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Kids Show 2 (Djembe)

Samajam

When: Aug 23 and 24, 7:30 pm

Where: Zhejiang People's Great Hall, Hangzhou

Canadian performance troupe (剧团)Samajam has introduced a show for families, creating musical happenings with the help of their audience .

Everyone in the audience receives a " music bag" which contains drumsticks, tambourines, a musical tube and a djembe. Kids and the entire family learn and play with the instruments, as they are led by performers on stage. Djembe is an African drum, a representative instrument of the Manding culture in West Africa.

Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery

When: Sept 4-9, 7:30 pm

Where: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery is a play by playwright Ken Ludwig from the United States. The play is a humorous adaption of Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles featuring more than 40 characters played by five actors.

According to Ludwig, the version of Shylock Holmes and Doctor Watson in his mind is imprinted in his innermost world. The detectives are younger, more energetic and similar to those in the original works. In addition to roles, the scenes and stage effects were developed on that basis.

2047 Apologue

When: Sept 13 and 14, 7:30 pm

Where: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Director Zhang Yimou continues to explore the relationship between man and machine in the "third season" of his concept stage show, 2047 Apologue.

In his new production, Zhang continued his idea from the original 2047 Apologue by dealing with the theme of the relationship between human beings and technology. The show aims to mirror reality, commenting on how science and technology are such a huge part of life in the 21st century.

Igor Krol — Lllimination

When: Aug 18, 7pm

Where: The Pearl, Shanghai

A cool breeze from a northern land, a rising star on the Baltic Sea horizon. This summer, for the first time, Igor Krol from St Petersburg, is coming to China.

Krol is a musical actor and singer, the laureate (获奖者) of several international vocal competitions in Russia and has played the main roles in musicals such as Tanz der Vampire, Aladdin and the Count of Monte-Cristo.

Krol's solo concert Lllumination is a luxurious music experience, with elements of classical musical, pop and rock.

1.What is special about Kids Show 2 (Djembe)?

A.Everyone will get a "music bag" for free.

B.The kids will play the drums for their parents.

C.Most of the instruments come from West Africa.

D.The performers will interact with the audience.

2.What can we know about Lllimination?

A.It offers you several different styles of music.

B.It has ever been awarded in the world.

C.It is the first Russian musical team to China.

D.It has a number of music experiences.

3.Which will be shown at the same place?

A.Kids Show 2 (Djembe) and Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery.

B.Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery and 2047 Apologue.

C.2047 Apologue and Lllimination,

D.Lllimination and Kids Show 2(Djembe).

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你班的英国交换生Alice因家中有事于上月回国，之后一直没有消息。请你以班长李华的名义给她写一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1. 询问其近况及归来时间；

2. 让她不要担心课程，回来后你们会帮她补课；

3. 老师也很挂念她，请对方尽快回复。

注意:

1. 词数：100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Alice,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

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单词拼写与完成句子

1.He gave us a brief ____________(描述) of the accident.

2.English ___________(反映；映射) the creativity of the human race.

3.After-school activities play a part when students ___________(申请) to college.

4.The media is __________(负有责任的) for the truth of the news.

5.I forgot to __________(提醒) him of the time for the interview.

6.I’m going to watch a film with Sarah tomorrow evening. I’m _______ _______ ____ (期盼) it.

7.Parents and coaches _______ _________ (尤其；特别) should act as better examples for children.

8.With _______ ______ ______ _________ (情绪紧张), I breathed deeply.

9.She doesn’t _________ ________(勉强接受；将就) anything but the best.

10.Tom was ________ _______ _______ (领先) during the race.

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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。

When Tom was in high school, he was very1.(interest) in computers and enjoyed writing programs of his own. With time2.(go) by, he began to study the World Wide Web and used3.Internet to communicate4.computer programmers all over the world. After5.(graduate) from high school, he went to university6.he studied IT and developed a special interest in IT.

At the age of 22, Tom was able to go abroad for further education. He made up his mind7.(realize) his dreams there. But things were not as good as expected. Tom had thought that his English was much8.(good) than his classmates at home. However, at first, the professors spoke so fast in class that he couldn’t follow them. He made every effort and9.(gradual) he made it. Though Tom has a long way to go, let’s give our best10.(wish) to him!

