1 . Starting at university or college can be a big challenge, especially if you’re living away from home for the first time. You are faced with big questions such as, “Who’s going to do my washing?” “Who’s going to tidy my room?” And, most importantly, “How am I going to eat?” Yes, living on your own means cooking for yourself, and when you’re living a student lifestyle, this could be a recipe for disaster.
Students, in the UK at least, often rely on generally available food such as baked beans or cheese on toast. And for the more adventurous, there’s “spag bol” — spaghetti bolognaise(肉酱意粉), that is, cooked spaghetti served with a ground beef and tomato sauce — a budget-friendly solution. If you make a huge pan of it, it can probably last you a whole week! Other low-cost options include jar sauces and oven pizzas.
Recently, a British supermarket suggested that rose harissa paste, organic cider vinegar and Swiss bouillon powder were the important food materials needed for the “student cupboard”. But are these items considered essential and affordable for someone on a budget?
As a matter of fact, living on a budget is certainly one barrier to eating a well-balanced diet. What’s more, some young people don’t know much about cooking, and for many young students, there are more fun things to go and do than just stay inside and cook. That’s where takeaways and microwave meals come in.
What should a health-conscious student really have in his or her food cupboard? Jack Monroe, a food writer and campaigner, has words to say: baked beans, lemon juice, canned tomatoes and tomato ketchup, described as “salt, sugar, vinegar and tomato all in one handy squeezy bottle”. And should that not appeal, you can always wait till your next visit to your mum and dad for a square meal!
1. What does the author indicate by “this could be a recipe for disaster”?| A．Cooking is difficult for a student. | B．Students must cook if they live alone. |
| C．It is important to live independently. | D．Learning to cook will cause disasters. |
| A．It is delicious. | B．It is healthy. | C．It saves money. | D．It needs little skill. |
| A．How well-balanced diets can be realized. |
| B．How students can eat healthily with limited money. |
| C．Why living on a budget is common among students. |
| D．Why students choose takeaways and microwave meals. |
| A．To advocate visiting parents. | B．To offer some tips. |
| C．To promote health consciousness. | D．To introduce a writer. |
2 . Wonderful Destinations You Can Explore in the World
While travel is still just a dream for many, we know that some of you are now eager to pencil in your next adventure. We are now taking bookings for our 2021 and 2022 tours, offering the following destinations.
The Dolomite Mountains in Italy
8 days; September 6, 2021
Go on a gentle outdoor tour through the impressive Dolomite Mountains where scientists investigate several scientific phenomena including geology, ecology, deep time and astronomy.
The gateway to the solar system in Iceland
8 days; November 20, 2021
Visit the sites where scientists test space mission in the world. You will visit remote lava fields, glaciers and Mars rover (巡视器) test sites to explore how technology can help us research other worlds, as well as adapt to our own climate challenges.
The Fjords of Norway
7 days; January 18, 2022
Explore the Fjords of Norway as you start the winter voyage to watch the wonderful northern lights and underwater life of the Arctic. Learn about the science behind the northern lights, watch whales from the sea, try your hand at dog sledding or simply relax around a campfire under the stars.
The volcanic fields in Italy
8 days; September 3, 2021
Experience the beauty and power of two of the world’s most impressive active volcanoes on Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli. Explore the Aeolian Islands of Lipari and Vulcano while enjoying scenic landscapes and Italian warmth.
Whether you are ready to book or just want to carry on dreaming for now, we expect you to enjoy looking through some of the new tours we have created. For more information on all our new tours for 2021 and 2022, visit www. new scientist. com/tours.
1. What do the first two destinations have in common?| A．They are main lava fields. |
| B．They focus on science. |
| C．They open on the same day. |
| D．They are space mission bases. |
| A．Feed whales from the sea. |
| B．See the wonders of the Arctic. |
| C．Enter the gateway to the solar system. |
| D．Explore sea life in the company of scientists. |
| A．In Mars rover test sites. |
| B．In the Fjords of Norway. |
| C．On Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli. |
| D．On the Dolomite Mountains and Aeolian Islands. |
3 . Karen, Judy and I returned to the classroom after lunch, only to find that all our classmates were playing on the playground.
