1 . Since it is your birthday as an adult, you’ll want it awesome! It can be tricky to plan. Everyone will have various ideas about it. But as long as everyone has fun, the possibilities are endless. Here are some helpful tips.
Brainstorm ideas. The first thing you need to do is come up with some ideas for how you might want to celebrate your birthday. Get together with a couple of closest friends and think as many possibilities as you can.
Decide the number of people. You might want the party small or big.
Pick a theme.
Send out invitations.
| A．Run ideas |
| B．Get some entertainment |
| C．This is a chance to be a bit creative |
| D．Now you have a good idea of the size |
| E．Make sure everybody understands the plans |
| F．Which size works better will depend on what kind of party |
| G．They know you well, and can tell you if you have a really good idea |
2 . The door opens and you are amazed at seeing people jumping and flying around like superheroes. Calm down, you are not in a Marvel film, just a trampoline (蹦床) park.
In recent years trampolining has become a new craze among Chinese youths. Short videos are regularly uploaded to social media showing people’s excitement about jumping back and forth on the colorful trampolines. Most videos feature teenagers.
Ms Shi, a 28-year-old from Beijing, goes to trampoline parks almost every weekend. She said “When I was a child, I loved bouncing up and down on the trampolines, though they were just small and simple ones. They made me feel free and happy.
It’s true that today’s trampoline parks are bigger, more professional and more creative.
“Trampolining is so much fun. It doesn't feel like exercising at all.” Ms Shi said.
Unlike playing soccer, basketball, tennis or any other competitive sports, the risk of injury while trampolining is relatively low.
While outdoor activities are largely up to the weather, the indoor trampoline parks are really good places to go whenever you are seeking a fun cardio workout (有氧运动).
| A．Nowadays the places are much better. |
| B．It is a fun activity to share with friends. |
| C．There are separate zones for different functions. |
| D．However, preparation and safety always come first. |
| E．Specially designed clothes are needed when you trampoline. |
| F．Indeed, a trampoline workout can be beneficial to your health. |
| G．Adults too have jumped on the trend, hoping to relive their childhood. |
3 . Fun Indoor Activities for Kids to Do At Home
Indoor days can be just as fun as the get-up-and-go ones, with a little planning and preparation. These are some of the most fun indoor activities for kids.
DIY Your Own Masterpieces
Time to bring out all your markers, glue, paint, paper places, and whatever other odds and ends you have around the house and let the kids go to town. When you’re done, take the works of art and display them on shelves.
Start an Indoor Garden
You don’t even need empty planters to get the garden growing — an old egg carton will do the trick at first. To make it more of a STEM activity, give kids journals so they can take notes on what they’ve planted and keep track of their garden’s progress. Bonus: Plant basil seeds or other herbs, and you’ll have delicious ingredients for a cooking project.
Break out the Board Games
It’s the oldest idea in the book, but if you really want some screen-free family time, old-fashioned board games still do the trick. Get your competitive spirit up and get ready to play.
Indoor Obstacle Course
This activity is great for young ones working on their coordination (协调) or older ones who might need to get some energy out. Cardboard boxes can transform into tunnels to crawl through. You can tie strings around furniture and pretend that they’re laser beams that kids have to step over or crawl under. See who in the family has the fastest time getting through the obstacles.
Stock up on the materials now — though you might have what you need lying around the house already — and you’ll never fear an indoor day again.
1. Which activity involves most physical exercise?| A．DIY Your Own Masterpieces. | B．Start an Indoor Garden. |
| C．Break out the Board Games. | D．Indoor Obstacle Course. |
| A．They give kids some screen time. |
| B．They provide ingredients for cooking. |
| C．They are inspired by ideas from an old book. |
| D．They are convenient to prepare. |
| A．Teachers. | B．Children. | C．Parents. | D．Designers. |
4 . When the winds begin to rise over Bali Island, the sky will be decorated with colors that announce the arrival of kite season.
It’s a summer activity that brings back joyful memories of childhood to Balinese photographer Putu Sayoga. As a young boy, he’d watch elder kids pull kites through rice fields near his village after harvest season. When the winds didn’t come, the boys would whistle loudly, acting out stories of Rare Angon, the name of a character in Balinese epic story respected by kite flyers. According to the legend, his magical flute beckoned (召唤) the winds. Kites that dance in those sudden strong winds are said to help farmers keep harmful insects away from their harvests.
In the early 1970s, foreign visitors began flooding into Bali’s white sand beaches and in 1978 the island launched an annual kite festival that quickly grew into a large competition. Three styles of kite take flight at the festival: the long-tailed bird; the fish, perhaps the most popular; and the leaf, considered the toughest to fly because of earlier preparation.
