1 . A friend sent me an email, asking if I’d consider writing about educational apps for children to watch while on road trips. The email said, “Many are turning to road trips. And often with long car rides comes the use of on-screen entertainment. These educational apps should also develop their art, math and design skills.”
While I realize the intention is well-meaning, and doubtless would lead to a quieter car ride for the parents, the thought of sticking kids in front of screens on a road trip makes me queasy. You see, if they’re glued to a screen for hours on end, they will miss everything that’s going by outside the window. And that means they’ll miss out a major part of the trip and the opportunity to engage in conversation with family members, but to be alone with their own thoughts, or simply to be bored.
There is so much to see on a road trip! Cars, trees, faces, building, markets, airplanes landing — the entire world is out there, and staring at it from the backseat of a car familiarizes a child with what is going on.
I have a theory that paying attention to one’s surroundings while traveling by car helps children develop an internal compass. If they don’t pay attention during all those years when they’re being driven, they’ll struggle to know where to go and how to locate themselves once they’re independent. This doesn’t mean they have to be alert (警惕的) for the entire journey, but not being on a screen naturally allows for a higher level of engagement with one’s surroundings. When you listen to music, you’ll look up occasionally; you’ll pay attention to landmarks.
What can children do on the trip? Actually, there are plenty of off-screen activities.
1. What was the author’s friend’s intention to develop apps?| A．To play games. | B．To make some extra money. |
| C．To entertain and educate children. | D．To improve the relationship in the family. |
| A．uncomfortable. | B．tired. | C．unsafe. | D．lonely. |
| A．It can raise children’s environmental awareness. |
| B．It can help children develop a sense of direction. |
| C．It can give children the courage to learn to drive. |
| D．It can enable children to become more independent. |
| A．Take the Chance of Traveling to Relax Yourself. |
| B．Say Goodbye to Educational Apps on Your Holiday. |
| C．Learn to Look up from Your Screens from Time to Time. |
| D．Leave the Screens Alone on Your Next Family Road Trip. |
The Girl Who Never Talked
I never really felt like I fit in. I was a freshman in high school and my only close friend was Bella, whom I had known since kindergarten. Bella is and will always be one of my best friends and we often play together. However, she had other close friends too, but I didn't. I was on the volleyball team, and on the court I knew exactly who I was and where I was supposed to be. I loved all of my teammates, but when we were sitting in the stands before and after games I would just sit there quietly, totally unsure of myself.
At school, no one spoke to me and I didn't know how to get along with them. It seems like the only time anyone talked to me was just to jokingly say, "You are so quiet!... do you ever talk?" I wanted to talk, but I just couldn't find the words. I never felt like I knew what to say in a big group of people. All of these made me upset.
One Saturday after our game, Bella was supposed to come over and spend the night at my house. We always had a lot of fun together. I wished that I could talk to the other girls the way I talked to her. But before we left the gym that day, some of the other volleyball girls invited her to go to the movies with them. Since Bella had already made plans with me, they asked if I would like to go to the movies with them too. I agreed and was happy to have a chance to join them.
One of the moms drove us, and we all piled into the back seat of her Suburban-Rhiannon, Destinee, Christine, Bella, and me. I was kind of nervous at first, but once it was just us five, I came out of my shell (壳). For the first time in my life, I really felt like I was a part of the conversation, instead of just sitting there listening. It turned out that I had a lot to say.
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All the way there, an all the way back, we talked and laughed.
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I smiled, knowing I finally had friends and my school life would be much happier.
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Dear Mr. Smith,
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Yours,
Li Hua
A park in Arouca, Portugal opened a new bridge. Though it's quite high，it's the
It's a suspension (悬索桥) bridge,
But even though the bridge is
Arouca Geopark is well-known for its beautiful
Now, the city of Arouca is hoping that the bridge will bring lots of tourists-and
5 . Black cats may have the reputation for being bad luck. However, Piran helped save his owner's
Piran
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With the crop standing seven feet tall, the walking was
Longmuir made her way down to
After a two-hour effort by almost 25 emergency workers, the woman was sent to a nearby hospital for
Indeed, had Piran not sounded the alarm, the
| A．face | B．money | C．life | D．honor |
| A．deals | B．lives | C．communicates | D．competes |
| A．searching | B．traveling | C．developing | D．inspecting |
| A．took control of | B．made use of | C．kept up with | D．caught sight of |
| A．useful | B．friendly | C．familiar | D．attached |
| A．gate | B．field | C．house | D．river |
| A．necessary | B．interesting | C．important | D．difficult |
| A．gradually | B．finally | C．typically | D．frequently |
| A．noticed | B．thought | C．imagined | D．heard |
| A．speak | B．run | C．swim | D．move |
| A．change | B．assess | C．explain | D．control |
| A．decisions | B．incidents | C．injuries | D．breakthroughs |
| A．rest | B．improvement | C．treatment | D．training |
| A．outcome | B．course | C．effect | D．answer |
| A．Famous | B．Suitable | C．Concerned | D．Grateful |
6 . How to Teach Your Kids to Enjoy Hiking
Hiking is one of my family's favorite things to do. Ever since my kids were babies, we've been getting out of the house on most weekends to explore and get exercise.