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After a while, eying the clock, Judy quickly picked up the
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Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion and maybe she
Although over forty years have passed since the event, I still remember the lesson. “No one will ever know” is never
| A．useful | B．exciting | C．safe | D．necessary |
| A．asleep | B．worried | C．absent | D．busy |
| A．address | B．class | C．name | D．number |
| A．trying | B．singing | C．shouting | D．reading |
| A．pen | B．knife | C．eraser | D．box |
| A．amusement | B．delight | C．satisfaction | D．surprise |
| A．begin | B．come | C．grow | D．stay |
| A．proudly | B．hopefully | C．hardly | D．carefully |
| A．weak | B．painful | C．injured | D．hot |
| A．appeared | B．remained | C．changed | D．spread |
| A．broke down | B．set off | C．came off | D．slowed down |
| A．always | B．never | C．sometimes | D．often |
| A．cried | B．hurried | C．wondered | D．regretted |
| A．true | B．typical | C．important | D．different |
| A．lesson | B．chance | C．punishment | D．result |
4 . The only way we can really successfully deal with the unpleasant or unknown situations is to stay open minded.
Stay calm. One of the fastest ways to close your mind is to feel annoyed.
Be curious. This sounds easy, but it's not. It requires an active choice when you meet something you didn't know. You have to keep asking yourself. “Do I just assure this is something I already knew? Or do I want to be curious?”
Surround yourself with the right people. Open-mindedness is often thought of as a one way street.
| A．Many of us consider ourselves open minded |
| B．However, experts say it's easier said than done for most of us |
| C．So it's possible that a little bit of help could be the push we need |
| D．Either you're open minded to the world around you, or you're not |
| E．Answering these questions is a big step toward being open minded |
| F．When you're angry the last thing you want to do is to adjust yourself |
| G．The best condition for open mindedness is to diversify the people in your life |
Earthquake -proof (抗震的) buildings
There are a number of ways
So engineers have looked for other ways. One is to make the building that can swing (摇摆) from side to side.
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I hit the back window of a new car with a hammer. In a flash I was in. I started the car, just like my older brother had taught me. I was 12 then. It seems crazy now. Today, everyone knows me as Donald Driver, a famous football player. I've dedicated(致力于) my life after football to helping disadvantaged kids around the country.
Mom would have killed me if she'd known what I was up to. My dad had gone to prison while she was pregnant with me. Mom wanted a better life for me, my two brothers and two sisters. She worked long hours to support us. But she often fell behind on rent and then we'd have to move. Trouble really started when we moved next door to a man named J. R. Mom trusted him to care us while she was at work, and he did. What Mom didn't know was that J.R. and his friends were thieves.
My older brother Moses and I served as look-outs(放哨人).We knew it was wrong, but the money was too good- $ 100 a night. We broke it into smaller bills, and regularly slipped some into Mom's purse. Then Moses discovered we could bring in even more cash by stealing cars. We practiced giving the same smile, hug and kiss for my mom when we came home, no matter what we'd done on the streets.
Now, though, I was about to get caught. The police got closer. I turned into a back alley. Suddenly, up ahead, a car backed out of a driveway. I saw a little old lady sitting in the driver's seat. But it, was too late. I stopped and jumped out to see if the old lady was damaged. The woman, Evelyn Johnson, looked angry, but unhurt. “Go sit in my house right now,” she said. It was the tone of voice that no kid can disobey. The police arrived and began to question the old woman.
“The man who did this ran that way,” she said, pointing down the alley.
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8 . It’s well-known that facial recognition is widely used in shopping, home security, and law enforcement and millions of us use it to open our smartphones. But privacy advocates are raising alarms about the growing use of facial recognition technology.
The American administration recently proposed a rule to use facial recognition to identify and photograph all people entering and leaving the United States, including American citizens. That idea was scrapped after big objections from lawmakers and activists, but the administration is moving ahead with more limited use of the technology in a number of airports and other ports of entry say it makes the public safer and so far, they’ve had very few complaints from travelers.