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Mr. Jones woke very early_______the morning before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning, so he went to the window and looked_______. He was surprised to see a well_______, middle-aged professor, who worked in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones’ house, coming from the direction of town. He had gray hair and thick glasses, and was_______an umbrella, a morning newspaper_______a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have_______in the night train and decided to walk to the university_______taking a taxi.

Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, _______they could swing (荡秋千) on it.

Mr. Jones was_______to see the professor stop when he saw the rope and look carefully up and down the________. When he saw that there was________in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat carefully on the grass and took hold of the________. He pulled it hard to see________it was________to take his weight, then________as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end of the rope, with his gray hair________all around his face.

Backwards and forwards he swung, occasionally taking a few more running steps on the grass when the rope began to swing too________for him.

At last the professor stopped, straightened his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat,________his umbrella, newspaper and bag and________on his way to the university, looking as quiet and correct and respectable as one would________a professor to be.

1.A.on B.in C.at D.for

2.A.through B.into C.on D.out

3.A.dresses B.dressing C.dressed D.dress

4.A.bringing B.carrying C.fetching D.taking

5.A.and B.or C.but D.then

6.A.left B.argued C.arrived D.contacted

7.A.instead of B.in face of C.in spite of D.in time of

8.A.if B.since C.although D.so that

9.A.surprised B.wicked C.scheduled D.frightened

10.A.rope B.branches C.university D.road

11.A.nothing B.something C.nobody D.somebody

12.A.branches B.rope C.umbrella D.bag

13.A.whether B.that C.what D.how

14.A.long B.short C.strong D.weak

15.A.walked B.ran C.intended D.jumped

16.A.fly B.flown C.flew D.flying

17.A.slowly B.fast C.strong D.high

18.A.put down B.picked up C.put up D.picked out

19.A.settled B.began C.stopped D.continued

20.A.ask B.expect C.demand D.hope

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Things to Remember When You’re Having a Bad Day

Even the hardest days contain lessons that will help you be a better person. Feeling down? Consider these things to remember when you’re having a bad day.

No one promised life would be perfect.

1.Don’t base your happiness on meeting every expectation you set for yourself. It is good to be ambitious, but you’ll never be perfect. If you expect otherwise, your life will be filled with disappointments.

Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Don’t kid yourself into thinking success will come quickly. It isn’t easy to be patient, but anything worth doing requires time.3..

Without hard times, you wouldn’t appreciate the good ones.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to give up, that is strength.4.. It is hard to find much to smile about when you fail, but how else would you improve yourself? If you look at failures as a part of your growing process, you’ll stay positive and follow your goals for as long as it takes.

It’s OK to cry sometimes.

Do not apologize for crying. Without this feeling, we are only robots. Don’t be afraid of crying.5.Instead, it is an acceptable way to let go of your depressed feelings. If you let those feelings build up without release, you’ll have a much harder time dealing with them later.

A.Don’t get sad if you lose.

B.It isn’t a sign of weakness.

C.Success doesn’t happen overnight.

D.It’s not OK to worry now and then.

E.Don’t compare your life with others’.

F.Remember: Rome was not built in a day.

G.If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.

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Sometimes life can seem challenging (挑战的) and we usually get the feeling of “the grass on the other side is always greener”! We usually feel upset with the troubles that life throws at us.

The best thing to do at that point of time is to close our eyes and start counting of all the blessings in life that God has given us.

If we think deeply, our life is full of blessings that we hardly recognize. Listening to the singing of birds early in the morning, we realize that there are many people who spend their life in a world that is silent while many others spend their lives in a world that is dark and may have never seen a rainbow or the setting sun.

When you go out for a drive, pull down the window and look at the poor beggar standing under the hot sun, begging for filling his hungry stomach. We get three meals a day without realizing its importance. Isn’t that a blessing?

Whenever you are sad, look at the eyes of your parents and family filled with love and concern for you. There are many people who have never experienced the love of a family. Isn’t that a blessing?

As Mother Teresa once said, “We don’t need to do great things. We need to do small things with great love”.

The key to a happy life is when we consider others problems to be our own and try to help them. When we love people without any expectations and help them, our heart is filled with a sense of happiness and peace seeing the smile on their face.

So the next time whenever life knocks you down, close your eyes and…start counting!

1.What does the author intend to tell us?

