The Beginning of Summer is the first solar term (节气) in summer. As for the date, it is different, maybe on May 5", 6 or 7 each year according to the movement of the sun. Here is what people usually
The rice for this day used to be made with many kinds of colorful beans, which means"a bumper grain harvest". Now the rice is only cooked with glutinous rice and broad beans, but the sweet taste and people's good wishes keep unchanged. |
·The Egg Competition
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In front of the Great Hall of the People stood a graceful woman in colorful traditional Hani ethnic(民族的)clothes, catching the eyes of reporters.
She is Yang Yuni. Ten years ago, she was only a village girl who loved ethnic culture. Now she's a famous dancer, a successful businesswoman, and a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC. That's thanks to her endless efforts to protect and spread the traditional Hani culture.
Born and raised in a Hani village in Honghe County, Yunnan, the 28-year-old deeply loves her ethnic culture. Guided by her mother, the county's first folk dance teacher, and growing up with the inviting Hani terraces (梯田), she came to love dance. After finishing high school, she chose to major in dance performance in college.
In 2015, Yang set up an arts center to spread Hani dance. Under her guidance and teaching, more and more local kids began to love Hani dance. "The Hani dance has beautiful moves and shows strong life. Why not bring it to a bigger stage? "said Yang.
Later, Yang set up a street dance group with street dancers from other areas of Yunnan. They mixed street dance moves with their local dance style to show their love for their own culture. Her arts center later set up a recording studio to record the voices of its students and Hani folk singers.
After becoming a CPPCC National Committee member, Yang put forward a proposal (提案) that focuses on the cultural and tourism value of the Cultural Landscape of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces.
a. studied dance performance in her college b. set up an arts center to spread Hani dance
c. mixed street dance with Hani dance style d. came to love dance because of her mother
① There are always worries about false information on social media. Believing false information could influence our personal and group health. But why do people believe false information they see online? One popular argument is that they are short of digital literacy(素养), so they're more likely to believe and share false information.
② To explore the possible connections between one's digital literacy and tendency(倾向)to believe false information, we surveyed 1, 341 Americans. First, we showed them 24 news headlines —half of which were true and half of which were false. Then we tested their digital literacy. After that, they were asked to answer a question about different kinds of newsfeeds.
③ The survey found that digital literacy is indeed a good predictor (预测)of one's ability to tell true information from what is false. But when we looked at the connection between digital literacy and thetendency to share false information with others, the results were different. Just like people who were lessdigitally literate, people who were more digitally literate were likely to share false articles as well.
④ Also, the results showed that even people with high digital literacy were not immune from sharing false news with others. This sounds strange. If you are better at telling the difference between the true and the false, why would you share false information? As we look quickly through our newsfeeds, we often pay attention to feedback, such as how many "likes"our posts have received. It turns out that we often forget to ask ourselves whether a story is true or false before deciding to share it.
⑤So, let's all stop right now! Remember to ask ourselves whether the news we see is true before eventhinking about clicking"share".
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In the forest, high up on the steep (陡峭的)shore, and not far from the open sea, stood a very old oak tree. It was three hundred and sixty-five years old. But that long time feels like the same number of days to us. We wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, and we have our dreams. The tree's life is different; it has to stay awake for three seasons of a year and only gets to rest during winter.
During warm summers, the short-lived flies, called ephemera, would fly around the old tree, enjoying life and feeling happy. If one of the tiny creatures (生物) ever rested on one of the tree's large leaves, the oak would say, "Poor little creature! Your whole life lasts only for a single day. It must be quite sad. "
"What do you mean? "the ephemera would always reply. "Everything around me is so wonderfully bright, and warm, and beautiful, and it makes me so happy. "
"But only for one day, and then it is all over. "
"Over? "repeated the fly. "What is the meaning of over'? Are you 'over'too? "
"I will probably live for thousands of days, and my day lasts for whole seasons. It is so long that you could never imagine it. "
"No? Well, I don't understand. You may have thousands of days, but they don't change much. I have thousands of moments in which I can be joyful and happy. So, I have a question for you: Does all the beauty of the world disappear when you die? "
"No, "replied the tree, "it will certainly last much longer than I can even think of. "
"Well, then, "said the little fly, "we have the same time to live; only we have different ways of counting it. "
The ephemera danced happily with its wings in the air, rejoicing in the sweet delights around it. The long and beautiful day seemed to it so full of joy. Finally, when the sun sank low, it felt tired of all its happiness, and its wings could no longer carry it. It gently glided (滑) down onto the soft grass. With a nodof its little head, it was peacefully and sweetly fast asleep —the fly was dead.
