After cycling 2,000 kilometers in 18 days, Lan Huiyun and his 13 students finally reached their destination — Qinghai Lake in Qinghai province on August 17.
Lan, 35,
In early May, Lan began to plan a bicycle route
It was not the first time that Lan
2 . During the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), some people found their exercise was greatly reduced. However, it was an attraction for others to increase their physical activity. With the change of working from home, some physical activity was reduced. People took this newly freed up time as a chance to add exercise to their day, with online fitness programs and health apps (应用软件) reporting an increase.
However, the early drive to exercise appears to have been short-lived for many, with a study comparing activity levels between the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Victoria finding most people reported a reduction in their physical activity levels the second time around because of a shortage of encouragement. A study found that COVID-19 has reduced physical activity and increased sedentary (久坐不动的) behavior, and the effects could be lasting.
Continuing concerns about COVID-19 have led to carefulness about returning to public spaces such as gyms. But also, with many people changing their exercise habits and setting up home gyms during the pandemic, it’s become much more convenient to exercise at home. It’s clear for many of us that COVID-19 changed how and how much we exercise. But the changes don’t necessarily have to be for the worse.
People who changed to online workouts (锻炼), fitness apps and home gyms during the pandemic said their exercise was less satisfying, less enjoyable and they felt less active com-pared with doing exercise in gyms. Besides the physical effects, people reported missing the social communication, friendship, and being avoidable of the gym. In-person classes also offer the advantages of management and instruction, which can help make sure workouts are completed safely and effectively.
However, online workouts, fitness apps and near-home workouts are likely here to stay, and offer many advantages, such as no need to travel to the gym and convenience, making it easy to fit in a workout while working and shouldering family responsibilities.
1. How do some people add exercise to their day during the pandemic?| A．By returning to public places. | B．By driving to a lonely park. |
| C．By turning to the Internet. | D．By taking face-to-face classes. |
| A．People have changed exercise habits. | B．People like to build their home gym. |
| C．People strongly wish to exercise. | D．People refuse to go back to public gyms. |
| A．The disadvantages of exercising at home. |
| B．The way to exercise during the pandemic. |
| C．The examples of good exercise at home. |
| D．The reasons for people changing home exercise. |
| A．It is difficult. | B．It is worrying. |
| C．It is challenging. | D．It is helpful. |
3 . Finding yourself in an unfamiliar country is difficult enough, and not being able to read or speak the native language can make the change greatly more difficult. Programs that teach English as a Second Language (ESL) help non-English speaking students acclimate to life in the United States more smoothly.
The ESL Newcomers program at Palmer Elementary in Newport News, Virginia, serves children coming from areas of South America, Afghanistan, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. When members of the Kiwanis Club of Peninsula at Oyster Point-which has a long-standing relationship with the school-learned about the program in 2020, they were eager to help.
To date, the club has donated (捐赠) $1,600 to Palmer Elementary’s ESL Newcomers program. The money has helped the school gain classroom resources (资源), plan virtual (虚拟的) field trips and bring guest speakers into the classroom. Money has also been used to help with the buying of winter clothing, which some children didn’t have when they arrived in the United States.
“In the ESL Newcomers program, the children are taught English, math, history and even some cultural information about their new home,” explains Joseph Slabinski, club president. “The program will also help their families, as students can enter into the programs while they are at home.”
The club also helps the children with gardening. This gives students another chance to learn and practice English, make friends and feel more connected to their new home.
Over the years, the Kiwanians also have taken part in reading programs, bought dictionaries for young students and helped LeapFrog learning stations. The ESL Newcomers program is another chance for members to connect with students and improve education in a meaningful way.
“We have the ability to help these students with their learning and show them that America has people that are concerned and willing to help others in need,” says Slabinski, “We will always be there to help the children of Palmer Elementary.”
1. What does the underlined phrase “acclimate to” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．Apply for. | B．Turn down. |
| C．Look forward to. | D．Get used to. |
| A．Helping kids get through winter. | B．Teaching parents culture. |
| C．Buying school buses. | D．Growing healthy foods. |
| A．Making friends. | B．Gardening. |
| C．Education. | D．Connecting families. |
| A．A Forever Relationship | B．America, Newcomers’ Helper |
| C．New Home, New Working Place | D．A Meaningful Teaching Programme |
4 . Are you looking for some good places for you and your four-leg friend? Here are some for you.
