeding ability. |
| A．A rare chance. | B．A critical stage. |
| C．A positive factor. | D．A constant change. |
| A．Polar bears are changing diets for climate change. |
| B．Polar bears have already adjusted to climate change. |
| C．“Pizzly” bears are on the rise because of global warming. |
| D．“Pizzly”bears have replaced polar bears for global warming. |
2 . During the COVID-19 pandemic many people are more stressed than usual. However, even in this case some people are managing to hold on to the good.
●Set aside time to take care of your body, mind, and spirit.
Exercise and hobbies tend to bring positive emotions for young and old alike. The tie between time spent on these activities and positive emotions is particularly strong for people experiencing more negative emotions.
●Help others whenever you can.
No matter how much time people spend taking care of themselves, we’ve found those who go out of their way to help others also experience more positive emotions. You can donate face masks or other equipment to health care workers. If you’re healthy, you can donate much-needed blood, or buy groceries and other necessities for elderly and high-risk neighbors. Such acts aren’t just good for those receiving help. They’re good for those giving it, as well.
●Get on social media—but limit passive browsing.
Social media like Facebook and Twitter can be very important for staying connected while physically distanced.
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Researchers have found the feelings of connection and care for others that were experienced while communicating face to face can lead to more positive emotions than calling and text-based communication. In other words, what matters is the quality of the emotional connection you make with others. These connections seem to have long-term results, too, beyond just having a good day today.
| A．But they need to be used properly. |
| B．It’s more important to give than to receive. |
| C．Meet face to face, even if you’re six feet apart. |
| D．How can they experience more positive emotions? |
| E．That’s because humans tend to be socially connected. |
| F．Communicate more, whether in person or through the Internet. |
| G．So the more stressed you are, the more time you’d take to exercise. |
3 . Contributors
Yasin Osman
Illustrator, Toronto, Canada
" As Kids See It"
Osman is an award-winning photographer and cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and Vice. In 2018 and 2019, his photography exhibition, Dear Ayeeyo, was shown in Toronto and London, England. Osman is also the founder of Shoot for Peace, a program fighting against gun violence. See his latest illustration on page 38.
Clayton Hanmer
Illustrator, Ontario, Canada
" Fact Check"
Hanmer's energetic work has been published in The New York Times and National Geographic Kids. He has illustrated several children's books, including 2020's Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular. Hanmer's work is displayed in both private and corporate collections through the Canada Council Art Bank. Find his latest illustration on page 14.
Luc Rinaldi
Writer, Toronto, Canada
" House Calls"
Rinaldi's stories have appeared in Maclean's, Toronto Life and The Walrus. As a former editor of Pivot Magazine, he has won several awards for his business writing. A frequent music reviewer for publications like Maisonneuve, he recently recorded his own album, which will be released later this year under the artist name Longtime Listener. Read his story on page 18.
Jason McBride
Writer, Toronto, Canada
" Good News: Five Reasons to Smile"
McBride has written for Report on Business Magazine, Toronto Life and Maclean's. In 2015, he won a gold National Magazine Award for his profile of Canadian filmmaker John Greyson. His biography (传记 ） of the writer Kathy Acker will be published by Simon& Schuster next year. Check out his roundup of uplifting stories from around the world on page 11.
1. What do we know about Osman?| A．He is a peace-loving artist. | B．He often writes music reviews. |
| C．He comes from London, England. | D．He shows no interest in photography. |
| A．11. | B．14. | C．18 | D．38. |
| A．Both are known as a writer and filmmaker. |
| B．Both worked as an editor of Pivot Magazine. |
| C．Both contribute to Toronto Life and Maclean's. |
| D．Both once won a gold National Magazine Award. |
4 . You won’t need a passport for this trip around the globe, but you will need your favorite bookstore or library card. Reading stories from or set in other parts of the world is fun and helps kids appreciate other cultures. Go on a virtual vacation with these global reads. If you don’t know where to start, I’ve made a list of some of my favorites.
Sand Swimmers
by Narelle Oliver
Young wildlife enthusiasts know that Australia is full of fascinating creatures, especially in the strange and harsh desert region called the Dead Heart. In Sand Swimmers, Narelle Oliver combines science, natural history, and firsthand observations to uncover the unbelievably hardy species that live and thrive in this mysterious piece of Australian wilderness.
The Secret Kingdom
by Barb Rosenstock
The Secret Kingdom is a visually impressive biography of Nek Chand Saini, a village farmer who relocated to the city of Chandigarh after the 1947 partition of India. There, he gathered castoffs and small treasures to create a secret rock garden in the jungle — now a 40-acre sculpture garden open to the public. Rich watercolor illustrations capture the region’s natural beauty.