A.True happiness lies in achieving wealth.

B.Blessings should be treasured in our life.

C.The singing of birds can make us happy.

D.Love from our family gives us courage to face life.

2.The underlined part “the grass on the other side is always greener” in paragraph 1 probably means that__________.

A.however happy we are, we never seem to be satisfied

B.though we are rich, we are poor in mind

C.we can have a better life if we work harder

D.there exists a greener grass on the other side

3.What can be learned from the text?

A.We have already known that life is filled with blessings.

B.It is a blessing to have three meals a day.

C.It’s natural to see a rainbow or the setting sun in life.

D.Mother Teresa calls on us to do great things in life.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Troubles in Life B.Secrets of Life

C.A Sense of Happiness D.Count Your Blessings

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Earthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing. Their designers say with these robots, rescuers will be able to save lives during an earthquake.

This robot looking like a helicopter, is called the detector-bot. It’s about 4 meters long, and it took about 4 years to develop the model. Its main functions (作用) are to collect information from the air, and send goods of up to 30 kilos, to people trapped by an earthquake.

This robot has a high definition 360 degree panoramic (全景) camera. It can work day and night and will also be able to send the latest pictures from the quake area.

Dr. Qi Juntong, Chinese Academy of Science, said, “The most important feature of this robot is that it doesn’t need a distant control. We just set the destination (目的地) information on it, and then it takes off, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3,000 meters, and as fast as 100 kilometers per hour.”

This robot has a different function — it can change as the environment changes. Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go.

As well as a detector (探测器) that finds victims and detects poisonous gas, a camera is placed in the 40 centimeter long robot, which can work in the dark.

Another use for the rescuers is the supply part, with its 10 meter long pipe. People who are trapped in the ruins, will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.

Experts have said that the robots will enter production, and serve as part of the national earth-quake rescue team as soon as next year.

1.According to the passage, this robot________.

A.is carried by the helicopter

B.weighs about 30 kilos

C.is a machine with a length of 10 meters

D.hasn’t been put into production so far

2.The underlined word “which” in paragraph 6 refers to________.

A.a camera B.a robot C.a rescuer D.a detector

3.Which of the following is true of the robot?

A.It is designed to prevent the earthquake.

B.It is unable to send goods.

C.It can take and send pictures even in the dark.

D.It can be used to take in poisonous gas.

4.The text is mainly about _____________.

A.what the robot looks like B.an introduction to the robot

C.how the robot is made D.information about earthquakes

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A Chicago six-year-old girl’s decision to feed the homeless instead of receiving presents on her birthday is touching the hearts of many not only in the area, but also across the country.

Armani Crews had been begging her parents for a few months to feed homeless people in her community.

“I said, ‘OK, we’ll make some sandwiches,’ to which Armani said, ‘No. I want the same thing we’d have at my birthday party,’” her mother recalled.

Even when her father, Antoine, told her that if she wanted to go through with this, she wouldn’t get a birthday gift, the girl, whose birthday was March 5, wouldn’t give in.

So the Chicago family spent about $300 buying food to send to homeless people in the city’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. They bought chicken, fish, corn, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, cake, cookies, fruit and water.

After Armani mentioned her plan at the family’s local church, the church members donated (捐赠) other items to create care packages for the homeless.

Armani’s birthday party was a success, with the family feeding more than 125 people who gathered.

In a statement, the six-year-old girl told ABC News, “It was nice to be nice.” Her mother added, “She was excited and happy. Everybody was being fed. One gentleman said he hadn’t had a hot meal in a long time.”

1.What do we know about Armani Crews?

A.She was a six-year-old girl disliking birthday gifts.

B.She gave up her birthday party to feed the homeless.

C.She begged her parents to feed the homeless regularly.

D.She was willing to protect the pride of the homeless.

2.Which word can best describe the feeling of the gentleman in the last paragraph?

A.Concerned. B.Relaxed. C.Grateful. D.Humorous.

3.The text is meant to tell us that _______________.

A.little love can make the world better

B.east and west, home is the best

C.eat to live, but not live to eat

D.a good beginning makes a good ending

4.What part of a newspaper can we probably find this text?

A.Lifestyle. B.Sports & Games.

C.Health & Fitness. D.Entertainment.