However, a growing number of, both in and out of the government, say any type of facial recognition is just like illegal surveillance (监视). They say it exchanges too much freedom for too little security. Many note that once the government has a database of Americans with their photographs, there’s no telling what it could be used for. Beyond the privacy concerns, security experts are also worried that a huge government database could be a major target for a data breach (数据泄露). Some say it could give hackers access to data from millions of Americans.
Mike Howell, a former consultant of the Department of Homeland Security, suggests a possible solution: simply erase the information after it used. “The big question for,” says Howell, “is how the government largely will protect the data. We want the data we collect to keep us safe from threats, not to, you know, make unsafe. “Finally, the administration may have the final say on the future of facial recognition, with more regulations being advised to keep it in check.”
1. What does the underlined word “scrapped” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Abandoned. | B．Expressed. |
| C．Considered. | D．Updated. |
| A．Uncaring. | B．Concerned. |
| C．Flexible. | D．Tolerant. |
| A．Exchange much security for some freedom. |
| B．Protect the privacy related to facial recognition. |
| C．Introduce some laws to stop data breaches. |
| D．Stop using facial recognition in shopping. |
| A．Facial recognition is actually a double-edged sword. |
| B．The American administration is advised to use facial recognition. |
| C．It is urgent for the government to stop using facial recognition. |
| D．There are alarms about growing use of facial recognition. |
9 . The permafrost (永久冻土) is melting fast... that’s bad news, because these frozen soils store billions of tons of carbon dioxide, just waiting to be released. So is there a way to save the permafrost? One team of researchers thinks it may have found a possible solution: big animals and herbivores (食草动物).
Back 1996, researchers started an experiment called Pleistocene Park. They fenced about eight square miles of land in northeast Siberia. And then they introduced different types herbivores: horses, sheep and other large creatures. Since then, scientists have studied these animals effects on the ecosystem. One outcome is that these large herbivores help keep the ground very cold-cooler than it would otherwise be.
“The snow in winter is important to soil temperature, because it acts as an insulating layer (隔绝层). So the air in winter, at the high altitudes, is much colder than the soil,” Philipp Porada, ecologist at the University of Hamburg said. So the idea of this experiment was to introduce large herbivores to quantify their effects on soil temperature and see if they can actually protect permafrost soils against melting. And this works because the animals’ trampling (踩踏) leads to less insulation of the soil against cold air temperatures and results in a cooling effect.
Porada and his colleagues realized the significance of this effect, so they pulled data from Pleistocene Park to model what effect herbivores could have on permafrost if they lived in large numbers in the Arctic.
Porada said, “These herbivores in the model reduce soil temperature greatly, by 1.7 grees on average. And this leads a preservation of around 80 percent of today s permafrost area. And without the herbivore effect in the model, we found that only 50 percent of the permafrost area would remain by the year 2100.”
1. What will the permafrost’s melting result in?| A．The decrease air. | B．The cooling effect. |
| C．The rise the surrounding temperature. | D．The increase in herbivores. |
| A．They can make more insulating layers. |
| B．They can protect the snow on the ground. |
| C．They make the ground release lots of carbon. |
| D．They make cold air reach the soil more easily. |
| A．It remains to be checked. | B．It’s unreasonable. |
| C．It’s significant. | D．It has been used widely. |
| A．The herbivores could lead to the preservation of permafrost. |
| B．The herbivores would help find more permafrost areas. |
| C．The temperature would increase greatly in the future. |
| D．Only half of the permafrost would remain by the year 2100. |
10 . Do you have one of those days when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad moods will probably go away after some time.
Give yourself a positive talk.
Avoid things that won't improve your moods. TV may not help much, because you need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mind. And before you reach for a piece of cake and coffee, think about how moods and food are linked.
Another simple way to be against unhappiness is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas, your realize you are not helpless.
| A．Walk it off. |
| B．Save your strength. |
| C．Stop and listen to what's on your mind. |
| D．Think about your past difficult experiences. |
| E．You can make changes in your moods and life. |
| F．Sugar and coffee contribute to depressed moods. |
| G．But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster. |
