1 . As much as I love the rides in theme parks, my favorite part of the experience is the live entertainment. Whether it’s a parade, stage show, “streetmosphere”, or even an impressive nighttime show, I just love the energy that a live performance can bring to a space. It is not uncommon for me to visit a theme park and go on one ride and spend the rest of the time just enjoying the atmosphere.
No matter how many times I ride an attraction, I’m having the same experience. But with live entertainment, it constantly changes. Different performers bring their own touch to the show. Even when things go wrong in a live situation, I find it fascinating to see how it is covered. There is an impressive art to fixing an error, or sometimes even making it a comedic moment.
But because these live performances aren’t bolted (固定) to the ground and are easily influenced, they are often the first thing to get removed from the parks when there is a shortage of money. As much as I understand this business decision, it feels shortsighted. The parks simply don’t feel alive when live entertainment is missing. Without it, a theme park is just a group of people walking quickly from one ride to the next.
We are certainly living in an unprecedented time, but I’m happy to see that theme parks have found creative ways to make sure there is some sort of live entertainment put on safe. Most parks are having their characters and performances visible from a distance.
One of my favorite examples of this was shared by @Attractions on Twitter, where Winnie the Pooh was frolicking around Epcot and trying to catch a butterfly. This is such a great example of what can be done with characters and live entertainers in a time when the “norm” isn’t possible, I honestly hope that these special moments remain once it’s safe for the meet-and-greets and close-up interactions to return.
1. What does the author like best in a theme park?| A．Joining its parades. | B．Observing its visitors. |
| C．Trying its various rides. | D．Enjoying its live shows. |
| A．The error. | B．The show. | C．The reason. | D．The attention. |
| A．It will bring theme parks more business. |
| B．It will make theme parks easily influenced |
| C．It will make theme park rides more popular. |
| D．It will take away the liveliness of theme parks. |
| A．To explain what theme parks can do to stay |
| B．To show its popularity among theme park visitors. |
| C．To explain what characters can do to get closer to visitors. |
| D．To show the influence special times can have on theme park. |
2 . Get your boots muddy with our Ranger Team!
Muddy Boots volunteer activities
Do you live nature and want to help us? Looking for an opportunity to get outdoors again and get your boots muddy?
Our Muddy Boots volunteer activities will start again in June 2022, and we are creating more opportunities for you to join in at our three green flag sites. We welcome all ages. Become a Muddy Boots volunteer and meet new people. Muddy Boots events are free. Don’t forget your boots!
Each site will host a regular Muddy Boots Volunteer Group to support the rangers (护林员) with their practical management and conservation work. On top of this we are also looking for volunteers to help with projects, litter picking, events, site monitoring and more.
We would love to hear from anybody interested in helping us to look after these very important local woodlands, ensuring that they are safe & welcoming for both the public who visit them and the wildlife who call them home.
Holt Country Park
Every Wednesday 10 am-12 pm
Starting June 15th
Pretty Corner Woods
Every other Thursday 10 am-12 pm
Starting June 16th
Sadlers Wood
Last Tuesday of Month, 10 am-12 pm
Starting June 28th
To register your interest, or to find our more information please email us on countryside@north-norfolk.gov.uk.
1. What can we learn about the volunteer activities?| A．They will be done on three sites. |
| B．They provide boots for volunteers. |
| C．They are specially intended for teenagers. |
| D．They will be held in June for the first time. |
| A．Put our wildfires. |
| B．Finish projects on their own. |
| C．Keep an eye on local woodlands. |
| D．Organize visitors picking up litter. |
| A．On June 15th | B．On June 23rd | C．On June 28th | D．On June 30th |
3 . “How can you be okay with living in a country so far away and so different?” “The language is so hard. How are you going to be able to find your way around?” These are the most common questions I heard after I told people I was going to study abroad in China, a country that seemed so far away. Why risk dealing with that when Paris or London would be so much more accessible?
But a part of studying abroad is about embracing (欣然接受) the inaccessible. I took Chinese in high school and fell in love with it. Ever since I started college, I was determined to study in China. Three years later, I made it happen.
Of course, it was not easy. At the airport, people spoke English so I didn’t worry too much about finding my way around. And then I met other foreign students who would become my best friends for five straight months. But once leaving the airport and downtown areas, we were fully immersed (沉浸) in China. I lived in a more suburb-like (类似城郊的) area, more residential than the rest of Shanghai. People always looked at us curiously as we went about our days and few of them spoke English. It was awkward at first. Slowly, as we got more used to the language, people talked with us. Of course, they wanted to know the differences between living in America and living in China.