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The University of Tokyo has several museums covering various fields such as medicine, agriculture and art. Here are brief introductions about their histories and exhibits.

◆The University Museum

Having collected over three million academic materials for its collection since the University of Tokyo was founded in 1877, the University Museum is the largest museums of its kind in Japan. From the time its reorganization into an independent entirely in May 1996, the University Museum has held planned exhibitions over 60 times.

◆The Museum of Health and Medicine

The Museum of Health and Medicine seeks to provide information about health and medicine to the general public and advance education for students studying medicine. The museum features both a permanent exhibition space and a temporary exhibition space, with the latter focusing on topics related to medical care and the study of medicine.

◆The Agricultural Museum

The Agricultural Museum displays materials from the collection of the University’s Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Notable items on display include the documents and pictures of scientists attached to the university, inner organs of Japan’s famous dog Hachiko, and drawings showing German agriculture and the varieties of Japanese cows.

◆The Farm Museum

The Farm Museum opened in 2007 within a dairy barn. The barn was built in 1934 as part of the moving of the University of Tokyo’s farm from Komaba to Tanashi, an area in western Tokyo. The museum features both permanent and temporary exhibitions. Permanent exhibitions include European farming tools used on the Komaba Farm, tools for agricultural experiments, agricultural machinery, American tractors and drawings showing German agriculture.

1.What can we know about the University Museum?

A.It was founded in 1877. B.It has held over 60 exhibitions.

C.It has the most items collected. D.It is the largest museum in Japan.

2.Which should you visit if you are interested in all kinds of Japanese cows?

A.The Farm Museum. B.The University Museum.

C.The Agricultural Museum. D.The Museum of Health and Medicine.

3.What’s the purpose of the text?

A.To introduce museums. B.To give the university some advice.

C.To make the university famous. D.To attract visitors to museums.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.When should the landlord be informed of the leaving?

A.A month earlier. B.13 days earlier. C.3 days earlier.

2.Under what condition will the tenant (房客) be fined?

A.The tenant doesn’t pay in advance.

B.The tenant doesn’t sign a contract.

C.The tenant doesn’t keep a contract.

3.What can you expect in a townhouse?

A.Single bathrooms. B.Big yards. C.Shared bedrooms.

4.What will happen if you don’t care for your single-family home?

A.You’ll have to pay more.

B.Your neighbors will complain.

C.You’ll be forced to leave the house.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How did the man sleep last night?

A.He slept badly. B.He slept well. C.He woke up once.

2.What will the man have to attend this morning?

A.A few classes. B.An interview. C.A meeting.

3.What should the man do in a traffic jam according to the woman?

A.Be careful. B.Breathe deeply. C.Listen to some music.

4.What probably is the man?

A.A teacher. B.A student. C.A taxi driver.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Who lives in New York?

A.The woman’s sister. B.The man’s parent. C.The woman.

2.What do we know about the woman’s sister?

A.She will arrive next Saturday.

B.She writes articles for English Post.

C.She will stay for a month.

3.When will the man arrive at the airport?

A.At 8:00 am. B.At 8:40 am. C.At 9:00 am.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man want the woman to do?

A.Pile some boxes. B.Clean the floor. C.Do the windows.

2.What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A.Classmates. B.Brother and sister. C.Father and daughter.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Who can be more successful according to the woman?

A.Bob. B.Carl. C.The man.

2.What does the man think of Bob?

A.Clever and honest. B.Selfish and proud. C.Generous and helpful.

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What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A.A popular book. B.The civil war. C.A classic movie.

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What does the man mean?

A.He promises to review the test tomorrow.

B.He doesn’t want to put it off.

C.He doesn’t feel like studying.

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What do we know about the man?

A.He once went to Italy. B.He owns a restaurant. C.He is good at cooking.

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What is the man trying to do?

A.Give first aid. B.Relax himself. C.Help the woman breathe.

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How much does the woman want?

A.￡12. B.￡10. C.￡8.

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假定你是李华，在网上看到了某国际文化交流公司在你所在城市征集寄宿家庭（host family）的广告，你很感兴趣。请你用英语给负责人Mr. Smith 写封申请信，内容包括：

1. 自我介绍；

2. 家庭住宿条件及周边交通状况；

3. 其它优势。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

注意：1. 词数100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10 处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分。

How is it going? Hearing that you have trouble make small talk with strangers in China, I’d like to offer you my advices.