The COVID-19 pandemic put off the kite festival in Bali Island. But in the absence of tourists, Sayoya rediscovered the beauty of kite flying without earlier preparation. One day, Sayoga spotted a colorful gathering overhead. Down a small side road, he found an illegal festival. The police had forced the kite flyers to leave the beach, so they had to remove to a rice field. Sayoga asked if he could film it and they agreed — so long as he focused his camera on the kites and not their faces.
This year, the official kite festival has returned to Bali’s beaches, but informal festivals, like the one Sayoga photographed, have also stuck around again. For Sayoga, who had long avoided the overcrowded pre-pandemic festivals, these gatherings have helped him rediscover the entertainment he loved as a child. Now when he goes to see the kites fly, he may intentionally leave his camera at home.
1. Why do people fly kites in the festival in Bali’s legend?| A．To protect crops from harmful insects. | B．To celebrate Balinese harvests. |
| C．To act out stories of Rare Angon. | D．To leave good memories to children. |
| A．Foreign tourists flood into Bali for the kite festival. |
| B．The competition is based on the three styles of kite. |
| C．The pandemic did not reduce people’s love for flying kites. |
| D．The police in Bali had the right to stop people flying kites. |
| A．Improved. | B．Appeared. |
| C．Functioned. | D．Stayed. |
| A．Illegal kite festivals should also be encouraged. |
| B．Crowded festivals could bring in more entertainment. |
| C．Cameras should be placed on the kites instead of faces. |
| D．Recording kites gives way to watching them flying. |
5 . It’s our nature to connect with one another. Here are some tips on how to host an amazing gathering at home.
Hosting can be burdensome. Being clear about your purpose beforehand can ease some of that burden. It can also give guests a clear picture of the event ahead of time, so that they can decide for themselves whether or not to come.
A purpose doesn’t have to be serious.
Think about your guest list
When it comes to deciding the specific people to invite, there can be a lot of anxiety.
For starters, group size matters. It can fundamentally affect people’s behavior, and there’s actual science to it, too.
Connect your guests
Groups are composed of many different identities. Every time any group is getting together, the role of a host is to set up a context, where each person, regardless of their many identities, can find a way in.
| A．Put the list in your invitations |
| B．Give the gathering a specific purpose |
| C．Six to seven is a good size for a really connected conversation |
| D．It can be catching up with old friends or celebrating a birthday |
| E．It’s all about striking a balance between warmth and amazing food |
| F．This is where a clear purpose behind your gathering can help as well |
| G．In other words, a good gathering should give everybody a sense of belonging |
Skiing
Skiing is an extremely popular sport that is enjoyed worldwide. The oldest and most accurately documented evidence of skiing origin is found in modern day Norway and Sweden.
Skiing has evolved into two major different types: Alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. Alpine skiing, also
Nordic skiing, also known as “cross country” skiing,
| A. objects B. cease C. removed D. substitutions E. justified F. engaging G. responsible H. present I. companions J. employ K. exposing |
Smart Toys that Spy on Kids
Americans are becoming more and more alert of the ways their personal information is being collected on the Internet. A recent national survey found that 72% of respondents are not sure whether Facebook is using the data it collected on them in a(n)
But adult gift-givers may not realize that some children’s toys are collecting personal data, too. Toys with cameras, mobile apps, and requirements to set up online accounts that store data about the toy and its user all
Toys that
Most toy manufacturers are trying to build in protections. And the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act provides another layer of defense by requiring parents to be involved in setting up the toy and giving adults the right to have their children’s online data
The worldwide market for smart toys is expected to reach almost $70 billion in the next five years. These toys can be wonderfully
8 . The “script murder” game is not only popular in China, but the genre is loved by many people around the world. A cast of actors plays the suspects, and the participants solve the case. In fact, murder-inspired board games, card games, interactive books and party games have been around at least since the so-called golden age of British crime fiction in the 1920s and 1930s, which saw the rise of legendary authors like Agatha Christie.
Sam Emmerson, creative director of Moonstone Murder Mysteries in London, a company that creates and runs immersive mysteries, says people like the puzzle aspect of it, and the improvised exchanges with the actors: “It’s the reputation that murder mysteries have built up these days, as being a fun thing to go to.” After all, real-life violent crime is every person’s worst nightmare. “If it was a real-life situation, and someone’s been murdered, that’s not a fun subject. You’re in this sort of alternate reality where we’re very casually solving the death of a human being.”