When Life Gives You Mangos
by Kereen Getten
A moving new middle grade novel, When Life Gives You Mangos centers the perspective of a young girl named Clara who lives on an island in Jamaica, a favorite place for tourists who throw around words like “exotic” about Clara’s home. Since last summer’s hurricane, though, the tourists are thinning out, and the biggest talk is about a new girl who’s moving to the island, whom Clara can’t wait to meet. A moving story about family, friendship, and resilience, it will also spark important conversations about traveling to others’ homes.
The Island of Horses
by Eilís Dillon
This classic adventure story, reissued in 2018, takes place off the western coast of Ireland on an island called Inishrone. Life on the remote island is anything but easy, but it’s all that friends Pat Conroy and Danny MacDonagh have ever known. Lured by the call of ghost stories, Pat and Danny set sail for the Island of Horses, a decision that launches them into a dangerous mystery. Come for the suspense, stay for the atmosphere: you’ll be able to taste the saltwater whipping through the air.
1. Which book has the related pictures inside?| A．Sand Swimmers. | B．The Secret Kingdom. |
| C．When Life Gives You Mangos. | D．The Island of Horses. |
| A．Clara’s home was destroyed. | B．new girl will move to the island. |
| C．The number of visitors is shrinking. | D．onversations about traveling will be sparked. |
| A．The book was first published in 2018. | B．The story is set on the coast of Ireland. |
| C．Life is hard on the remote island. | D．Pat and Danny went to the Island of Horses to look for treasures. |
5 . There are around 100 tribes(部落) that live in isolation(隔绝), mostly in South America and India. The Sentinelese lived on one of the Andaman Islands in Eastern India for 60,000 years. They protect their island by fighting against people from outside. Their language is different from any other known language. Another Andaman tribe is the Jarawa. In the past, they were independent and fought against anybody trying to make contact with them. But in 1998, the Indian government built a road across their land, and since then, they’ve had more contact with the outside world.
Some Amazon tribes avoid contact because of unhappy memories. The Mashco-Piro left their vegetable gardens after rubber companies killed most of their tribe at the beginning of the 20th century. Those who survived became nomadic(游牧的) and started hunting animals in the forest.
The Awa live in the Amazon forests of Brazil. Out of 350 members, 100 have no contact with the outside world. They left their villages and adopted a nomadic lifestyle around 1850 to prevent being attacked by Europeans. In the following years, farmers in nearby communities started cutting the trees to expand their farmland. The Awa lost most of their hunting land. The few Amazon tribes that still exist are fighting to keep their traditional way of life.
Survival, an organization that fights for the rights of tribal people, says that uncontracted tribes are the most vulnerable(弱势的) humans on the planet and that’s why their environment should be closed to the rest of us. After years of pressure, the organization got Brazil’s government to clear non-natives from the Awa land. All non-Awa people are leaving, so the tribe can get their forest back.
But some think it’s impossible for tribes to stay isolated forever in a connected world. Contact will be made one day. So the question is: Whose choice should it be, ours or theirs?
1. What can we learn about the Sentinelese from the first paragraph?| A．They refused contact from the outside world. |
| B．They speak the same language as the Jarawa. |
| C．They are crazy about fighting with other tribes. |
| D．They have got help from the Indian government. |
| A．To protect their hunting land. | B．To search for food sources. |
| C．To avoid threats from Europeans. | D．To keep their original way of life. |
| A．The tribes should be left unaffected by the outside world. |
| B．The tribes should fight for more living space. |
| C．The tribes should live in harmony with nature. |
| D．The tribes should follow the connected world. |
| A．The Nomadic Tribes in the World. | B．Seeking Survival of Tribes. |
| C．The Closed Tribal Environment. | D．Protecting the Tribal Forests. |
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1. Which of the following can be submitted to submitarticle@archisearch.gr?| A．A video on Youtube. |
| B．A link to thirty images. |
| C．A collection of five photos. |
| D．A Greek text of four hundred words. |
| A．Contact readers. |
| B．Provide financial support. |
| C．Make necessary changes to them. |
| D．Get all of them published in time. |
| A．In a travel brochure. | B．On the school blackboard. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．In a textbook. |
7 . Learn more about where your food comes from the next time you dine out… Well, thanks to these food apps, you can find the right food with minimal effort.
Seafood Watch was born out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Its primary goal is to help people eat seafood with less impact on the environment. It functions by helping you understand which types of fish are considered sustainable. For example, blue point oysters from Florida are considered a “best choice”, whereas Pacific bigeye tuna is rated “avoid”.
HappyCow is one of the most convenient apps I’ve come across. You can be anywhere and with a click of a button, find a restaurant near you that offers vegetarian food for people who don’t eat fish or meat. I’ve used this while traveling in big cities like Toronto or remote areas like St. Moritz. It also has a great recipe section if you’re in the mood for cooking.
GoodGuide is a tool that rates food and other products on safety, health and moral principles. They take a look at the product’s ingredients(成分), its environmental impact and the company’s attention to labor rights and helping its community. Products are then scored from a low of 0 to a high of 10. The higher the rating, the better the product from a health perspective.