Firstly, it is normal to feel a bit of nervous when approaching someone new. Everyone gets little shy first; after all, you don’t know how the person is like. The only way was to get over being shy and approach us. Secondly, Chinese people, especially youngsters, are general friendly, kind and enthusiastic. You can talk about almost everything range from sports, film stars, hot movies to music. Thirdly, there are some sensitive topics such like age, weight and income, which should be avoided.

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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。

Everyone is familiar with a to⁃do list, but most people don ’t really understand the 1. （important）of having a list of the things they want to accomplish. Creating a to⁃do list is creating a list of goals. The list tells you what you need to do2.achieve）some larger outcome in your life.

A list is a way to break down your life goals into manageable3.step）that you can complete in a specific amount of time. In this sense, your list becomes a guide4.show） you how to succeed in life.

The way most people start off creating to ⁃ do lists isn’t 5.particular）effective. It is easy to end up with many items 6. aren’t important. Developing a talent in creating your lists7.be）very beneficial. First, you need to see your list as8.sacred（神圣的） place. It is there to help you achieve your life goals. It represents items on which you plan to spend part of your valuable and limited time. This doesn’t mean you can’t put 9.small） items on the list — like getting groceries. It does mean that you need to make sure you only use your list10.things that are actually valuable to you.

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Colorado’s Grays Peak（格雷斯峰）rises 14,278 feet above sea level, high enough that trees can’t grow toward the top. It was in this difficult environment that Cindy was _________ enough to injure her left knee.

It was August 2018, and Cindy, 56, was on her way back down the trail（小路）with three friends. As a storm was coming, they were_____ to get off the mountain. When they_______ a rocky drop of a couple of feet, Cindy________ that instead of moving down slowly — the safe way to go — she would____. She landed on her left leg. Then she felt a sharp___ in her leg.

Every_________ after that was extremely painful. Before long, she had to_________ . As one friend ran down to get_______ , a number of other hikers, all strangers,_______ to help Cindy down the narrow trail by walking on either side of her to support her _______, but that proved slow and dangerous.

Finally, one hiker, Matt, asked her,“How do you feel about a fireman’s _______?”Before she knew it, he had___ her over his shoulder.“Now, I’m not tiny,”says Cindy, a former college basketball star.______ Matt couldn’t carry her all the way down by himself. So six hikers and one of her friends______ carrying her. Three hours and two rock⁃strewn miles later, this human conveyor belt______ the medical workers in the end, who_______ Cindy to the nearby hospital.

Now she has mostly _________ from her unlucky hike, but Cindy knows she’ll never shake one thing from that day: the_______ of the band of strangers who came to her_______ .“I’m still moved to tears.”

1.A.uncertain B.strange C.surprised D.unfortunate

2.A.serious B.anxious C.afraid D.normal

3.A.cleared B.visited C.missed D.approached

4.A.decided B.noticed C.complained D.reminded

5.A.return B.arrive C.jump D.wait

6.A.pain B.drop C.shock D.relief

7.A.goal B.step C.choice D.stage

8.A.leave B.continue C.follow D.stop

9.A.money B.advice C.help D.courage

10.A.happened B.attempted C.refused D.hesitated

11.A.weight B.family C.opinion D.equipment

12.A.carry B.image C.career D.style

13.A.touched B.seized C.threw D.lifted

14.A.Bravely B.Naturally C.Clearly D.Gradually

15.A.put off B.took turns C.burst out D.felt like

16.A.met B.recognized C.ordered D.escaped

17.A.introduced B.allowed C.invited D.rushed

18.A.travelled B.recovered C.regretted D.suffered

19.A.experience B.practice C.memory D.excitement

20.A.contact B.senses C.rescue D.terms

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Experienced⁃Based Education

Everyone is familiar with traditional education. You sit in a class and a teacher teaches. This is an important part of development. But at some point, every individual has to take charge of their own education. To do this, one must look at the root of learning.1.

Basically, unfamiliar experiences usually add more value than experiences that are familiar.

2. And we are in a better state to learn something new. Honestly, someone who never experiences the same thing twice will never have a chance to benefit from anything learned. However, new experiences are generally what make people interesting and push them to grow.