The enduring popularity of these games presents a mystery of its own: What motivates ordinary, law-abiding people to spend an evening investigating fake bloodshed, and hunting pretend murderers? One simple explanation might be curiosity. But that is not the full story. Instead, murder games follow a surprisingly complex set of psychological rules. They allow us to learn and practice important mental and emotional skills, and can even teach us not to overlook important evidence.
“The basic idea is that we are using them as a way to simulate threatening plots, and then play around with how we would respond to that,” Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist says. The response could be behavioral, or even just emotional, in terms of handling the fear. He calls such games “scary play”, and compares them to play-fighting among animals, which prepares them for real-life fighting, but also hunting or tracking down the target.
1. According to the passage, what do we know about Agatha Christie?| A．She is an excellent writer who writes out of passion. |
| B．She is an outstanding writer who is known for her detective novels. |
| C．She is a legendary writer who has invented the “script murder” game. |
| D．She is a famous writer who makes international headlines with her science fiction. |
| A．experience immersive mysteries in a fictional world |
| B．change real-life violent crime into a fun thing to go to |
| C．create and solve immersive mysteries in a virtual reality |
| D．defend the reputation that murder mysteries have built up these days |
| A．Following complicated psychological rules. |
| B．Experiencing dramatically threatening plots. |
| C．Accumulating major information in real-life fighting and hunting. |
| D．Gaining important mental and emotional skills as well as wisdom. |
| A．Negative. | B．Cautious. |
| C．Positive. | D．Objective. |
9 . When I first heard about bungee jumping, I thought it was just another crazy fashion that people did for excitement. I said that I would do it if given a chance, a chance I would never get. But then I heard about a jump arranged on November 18 and I had to try it.
The site was the Blue River Dam platform, more than 200 feet above the ground. The setup was simple: two harnesses (背带)and several bungee ropes.
There are two methods to jump — the swan dive and the backward fall. The swan dive involves a jump forward and away from the platform. Then you count to two and hold the shoulder straps (皮带) to protect your face. The backward fall requires your hands to be across your chest on the shoulder straps, and you jump away from the platform backwards. It’s the safest way. And it is emotionally easier if you don’t like looking down from a great height; for this reason I chose the backward fall.
But, I was still not convinced about ropes. A man handed me a piece of the stuff. My friend and I tried to break it but we failed. The rope could not break. And if one did, there were three more there just like it. I knew that to do this I had to find the strength inside, because no one else was able to help me. After a few seconds of struggle I jumped. The experience was beyond words. And there was a misunderstanding that the end of the fall produced a painful bounce (反弹) effect. Truly, there was a bounce, but it was not painful, at least not until the next day.
1. The author said that he would do bungee jumping because he_______.| A．wanted to follow fashion |
| B．wanted to do it for excitement |
| C．liked challenging himself |
| D．thought he would never get such a chance |
| A．Because it was an easier way to jump. |
| B．Because it was an interesting way. |
| C．Because he wanted to protect his face. |
| D．Because he didn’t want to look down. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．The fall didn’t cause any pain at all. |
| B．The author might feel the pain the next day. |
| C．The author felt the pain the moment he jumped. |
| D．The author felt helpless when he did bungee jumping. |
It old the woman who answered the phone at the local stable (马厩) that I only wanted to sit on a horse. I didn’t want to go anywhere—no need to sightsee. I just wanted the experience of sitting on a horse. My idea of exercise was turning a page in my favorite book. Therefore, for me, to sit on a horse was a very big deal.
She said I’d have to do it with an instructor alongside. Okay. It was going to be a celebration of my sixty-fifth birthday. I wanted to mark this special day by trying something new.
The next Saturday morning, along with a good friend, who would not laugh but would record the moment of my achievement, I arrived at the stable and went inside. I was nervous—I began to doubt if that was really a good idea.
Nancy, my instructor, teacher and caretaker, walked over to greet me. My adventure-for-the-hour cheerleader stood about five feet tall and nodded to me with a smile that wouldn’t quit. The horse, whose reins (缰绳) she held, was introduced as Lightning. He was gray and looked quite bored.
I thought I could stand on a box and get on the horse. However, I was told to put my left foot in the stirrup (马镫) directly, and I was doing the hop-and-jump step, holding on to the saddle (马鞍). Once, twice, no luck. I was still on the ground. I was wet from tiredness and anxiety. Once again, I was thinking of using a box or even leaving. But Nancy was urging me on. I quickly bargained with myself for another try, and that was going to be it. Later, I could only guess that I must have blacked out because, in a magic moment, I was sitting on the saddle on the third try.
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However, I didn’t realize I’d be up so high!
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Finally, I was told I could stop.
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