My roommate studied abroad in Ireland last semester while I was in China. There is nothing wrong with going to Europe, but if you want to broaden your horizons, I would suggest looking elsewhere. Living in a place that is so different from what I am used to gives me valuable experiences I can’ t get any other way. My Chinese teacher was so amazing and patient with us, and my other Chinese friends helped me through the difficult part of feeling out of place in the unknown. In a strange way, not being able to express everything I want brings me closer to people.
1. How did people feel when knowing the author’ s decision?| A．Excited. | B．Puzzled. | C．Appreciated. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．When she started college. | B．When she was in high school. |
| C．Three years after she went to college. | D．The third year she studied in China. |
| A．She failed to get on with other foreign students. |
| B．She once had difficulty finding her way to college. |
| C．She spent little time sightseeing in the rest of Shanghai. |
| D．She was uncomfortable with people’ s curious stares at first. |
| A．Language won’t be a problem for making friends. |
| B．It isn’t wise for her roommate to study in Ireland. |
| C．Her English-speaking friends make China a place of comfort. |
| D．Nations need to clear up misunderstandings between each other. |
7 . We like to think words are what matters. But in communicating with other people, what we do is at least as important as what we actually say. American professor Albert Mehrabian is one of the leading researchers on this topic. His study shows that within the first four minutes of meeting a stranger, our facial expressions make up 55 percent of the impression we make. In comparison, only seven percent of that impression comes from our actual words, with the rest of the information coming from the tone (语气) of voice.
We may also like to think body language cannot be read like a book. It has no systematic grammar like that of a spoken / written language. And it seems less formal and exact. But scientists have found body language does have its own rules and can be exactly examined like a book written in your native tongue. For example, researchers Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen have identified about 3,000 different expressions and their meanings. They created the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), a tool for collecting meaning from expressions.
But it’s also easy to misunderstand body language. The rules may fit most people but not everyone. Communication expert Carol Kinsey Goman once gave a report at a company in New York. The CEO sat at the table with his arms closely crossed, without smiling or nodding encouragement. In the end, he simply said “thank you” without making eye contact and left the room. Goman was shocked when the man’s secretary told her that he’d been favorably impressed by her. If the CEO hadn’t liked what he’d heard, the secretary explained to Goman, ”he would have gotten up right in the middle of your report and walked out“.
You can train yourself to control your body language, and even use it to make your communication more effective. Communication expert Theresa Zagnoli, suggests a simple but useful approach. The technique (方法), called mirroring, involves studying the facial expressions, body movements, and the tone of voice used by the person to whom you’re talking, and then using them too. But make sure it’s done in a relaxed and normal way, Zagnoli says.
1. How much of the impression comes from our tone according to Albert’s research?| A．7%. | B．15%. | C．38%. | D．55%. |
| A．Body language can be systematically studied. |
| B．It is hard to understand human body language. |
| C．The grammar of body language is very difficult. |
| D．Expressions have thousands of different meanings. |
| A．He had a lot of work to do at the time. | B．He showed little interest in her report. |
| C．He was a little surprised at her report. | D．He wanted to give her a good impression. |
| A．Use more body language secretly. | B．Copy others’ body language naturally. |
| C．Compare your body language with others’. | D．Improve your body language by learning experts’. |
Do you want to be the most popular person in your class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people
If you want to be a person
Be helpful to everyone and do it
Be active and have
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to be
Respect cannot be brought with big
9 . Helping others is an important part of life.
The easiest way to know how you can help others is simply to ask them. Talk to a family member or friend, ask them what they most need help with, and offer your services. Then, follow through and try your best to do what they’ve asked of you. Remember actions always speak louder than words!
Be proactive (积极主动的).
Look for opportunities to help and lend a hand without being asked.
Be a nonjudgmental (无偏见的) listener.
Sometimes, listening is more helpful and healing than practical assistance. Not everybody is looking for hands-on help or a solution to their problems.
Send a thoughtful note.
| A．Ask people how you can help them |
| B．Think about what people may want |
| C．It gives you a sense of purpose and happiness |
| D．In fact, there are many small things you can do |
| E．Instead, sometimes they just need a supportive listener |
| F．It’s better to listen to them and give reasonable advice |
| G．You can help just by letting people know that you care |
The Shenzhou-16 crew members gave their first science lecture on Thursday afternoon from the orbiting Tiangong space station to students around the globe.
It is the
Three Chinese astronauts
The crew conducted several experiments to show
The astronauts invited students to conduct similar experiments on the ground to observe the differences to those
The trio answered questions from the students in the end.
When asked
The Shenzhou-16 crew set off to space on May 30 this year and