High school is a new experience. College is a new experience. However, at some point traditional education becomes repetitive. It is not that you won’t learn anything else, but that the environment is so familiar.3.

To solve this, an individual needs to introduce new experiences into their life. You may spend a summer in a different part of the country or learn a new language through trial and error. You can also go to a drive⁃in movie（or some other entertainment event that is new to you）.4.

These types of experiences often result in very little“book knowledge”. Instead, they will often provide you with a better understanding of yourself as you experience your reaction to different situations.5. It can be invaluable for you to work effectively with others. Becoming a well ⁃ rounded human isn’t something that happens by accident. You can spend your entire lifetime developing your potential.

A. Has education changed so much in the last decade?

B. They will also provide you with a better understanding of others.

C. Those new experiences may not lead to great personal development.

D. These are all things that can stretch and expand your experience in life.

E. This is because unfamiliar experiences require much more of our attention.

F. As a result, you can easily become less aware of your experience and not learn as much.

G. What makes some experiences add great value to our lives while other experiences do not?

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Driving while talking on the phone increases the likelihood of an accident and is actually more dangerous than driving drunk, U.S. researchers report. This holds true whether the driver is holding a cell phone or using a hands⁃free device.

“As a society, we have agreed on not tolerating the risk associated with drunk driving,”said researcher Frank Drews, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Utah.“This study shows us that somebody who is conversing on a cell phone is exposing him or herself and others to a similar risk — cell phones actually are a higher risk,”he said.

In the study, 40 people followed a pace car along a prescribed course, using a driving simulator （模拟仪）. Some people drove while talking on a cell phone, others drove while drunk（meaning their blood-alcohol limit matched the legal limit of 0.08 percent）, and others drove with no such distractions. The researchers found an increased accident rate when people were conversing on the cell phone. Drivers on cell phones were 5.36 times more likely to get in an accident.

The bottom line: Cell⁃phone use was linked to“a significant increase in the accident rate,” Drews said.

The phone users did even worse than the inebriated, the Utah team found. There were three accidents among those talking on cell phones — all of them involving a rear⁃ending（追尾） of the pace car. In contrast, there were no accidents recorded among participants who were drunk.

In response to safety concerns, some states have declared it illegal to use hand ⁃ held cell phones while driving. But that type of law may not be effective, because the Utah researchers found no difference in driver performance whether the driver was holding the phone or talking on a hands⁃free model.

“We have seen again and again that there is no difference between hands⁃free and hand⁃held devices,”Drews said.“The problem is the conversation. The best solution to the problem is obvious: Don’t talk on the phone while you are driving. ”

1.Which group of drivers performed worst in the study?

A.Those phone users.

B.Those who are drunk.

C.Those following a pace car.

D.Those with hearing problems.

2.What does the underlined phrase“the inebriated”in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.The drunk drivers.

B.The researchers.

C.The cell⁃phone⁃free drivers.

D.The Utah team.

3.What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?

A.Driver performance has nothing to do with the use of mobile phones.

B.It is timely to ban the use of hand⁃held phones while driving.

C.The Utah researchers find the traffic safety law works as well as before.

D.Talking on the phone while driving should be avoided.

4.In which section of a newspaper is this text from?

A.Sports.

B.Economy.

C.Society.

D.Entertainment.

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An electric flying vehicle called Skai was shown yesterday near Los Angeles, California. Skai is made by Alaka’i Technologies. The vehicle has six rotors（旋翼）on the roof and seats inside for five people.

Like a drone（无人机）, the vehicle from Alaka’i Technologies takes off and lands vertically（垂直地）. It’s one of many similar electric flying vehicles in production, including ones from Boeing and Airbus. But most of them are powered by batteries, which can add a lot of weight. The Skai instead uses very light hydrogen fuel cells to run its rotors, giving it a range of 400 miles（644 kilometers）and the capacity to carry 1,000 pounds（454 kilograms）in people or goods, the company says.

Alaka’i says it’s planning a test flight near its Massachusetts headquarters. It will be flown by an on ⁃ board pilot（飞行员）, but the technology exists to eventually fly it remotely and even autonomously. However, it will be years before the Federal Aviation Administration（FAA）allows the autonomous flight of passenger vehicles, said Thaddeus Lightfoot, who helps companies navigate FAA rules.

