1 . Good Morning Britain (GMB) launches special “listening benches” in order to solve loneliness. EastEnders star Maisie Smith joined Susanna and Martin in the studio to talk about her involvement in a special part of the 1 Million Minutes campaign — GMB’s special “listening benches” across the country.
Six special “listening benches” have been designed by six celebrities, and can be found in six cities across the UK — and they’re in place to encourage people to strike up a conversation. Maisie joined the show to share why the campaign is important to her.
“I’m always very open about mental health,” Maisie explained. “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, what you have — everyone is going through something and I just think the world would be a kinder place if everyone understood that.”
“I think especially growing up in the limelight (引人注目) as a teenager, you’re very judgemental of yourself when you do see comments of other people judging you. It can add to the stress of the things you’re already going through. I think people do think I’m confident because I cover my nerves with a big smile and that’s what I’ve been doing in my whole life.”
Susanna asked Maisie if she had a technique for dealing with her nerves. “It depends on what it is,” said Maisie. “A lot of the time — and it’s going to sound really stupid — but I write a script. I write down all of the questions that I could be asked and try to come up with something so that my brain won’t go blank when I’m under pressure.”
1. What is the theme of “listening benches”?| A．Caring for oneself. |
| B．Changing the world. |
| C．Dealing with loneliness. |
| D．Protecting the environment. |
| A．To let people know about her life. |
| B．To ask more people to express their mind. |
| C．To set up a model for other celebrities. |
| D．To share her feelings of the campaign. |
| A．Protective. | B．Outspoken. | C．Serious. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．A programme on mental health. |
| B．GMB interviewing celebrities. |
| C．Techniques for responding to nerves. |
| D．Preparations before being interviewed. |
2 . Science reporting on climate change does lead Americans to adopt more accurate beliefs and support government action on the issue, but these gains are fragile, a new study suggests. Researchers found that these accurate beliefs fade quickly when people are exposed to coverage skeptical of climate change.
“It is not the case that the American public does not respond to scientifically informed reporting when they are exposed to it,” said Thomas Wood, associate professor of political science at the Ohio State University. “But even truly accurate science reporting recedes from people’s frame of reference very quickly.”
Results showed that accurate science reporting didn’t persuade only politicians and people who initially rejected human-caused climate change also had their opinions shifted by reading accurate articles. The study involved 2,898 online participants who participated in four waves of the experiment during the fall of 2020.
In the first wave, they all read authentic articles in the popular media that provided information reflecting the seientifie views on climate change. In the second and third waves, they read either another scientific article, an opinion article that was skeptical of climate science, or an article on an unrelated subjeet. In the fourth wave, the participants simply were asked their beliefs about the science of climate change and their policy attitudes.
To rate participants’ scientific understanding. the researchers asked after each wave if they believed that climate change is happening and has a human cause. To measure their attitudes, researchers asked participants if they favored government action on climate change and if they favored renewable energy.
“What we found suggests that people need to hear the same accurate messages about climate change again and again. If they only hear it once, it recedes very quickly,” Wood said. It was significant that accurate reporting had positive effects on all groups, including those who originally rejected climate change. But it was even more encouraging that it affected attitudes.
1. What does the underlined word “recedes” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Increases. | B．Graduates. | C．Disappears. | D．Strikes. |
| A．The research object. | B．The research result. |
| C．The research purpose. | D．The research procedure. |
| A．To survey the government’s satisfaction rate. |
| B．To make an assessment on their attitudes. |
| C．To teach them scientific understanding. |
| D．To measure action on climate change. |
| A．Science Report Of Climate Change Can Affect Minds |
| B．Online Participants Joined In A Four-Wave Experiment |
| C．Accurate Science Reporting Don’t Persuade Only Politicians |
| D．People Should Hear Accurate Messages About Climate Change |
3 . The COVID-19 has led to a great demand for bikes and biking.Bike stores are struggling hard to keep up with the demand.In the United States,bike sales have seen their biggest jump since the 1970s.Sales of adult bikes in April of 2020 were three times as high as last year.The situation is similar in Asia and Europe.Around 90%of the bikes sold in the US are made in China.But because of the COVID-19,even the normal supply of bicycles wasn’t being created.That demand began to go up in mid-March,as people began looking for ways of getting around that didn’t involve crowded public transportation.Because biking happens in the open air,and the chance of catching the disease while riding is very low.