Tahmoor Gorge (峡谷)
The number and quality of swimming holes in this valley immediately take us back to some of our favourite places in Kakadu national park. The only difference here is that you don’t need a four-wheel drive, so the best way togo to the gorge is walking. This pet-friendly walk follows the Bargo River through an open gorge that gradually drops to a deep gorge. It is a popular place for locals on weekends. The further you run into the gorge, the less people there are.
Sirius Cove, Mosman
Sirius Cove is one of many quietly beautiful places along the Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach walking trail (路线). The deep, U-shaped bay, with a large grassy area, is popular with picnicking families and their dogs.
Kutti Beach, Vaucluse
We heard about it from a friend, but it is so hidden that it is not easy to find the entrance. Follow Wharf Road until it dead ends at the Vaucluse Amateur Sailing Club. Go right up to the building and look left. There is a very narrow set of stairs leading to the beach. Go down the steps and open the gate at the bottom. Follow the narrow road along the wall to the sand. The best bit? It’s dog-friendly.
MacKenzies Beach, Tamarama
From whale watching hot place MacKenzies Point, follow the sloped (斜的) road to MacKenzies Beach, a dog-friendly, short-time beach that only appears every couple of years when the right combination (结合) of wind and sand on the normal rocky reef. They say you aren’t a local until you’ve seen sand at MacKenzies.
1. What do we know about Tahmoor Gorge?| A．It’s a must to drive there. |
| B．It’s a popular place on weekdays. |
| C．It’s a good way to go there on foot. |
| D．It’s a popular place for foreign visitors. |
| A．Tahmoor Gorge. | B．Kutti Beach, Vaucluse. |
| C．Sirius Cove, Mosman. | D．MacKenzies Beach, Tamarama. |
| A．They are beside the sea. |
| B．They are dog-friendly. |
| C．They are places where whales are seen. |
| D．They are open to the public only on weekends. |
5 . There are a total of 3, 044 national parks worldwide. Africa contains 249. Asia has 985. 474 are in Europe. 297 are in Central and North America. 335 are in South America and Oceania has 704.
Ecological (生态的) values
The world is fast losing its natural assets (资产). According to a study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2015, the total number of species (物种) in the last 30 years is 477. Their habitats are getting destroyed worldwide because of all kinds of human activities. How to solve the problem?
Economic (经济的) values
Well-protected national parks serve as a good way to increase national economy.
It has been found that people can make some illnesses like stress, frustration, eye problems, and anger go away if they spend some quality time in the national parks’ green surroundings. Moreover, people also have chosen these national parks to be a place where they can spend a joyful time.
Social and cultural values
| A．Political values |
| B．Health and pleasure |
| C．The reason is that they hugely attract tourists |
| D．They have great significance in various directions |
| E．Now, national parks are a solution to this problem |
| F．The national parks are alive with rich history and culture |
| G．In national parks, all plants and animals are kept in their natural state |
6 . When I was young, I had no idea what I wanted to do. The choices were thin. It was assumed (假定的) that I’d go to college, and after, that I could be a mom. I could, be a secretary. I could be a nurse or a teacher. If anyone asked, I said I wanted to be a writer. Even I knew that wasn’t a real job. Mostly, I didn’t think about it.
But just as I was coming of age, a world of possibility opened up. By the time I graduated from college with a science degree, I still didn’t know what I wanted to do. And one day, after seeing a notice in the paper, I remembered there was something I’d wanted to do, once. It sounded fun, so I took the test to be a mail carrier. The new Postal Service was by law an inclusive group. If you got a good enough score, you were in.
It was an older woman conducting (执行) my fitness entry exam who was the first to disagree. This wasn’t a job for a girl, she said. And I shouldn’t take a man’s job away from him. He has a family to support. Despite that poor assumed man’s family, I became one of perhaps a dozen female carriers in the whole city of Portland, Oregon.
On the street, I was a novelty (新奇的人). I didn’t go a single day without hearing some friendly words: Well, I guess we can’t call you the mailman, can we? We’ll have to call you the mail-woman! Those particular words somehow appeared naturally in thousands of minds at once. My existence received attention. It’s hard to imagine now.
Thirty-two years later I retired into a very different world. Being a retired mail carrier is even more fun than being a mail carrier. And finally, I get to be a writer. It’s still not really a job.