“Drone⁃ like vehicles such as the Skai must first simply prove their airworthiness, like any common plane. After that, getting commercial certification is another complex process. The technology is interesting, but the regulatory road will be very long,”said Lightfoot, adding that the idea of allowing people to fly in a large aircraft without a pilot is“well outside the current regulatory system.”

Hanvey, CEO of Alaka’i Technologies, said that it could take at least a decade before the company realizes his goal of electric flying vehicles ferrying passengers over major cities at nearly 120 mph. Before that, he hopes to see Skai aircraft used by first responders to send in food or water following disasters like hurricanes or wildfires. It could also serve as a mobile cell tower, staying in the sky for up to 10 hours over a neighborhood to provide communication services, he said.

1.What is the advantage of the Skai?

A.It is quite light. B.It uses batteries.

C.It carries more people. D.It lands autonomously.

2.What can we infer about the pilotless flight of passenger vehicles?

A.It costs a lot.

B.It saves energy.

C.It is not readily available now.

D.It will soon get approved by FAA.

3.According to Thaddeus Lightfoot, what should the Skai do first?

A.Prove its safety to fly. B.Conduct a test flight.

C.Get a commercial license. D.Obey the International Air Law.

4.Where is the Skai probably first used according to Hanvey?

A.In the countryside. B.In some major cities.

C.In mountainous areas. D.In disaster⁃stricken areas.

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Frederick Phiri is the junk⁃art king of Zambia: at just 22, he started to earn an international reputation for being able to make complex and elegant sculptures from scrap metal（金属废料） found in his community.

Phiri’s father died when he was starting primary school. Then his mother abandoned him and he had to stay with his grandfather. His grandfather paid for his schooling through primary school but when he entered secondary school, he had to get various jobs to pay for his fees. Yet even in school, he was always drawing and making things in class.

After graduating, he did what he could to support himself by making animal sculptures from wires and sold them to tourists. His work was so popular that it caught the eye of Karen Beattie, director of Project Luangwa, a nonprofit dedicated to education and economic development in central Africa.

“I introduced him to a local welder（焊工）,”Beattie told Newsweek.

In 2017, Phiri worked with welder Moses Mbewe during the rainy season, helping to make a complex set of doors for Project Luangwa. The piece sparked an idea in Beattie’s mind:“I handed him a bunch of scrap metal and said,‘Make something with this.’And he did. It was wonderful.”

Today, Phiri continues his art, using pieces of junk people bring him — keys, broken bike chains, old metal plugs and whatever scrap metal is lying around. He then turns the junk into abstract animals — elephants, cranes, giraffes, chameleons — and sells them at Project Luangwa headquarters. The community has recognized his talents.

“My dream is to earn enough to study art at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka and be able to make a living from it,”Phiri said“. And then to make very large sculptures.”

1.What is Phiri known for?

A.Serving his community.

B.Collecting works of art.

C.Being the king of Zambia.

D.Turning trash into treasure.

2.What can we learn about Phiri from paragraph 2?

A.He had an unhappy childhood.

B.He paid for his primary school.

C.He had to support his grandfather.

D.He missed school to do part⁃time jobs.

3.How does Phiri feel about his future?

A.Uncertain. B.Confident.

C.Depressed. D.Satisfied.

4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.A Rough Road to Success

B.The Junk Art King of Zambia

C.A Young Man’s Wildest Dream

D.The Modern Junk Works of Art

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Time flies! Before we know it, we’ll be ringing in 2020. The TFK team is taking a look back at 2019. Who was the most important person of the year? Read on to learn about all the nominees （被提名的人）, and then cast your vote. We’ll announce the winner in mid⁃December. Now get to it! Every vote counts.

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Swedish climate activist GRETA THUNBERG, 16, is the face of the youth movement for climate awareness. In August, Greta set out on a zero⁃emissions sail across the Atlantic Ocean to speak to world leaders at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit. She was nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize and continues to inspire people of all ages to fight for the health of Planet Earth.

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Author JASON REYNOLDS has written more than a dozen books for kids. He’s a 2019 National Book Awards finalist for Young People’s Literature. In his books and in real life, Reynolds is concerned with the voices of black children and teenagers. In 2019, he made some 50 visits to classrooms and conferences. His mission: to show readers that he values their stories as much as they value his.