EWG’s Food Scores is a database created to let consumers make healthier, greener food choices. It was launched in 2014 and has ratings for more than 80,000 products. Their database rates foods on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0, with 1.0 being the best product, based on nutrition, ingredients and how it is processed. Since 2014, there have been over 32 million searches on the site.
1. Which app is best for someone who avoids meat?| A．Seafood Watch. | B．HappyCow. |
| C．GoodGuide. | D．EWG’s Food Scores. |
| A．It helps people eat environment-friendly food. |
| B．It focuses on social responsibilities. |
| C．The lower the rating, the worse the product. |
| D．The more nutritious the food, the higher the rating. |
| A．To introduce knowledge about food. |
| B．To encourage healthy eating habits. |
| C．To advertise four green phone apps. |
| D．To recommend some food-related apps. |
8 . Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
1. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.| A．the meaning of success |
| B．the reasons for success |
| C．the standards of success |
| D．the importance of success |
| A．work makes one feel pain |
| B．one tends to enjoy his work |
| C．it takes a lot of time to succeed |
| D．one gives up his work easily |
| A．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent. |
| B．Successful people like to show their great skills. |
| C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life. |
| D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success. |
| A．Having a goal is vital to success. |
| B．Being good is different from being great. |
| C．Luck, talent and family help to achieve success. |
| D．One cannot succeed without time and practice. |
9 . Nothing beats live music, but the venue makes a difference. When you're able to score tickets to an incredible concert in an incredible place, you won't forget the experience. Here are some of the coolest music venues from around the world. If you haven't been to any of these, you've got some traveling to do.
Red Rocks, Morrison, the United States
Red Rocks might be the most beautiful and famous venue in the United States. At 6,450 feet above sea level, Red Rocks is a geologically formed natural stage. Its massive sandstone provides a perfect stage for jam bands. If you're into the blues and jazz, you'll have no trouble finding something in line with your interests.
Meet Factory, Prague, Czech Republic
Smallest venues on this list, Meet Factory is an art gallery, theater, and music venue. The venue only accommodates 1,000 people, so you won't see any huge names come through. Still, it's a great place to see up-and-coming local acts, and if you've got an eye for contemporary art, you'll love your time here.
Arena of NÎmes, NÎmes, France
Originally built around A. D. 70, the Arena of Nimes presents concertgoers with an interesting question: Should they enjoy the music, or marvel at the architecture? The Arena is, after all, one of the world's best-preserved Roman theaters. Many major touring acts plan stops at the Arena of Nimes, especially during the venue's annual festival.
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
The Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most famous performing venues. I's also one of the most distinctive buildings in Sydney, thanks to the breathtaking design by Danish architect Utzon. It hosts about 40 events per week, so whether you're into jazz, rock, classical music, or opera, you'll find something to watch.
1. Where can you enjoy music in natural beauty?| A．At Red Rocks. | B．At Meet Factory. | C．At Arena of Nimes. | D．At Sydney Opera House. |
| A．It enjoys breathtaking scenery. | B．It hosts both musical and artistic events. |
| C．It is the largest venue of all. | D．It is famous for contemporary music. |
| A．They have a long history. | B．They are built near the sea. |
| C．They accommodate thousands of people. | D．They are beautiful tourist attractions. |
10 . Nobody says school is easy. Studying is difficult, as is memorizing information for a test. Fortunately, there are books that can help you to make dealing with school easier.
Unlimited Memory by Kevin Horsley
This book is a bestseller in memory improvement. It has strategies to help learn faster and become more productive. Of course, having a good memory comes in handy outside of the classroom as well. Really, this is a great book for life in general.
On Course by Skip Downing
It is another book worth reading. In its eighth edition, the book provides self-assessment tools to help identify what is needed to change for academic success. It contains guided journal entries to help readers with responsibility, self-management, self-awareness, learning and self-esteem.
Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers by Kate L. Turabian
Many students reach college and find that essay writing in college is very different from that in high school. Whether this is the case or not, Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers is a perfect choice for those who want to improve writing skills. It’s available on Kindle or in hardback or paperback forms. Right now, this one is its fourth edition. The book covers writing actual paper, citing sources, and style.
How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport
The book came out in 2006. It enjoys great popularity among learners all over the world. The book deals with different approaches and strategies to help achieve good academic performance but spend less time on studying, with a focus on studying smarter, not harder. It’s available on Kindle and in audio book and paperback forms.
1. What do you know about Unlimited Memory?| A．It is practical in daily life. |
| B．It is popular and sells best. |
| C．It helps to produce more works. |
| D．It is written by Kate L.Turabian. |
| A．They have various forms. |
| B．They are world-famous books. |
| C．They were published 15 years ago. |
| D．They mainly focus on improving writing skills. |
| A．Parents. | B．Children. |
| C．Teachers. | D．Students. |