In fact, there is no secret.
I've made a list of the things I think about whenever we head out on a multi-hour hike. This list has expanded over the years, as I've learned what works and what doesn't.
Eat before you leave and carry food and water.
Show them a route map. Kids like knowing where they are in the world, and maps are perfect for helping them understand that. I always take some time before we leave to show them where we are and where we're headed. Point out landmarks they will see. Talk about how long it will take.
Invite another family to join you, especially one whose kids know how to hike, too. Having company will motivate all of the children to push forward.
| A．How do we benefit from hiking? |
| B．But how can we manage to do it? |
| C．And I'd like to share my list with you. |
| D．So they don't ask me, " Are we there yet?" |
| E．Not every family's list will look the same. |
| F．It's just years of training that gets them to this point. |
| G．We usually have a quick bite before we set off. |
7 . The Tour de France is a bike race, which lasts over three weeks and covers 3,351 kilometers. Held in France in July, it is really tough and bikers have to race up and down mountains, on winding, dangerous roads. Every day, he riders finish a different part of the race, called a "stage". Every stage can have a different winner, and each lay, the total time is added up. The person who is leading wears a yellow shirt to show that they are winners.
But there are no women in the Tour de France. For years, women have been trying to change that. From 1984 to 2009, there was a women's Tour de France, run under different names by different organizations. But in 2009, it ended completely.
The Tour de France is organized by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO). In 2014, ASO began holding a race for women called La Course. But La Course is not a long, challenging race.
To make people more aware that a women's Tour de France is necessary, a French cycling club has taken on an unusual project called "J-1". As part of J-1 , since 2015 , a group of women has been riding the exact same come as the men' s Tour de France，just one day earlier.
Women look part in the J-1 project again in 2021. But next year, they won't have to. That's because ASO has announced that in July of 2022, they will be holding the Tour de France Femmes.
The Tour de France Femmes will be an eight-day race with many stages which will start when the men's Tour de France is finished. Christian Prudhomme, the organizer, says this time they are hoping to set the race up in a way that it will make money, allowing the event to continue.
1. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 1?| A．The challenges bikers face in races. |
| B．The symbolic meaning of yellow shirts. |
| C．The introduction to the Tour de France. |
| D．Different winners in the Tour de France. |
| A．To satisfy women's desire to cycle. |
| B．To raise people's awareness of exercise. |
| C．To select excellent riders for big competitions. |
| D．To call attention to the need for a women's Tour de France. |
| A．It will involve more participants. |
| B．It will be sponsored by Prudhomme. |
| C．It will be designed to make no profit. |
| D．I will be after the men's Tour de France. |
| A．By listing figures. | B．By following time order. |
| C．By providing examples. | D．By making comparisons. |
8 . The first year of Beth Walker's quest for a zero-waste lifestyle, the rubbish in her life wouldn't have filled a wastepaper basket. But now she's stopped keeping track.
Her journey began after a talk by eco-group The Rubbish Trip in 2017. Like most people, she thought recycling was enough to save the planet from drowning in plastic.
But the reality is that most packaging isn't accepted by recycling companies and the plastic in our oceans is still snowing.
Nowadays, Beth's belief is to refuse, repair, and reuse. She refuses to buy anything that comes in a packet. Local bakeries and butcheries, she found, would happily provide food in her own container.
Then she moved to Wellington, and things got a bit harder. Many bulk (散装) food stores were only open during work hours, and she gratefully turned to the regional shopping guides put out by The Rubbish Trip.
She took every chance to show off her "take everywhere bag " , which contains a cloth for hand drying and cleaning，a keep cup, and a container.
Most importantly, she says, it's a privilege (荣耀) to make these choices. But she's cautious not to push her ideas down people's throats. "It's what's sustainable for you personally," she said.