Biking has also grown more popular because it’s one of the few forms of exercise allowed in many lockdowns.With gyms and fitness centers shut down,biking fills a need for many active people.Families appreciate biking,too.With schools closed,and kids unable to hang out with their friends,biking is a welcome activity.Bikes are also practical.Many cities are seeing this as an opportunity to make their streets safer and greener.Cities around the world are adding miles and miles of bike lanes(车道)to their streets to encourage biking,New York says it will close off up to 160 kilometers of roads so they can be used by bikers and walkers.Paris has set up over 650 kilometers of new bike lanes.The United Kingdom plans to double its number of bike lanes.In Milan,Italy,35 kilometers of roads have been metamorphosed.
Though many of these bike lane additions are temporary,and some people assume these additions seem to destroy the overall beauty of cities,if changes in biking habits become permanent because of additions,they could seriously cut down car traffic and help make cities a lot greener.
1. What can we conclude about the present bike situation?| A．It is more expensive. | B．It is safer than a car. |
| C．It is in short supply. | D．It is all made in China. |
| A．Repaired. | B．Transformed. | C．Protected. | D．Designed. |
| A．Disapproving. | B．Cautious. | C．Skeptical. | D．Positive. |
| A．Increasing Interest in Biking |
| B．Ride Bikes,Clean the Earth |
| C．More Bikes,Fewer Traffic Jams |
| D．A Great Demand for Bike Exercise |
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 80% of the world’s teens don’t get enough exercise to live healthy lives. The report, which
Doctors say 60 minutes of exercise is needed
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5 . When Kim Chil-doo was young, he says, he wanted to be a model. But he gave up that idea to make money. Now, at age 65, he appears in television advertisements and fashion magazines. With his gray beard and long hair, he is South Korea’s first senior model.
Kim is one of many older people in South Korea the country has the world’s fastest growing ageing population. Almost half of the country’s older people live in poverty. Some take low-paying jobs to support themselves after retiring. But Kim and some other seniors have shown how older South Koreans can find unusual job opportunities later in life.
You Sung-lae is 59. When she was a child, she wanted to be an actress. But instead, she says, she got married and had children. Now she is training to appear on a catwalk to show clothes. She was wearing a bright blue jacket, orange high heeled shoes and designer sunglasses.
You is also helping the fashion business by attracting older buyers. Older buyers have become big players. While many older people do not have much money, others have bought their homes and built savings. Now, those seniors are ready to spend some of their money on themselves.
Some businesses are also trying to use older people’s skills and experiences. For example, Cho Young-min started a company using Skype to connect older instructors in Korea with students around the world. The students are interested in learning Korean, and the instructors are interested in sharing their knowledge.
Another man, Ji Byung-soo found success by performing a dance song on a televised singing contest. He is 77. Now he earns enough money to donate to a local support center. Last month, he danced nonstop at a youth festival in Seoul while young people called his name. “Life begins in your 70s,” Ji said. “Let’s be happy and have fun.”
1. What do Kim and You Sung-lae have in common?| A．They had to make money as a young person. |
| B．They are living in poverty like other old people. |
| C．They realized their childhood dreams in old age. |
| D．They take low-paying jobs to support themselves. |
| A．Poverty. | B．Laziness. |
| C．Mistake. | D．Marriage. |
| A．To show respect to the old. | B．To attract students overseas. |
| C．To help the fashion business. | D．To guide the old to spend their savings. |
| A．Ji Byung-soo. | B．You Sung-lae. |
| C．Kim Chil-doo. | D．Cho Young-min. |
