阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
In December 2018, The Guardian changed its wording-using ''global heating'' instead of ''global warming'' -after scientists found that Earth's temperature is set to rise from between 2.5C and 4.5C. There had been a goal to keep the rise within 2C. And on May 1, the UK parliament (议会) declared a ''climate emergency'', becoming the first parliament to do so.
It's true that ''global heating'' and ''climate emergency'' are – in terms of language – two simple phrases. But they send out plenty of messages.
If with ''global warming'' we're still inside our comfort zone of handling the situation, entering the state of ''global heating'' is like heading to a point where the delicate (微妙的) balance of nature is disturbed so much that there is no turning back. Everything will be changing: Coral will die, polar bears will lose their habitats completely, and extreme weathers like droughts and heavy storms will happen at a higher frequency. There is no denying that we're entering a ''climate emergency''.
''Decades ago when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts could be seen as an issue for future generations, '' but, as Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times, now it's definitely our issue, ''a shift (变化) we all are living together''.
However, getting these messages through is far from enough. It depends on each and every one of us to find a solution – if there are any solutions left to find.
''We have no time to waste, '' said the UK's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, according to the BBC. Corbyn urged that ''we take rapid and dramatic action now''.
Indeed, language matters. But action matters even more.
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假定你是李华，你校暑假期间将举办中国传统文化周活动，活动内容包括：京剧表演、画展、剪纸体验等。你的英国朋友Tom在青岛大学学习，你想邀请他一起参加。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动内容。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The 19th-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau knew the 1.(important) of nature. Thoreau filled his books with observations about human life and 2.(it) basic need for nature.
On average, Americans spend about 10 hours a day in front of a computer or other electronic device 3. less than 30 minutes a day outdoors. That is a claim 4.(make) by David Strayer, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah. In his 2017 TEDTalk, Strayer 5.(explain) that all this time spent with technology is making our brains tired.
Using an electronic device-answering emails, listening to the news, looking at Facebook -6.(put) a lot of pressure on the prefrontal cortex, the front of the brain. This area, Strayer explains, is important for critical 7.(think), problem-solving and decision-making. So, it is important to give the brain 8. rest. And being in nature, Strayer claims, helps refresh a brain that is tired from too much technology. Friends and family take time off and escape to nature for several days. Camping may be just 9. a tech-tired brain needs. Strayer's research team found that spending three days in nature without any technology is enough time for the brain to 10.(full) relax and reset itself.
At my daughter's recent graduation, a speaker kept repeating, ''You can do anything with a degree in philosophy. '' To that, I thought you can do anything with the right _______.
I didn't have a _______ job until I was 27. When I was hired, I was basically _______. My car had broken down. I was living with two other people and sleeping on a couch. My family and friends thought I was going _______．
I didn't feel that way though. I wasn't doing well _______. Sure, friends of mine got married and bought houses. But neither of those choices _______ me. Taking the road _______ traveled is part of being an entrepreneur (创业者). I wanted to _______ my dream, which was to work with my hands and be creative. I wanted to be my own boss.
At the time, I was _______ toy animals and selling them at street fairs. It wasn't easy, but I stayed true to myself. I was ________ and hardworking. I know those were the qualities that led me to get ________ at my first job. So don't give up hope.
One Sunday, I read an article about a toy company called Worlds of Wonder. I knew I could make a better teddy bear than the one they were ________, although I had designed just a few cuddly toys for another company. The next day, I visited the company's offices in person and told them they needed me. To my surprise, they ________ to interview me. Because they could tell I was enthusiastic.
Many of us don't ________ new things because we're sure we don't have the skills. But from my experience, it's far more ________ to have the right attitude. Almost everything can be taught. Are you a ready and willing student?
1.A.direction B.attitude C.way D.knowledge
2.A.full-time B.special C.creative D.surprising
3.A.blessing B.annoying C.starving D.satisfying
4.A.forward B.nowhere C.anywhere D.somewhere
5.A.physically B.spiritually C.mentally D.financially
6.A.upset B.disappointed C.envied D.excited
7.A.often B.nearly C.less D.easily
8.A.follow B.change C.get D.earn
9.A.copying B.making C.buying D.learning
10.A.enthusiastic B.healthy C.friendly D.intelligent
11.A.hired B.lost C.warned D.supported
12.A.improving B.researching C.designing D.marketing
13.A.denied B.agreed C.refused D.invited
14.A.give away B.take on C.put up D.let down
15.A.funny B.ready C.important D.successful
When you are sitting in class, have you ever drawn pictures in the margins (页边的空白处) of your notebooks? If so, you are doodling. Many people think of doodling as a distraction (分心) from more important things. 1..2..In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group was encouraged to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered 29% more.
Other people have suggested other uses for doodling. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. 3. When you come back, you'll have a fresh perspective (观点) and figure out an answer more quickly.
An author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. 4. In fact, she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning through doodling.
Brown believes doodling is helpful because it includes many ways of learning. You learn in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading or writing, and through movement. The more ways you use, the better you learn. And when you doodle while listening to a lecture, you use all four.
You might think that being good at drawing is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling is to help you think, then it doesn’t matter what the picture looks like. 5. So next time you need help focusing, pick up a pen and doodle away!
A.And many experts agree with this.
B.Even if you're not an artist, doodling can help you.
C.Walking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it.
D.But it might be just the opposite.
E.One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear.
F.She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing, but she wants to change that.
G.Doodling can help you achieve more than you imagine.
''Our most beautiful part is our bridge because we can make wind energy by this bridge and our main transportation is used by this bridge. '' The future city competition puts young teens in charge of building a city that can respond to a challenge. This year's challenge is resilience (重建能力) after a natural disaster like an earthquake. The models must be built with recycled materials for less than 100 dollars.
But behind this is some serious engineering. Each group has to present its city's resilience features to the audience and judges. ''The sea walls are made with concrete and steel to reduce the tidal waves impact on the shoreline. '' And it's about more than just infrastructure(基础设施). Judges want to know that you've thought about your citizens, too. ''If someone wants to design a building that's 50 floors, we make an agreement like maybe 20 of them have to be low-income housing. '' Engineering Outreach Group Discover (EOGD) has run the competition for nearly three decades. Director of programs Thea Sahr says it is an effective teaching tool. She tells of one boy who asked his teacher when they would get back to the real learning. ''You know the kind we were just sitting there reading the books and telling you the answers, '' and she said ''well what do you know about storm water that you didn't know last week. What do you know about scale? And you're having a really good time while you're doing it. '' He says this is learning. '' I want to do more of this. ''
The winners take home 7,500 dollars for their school’s science program, and get a trip to a science focused summer camp. This year's winners from Warwick Middle School in Pennsylvania say they also learned real-world skills like dealing with failure. ''The hardest part was trying not to get frustrated when something didn't work. And I think our team members really contributed to that. Communication is key. '' Listen, when you're building a city, engineering is just part of it.
1.What does ''we'' refer to in the first paragraph?
A.Teen competitors. B.School boys.
C.College students. D.Engineers
2.What's the purpose of the competition according to Thea Sahr?
A.To increase students' communication skills.
B.To allow students to experience the work of engineers.
C.To strength the friendship between students.
D.To offer students a different way of learning.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The winners can share the 7,500.
B.The winners can take part in all kinds of summer camps.
C.The biggest challenge for the team is using the knowledge of engineering.
D.The participants can learn a lot besides engineering.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Building City of the Future: A Way of Out School Learning
B.Nature: An Outdoor Classroom
C.EOGD: A Middle School Reform
D.The City of Future: the Place Full of Imagination