Most rewarding was seeing the effect on those around her. Her dad proudly told anyone who would listen how his daughter was going waste-free. Her flat mates also agreed to go waste-free when cooking for the flat and to remote the bin from the kitchen. And every plastic container they brought into the house was another for Beth's collection.
1. What made Beth choose a zero-waste lifestyle?| A．A speech she listened to. | B．Other students' influence. |
| C．The products of poor quality. | D．The lack of recycling factories. |
| A．Reusing a paper bag. | B．Relying on recycling companies. |
| C．Repairing a broken tool. | D．Refusing objects in a packet. |
| A．To influence others. | B．To show her kindness. |
| C．To prove her wealth. | D．To highlight her privilege. |
| A．Mixed. | B．Unconcerned. |
| C．Supportive. | D．Unclear. |
9 . Below is a list of the most worthwhile writing competitions available.
TALF Flash Fiction Competition
The theme of this contest from Theme Arts and Literature Festival is "The Prime of Lile" in recognition of the l5th anniversary of the death of Muriel Spark. You can deal with this theme in any genre (体裁) and in any way you choose, although you are limited to 500 words.
Prizes : £200, £100, £50.
Entry Fee : £8.
Wild Nature Poetry Award 2022
Here we have a new contest from Indigo Dreams Publishing. It is for poems of up to 48 lines on the subject of cruel sports, wildlife in general, the natural world, or the environment.
Prizes: £200, £100, £75.
Entry Fee: £5.
SPM Poetry Book Competition
This international contest from Sentinel Poetry Movement is for full-length poetry collections on any theme and in any style. To enter, you submit up to 20 pages initially. If shortlisted (入围), you have to submit the full collection before December 31 .
Prizes: £500, £250, £100.
Entry Fee: £25.
Poetry Space Competition 2022
Here's a new contest from Poetry Space, an online platform for modern poetry from around the world, which requires poems of up to 40 lines on any subject. You have to be over 16 to enter. The judge is Rosie Jackson, a poet and creative writing tutor.
Prizes: £300, £200, £100.
Entry Fee: £5.
1. What is special about TALF Flash Fiction Competition?| A．It requires no entry fee. | B．It is about a certain theme. |
| C．It has the longest history. | D．It was started by a famous person. |
| A．SPM Poetry Book Competition. | B．Poetry Space Competition 2022. |
| C．Wild Nature Poetry Award 2022. | D．TALF Flash Fiction Competition. |
| A．It is a yearly contest. | B．Anyone can take part. |
| C．It has more than one limit. | D．In offers the most prize money. |
10 . I was 16 years old and on a fortnight-long trip to visit a college in Iowa. On the way our group stopped in Chicago for a day. We were staying in a building on the south side of the city and were warned not to go out alone.
It wasn’t long, though, before I was feeling bored and decided to go for a short walk. I was going down a street when I saw some people making a wide circle around a man sitting on the sidewalk. His clothes were worn and torn and I could smell him from several feet away. I stopped in my tracks. My mind flashed back and I realized I had seen a homeless person once before: Me.
It was a summer night in my 11th year when the home I grew up in caught fire in the middle of the night. I can still remember the fire destroyed everything we owned. Thankfully, our small town community showered us with love and care. They fed us, brought us clothes, and within a few days helped us to rent a temporary house. A few months later they helped us to finance a new home. I could remember feeling loved even after losing so much.
The homeless man sitting in front of me, however, had no one to help him. I could see the sadness and desperation in his eyes. I only had a few dollars left in my wallet, but I went to him directly, bent down and handed them to this fellow, talking with him, touching his hand and wishing him well before I left.
He isn’t the first one to get my help these years. Seeing the joy on their face, I feel more than happy. I won’t stop and say no to those who are in need. Even though what I can do is really limited, I believe that the world will change if each of us gives a little.
1. What happened when the author went out for a walk?| A．He got his clothes torn. | B．He lost his wallet carelessly. |
| C．Some strangers stopped him. | D．A man reminded him of his past. |
| A．It hurt some people. | B．It happened during the day. |
| C．It made him homeless. | D．It didn’t do much damage. |
| A．He turned a blind eye to him. | B．He raised money for him. |
| C．He shared his experience with him. | D．He helped and comforted him. |
| A．Care makes the world warmer. | B．Man’s nature at birth is good. |
| C．You never know till you have tried. | D．Everything comes to him who waits. |