1. What can we know about the author when she was young?| A．She had no plan for her future. |
| B．She studied hard to be a writer. |
| C．She never wanted to go to college. |
| D．She knew little about what a real job was. |
| A．She could do nothing else after her graduation. |
| B．She thought it interesting to be a mail carrier. |
| C．She got a high score in the test to be a mail carrier. |
| D．She was bored with studying for a science degree. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Careless. | C．Unclear. | D．Negative. |
| A．To stress the importance of a career plan. |
| B．To share the story of her career options. |
| C．To show the fun of being a mail carrier. |
| D．To express her regret about her job choice. |
Jonathan had been wandering on the streets for almost a whole day after angrily running away from his home in the morning. Thinking of his quarrel with his mother for his study, he still felt depressed and hopeless.
It was freezing and snowing at dusk on such a winter day. And the sky was dark. He was walking down an empty set where there were no passers-by, because people must have locked themselves at home for warmth. Jonathan was walking to a crossroad when suddenly he encountered a little boy stuck in the middle of the road alone like him.
Jonathan had meant to turn a blind eye to him at first. But the boy’s sad crying and the worry that he might be hit by cars made Jonathan just not walk away. He approached, saying, “Hey! What are you doing alone here? Where is your mother?”
“I want to go to mama and papa. Please take me home,” the boy replied, bursting into tears. Jonathan led him away from the crossroad. Then, he asked worriedly, “How did you come here? What’s your name?”
“I’m Leo. I was playing with my cat. He ran away, and I ran after him for a long distance. But when I turned back home, I lost my way,” cried the boy. Feeling pity for the boy, Jonathan decided that he couldn’t leave the little boy alone here. With no cellphone and considering the police station was far from here, Jonathan decided to help him first.
He took him to different neighborhoods, aiming to look for his home. But things didn’t go that smoothly as he had expected. It was getting darker, and Jonathan thought he had to find Leo’s home. He knocked on every door, noneffective. Exhausted and starving, he realized Leo must be as hungry as him. He offered him the chocolate he had bought with his rest money. It was snowing more heavily, and he removed his coat and put it around Leo.
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Suddenly, a police car was drawing, and Jonathan waved with excitement to it.
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Seeing Leo and his parents off, Jonathan was lost in thought.
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8 . It has been an unwritten rule that those who become 30 years old must have already been in a stable (稳定的) place.
I am turning 30 tomorrow and I ask myself, “Should I
When I graduated years ago, I
Was I
Turning 30 can also be a chance to do whatever you like. You needn’t care about how others will
| A．Moreover | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
| A．fear | B．approach | C．determine | D．miss |
| A．common | B．active | C．satisfactory | D．stressful |
| A．strangely | B．immediately | C．previously | D．magically |
| A．public | B．villager | C．customer | D．foreigner |
| A．turn | B．compare | C．limit | D．confirm |
| A．impressed | B．wrong | C．powerful | D．cheerful |
| A．freedom | B．independence | C．existence | D．success |
| A．obvious | B．reasonable | C．endless | D．practical |
| A．lawyer | B．teacher | C．writer | D．journalist |
| A．look for | B．think about | C．make up for | D．hold on to |
| A．ignore | B．judge | C．recognize | D．respect |
| A．observing | B．stressing | C．doubting | D．enjoying |
| A．anxious | B．content | C．comfortable | D．exciting |
| A．assume | B．accept | C．leave | D．ignore |
The 2022 Serbia’s Chinese Literature Readers’ Club held an activity themed by “The Translation of Chinese Contemporary Literature in Serbia” in the National Library of Požarevac in Serbia.
The event
Library director Vera Zaric said that almost all Chinese contemporary literary works
The Serbia’s Chinese Literature Readers’ Club has successfully held two literature exchange activities,
10 . Traveling in the same car with several people is an excellent idea, which allows one to save on fuel. In the past, few of us would go to the company or work place together.
Undoubtedly, carpooling (拼车) is an excellent option to save some money. It also adjusts our monthly budget for other activities, but the truth is that this type of transport is also much better suited to improve the traffic conditions of cities.
Practically speaking many times, we see heavy traffic but upon further finding we would see many cars with only one passenger in it. Rather than being alone in a heavy traffic situation, why not have passengers?
Spending on transportation is part of what we consider to be fixed expenses in a family, whether to move to work, to study or simply because we live in areas far away from the large urban centers.
| A．Carpooling is also fit for long routes. |
| B．That helps you reduce your fuel cost. |
| C．However, nowadays it is a bit different. |
| D．Each passenger can travel for a reduced cost. |
| E．In today’s digital time we are constantly connected. |
| F．In these situations, car sharing becomes an excellent option. |
| G．Moreover, it improves the environment since it means less cars. |