(Adapted from The Last Dream of Old Oak)
A big test makes students feel fear and anxiety(焦虑的). But taking tests is something faced by all students at all levels of schools. How do you prepare for the tests as well as reducing fear? Maybe they will be of use to you.
Calm down. Don't panic. You will be focusing on the fear, and not the coming test. Many times, fear can even prevent you doing well. If you panic, take deep breaths, and think that you can do this.
People who make a detailed study plan often have an easier time of their studies. When making a study plan, calculate(计算)the amount of time you have left before the exam date. Is the exam in a month? Did the teacher spring the test on you suddenly? Is it a mid-year exam that has been waiting since the start of the year? Depending on the time, make your study plan long or short.
Take notes and ask questions. If you come across what you can't understand, write it down. And don't worry—you aren't stupid if you ask questions. Questions mean that you're actively learning. Besides, a question ahead of time could mean a better grade on the exam.
Good study skills help to achieve better results with less effort. So use the ones that work for you.
A. Make a study plan. B. Here are some good study skills. C. Making a study plan can help you save time. D. Panic will only make your situation even worse. E. Ask your teacher either during class or during office hours. |
What else can you do to prepare for a test? (请用10词左右的句子回答问题)
I hold the rope on Cho's back as we pass my new neighbor's yard.
"Hello, Mr. Green! "I greet him. Like every other morning, he doesn't1 me. But I know he's there, watching behind his roses 2 . I can hear his breath shaking.
Maybe he's afraid because I'm3 . Sometimes disabilitiesscare grown-ups. But yesterday I heard him playing chess with Jimmy, who's in a wheelchair.
Father has told me some locals don't like people from faraway.4 every Saturday Mr. Greenand my brother, Li, help each other with yard work.
Well, maybe he doesn't like5 . "Hello, Mai and Cho! "my friend Jane is on a bike. "Hi, Mr. Green. "I wait. But he calls out, "Hello, Jane! "His voice6 me. Mr. Green likes Jimmy, and Li, andJane. But not me and Cho.
Me and Cho! An 7 brightens my mystery. Maybe I do know why! I tie Cho's 8 to a treeand I feel my way to Mr. Green.
"Mai, be careful! "Mr. Green shouts to me.
"You . …you can please .9 my mystery, "I say, "it isn't because I'm blind. Or because I'm a girl from Vietnam. "I add, "It's Cho who scares you when we walk by. That's 10 you don't like me? "
"I like you, Mai. And Cho, too. But up close, Cho scares my words away. She is a very . …. big dog, "hesays in a low voice that tells me he thinks I will 11 him.
But being scared isn't funny. So I tell him, "Your fear of Cho may be big, but our friendship is 12 . We will help. Come with me! "
I hear a smile in Mr. Green's voice. "OK, "he says, "I 13 you, my friend. "
Friend, he called me. We are friends! I lead Mr. Green back to Cho, and tell him how nice Cho is. Then Itake14 hand and guide it to Cho's head. Slowly, Mr. Green pets Cho's ears. Cho wags her tail.
15 , the mystery is solved. And the new friendship between us begins.
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Insects like bees are very important to help grow plants. But in recent years, they greatly, ashumans have taken over more and more lands for cities.
That's why bee-friendly bus stops are starting to appear in the UK. stops are like ordinary ones, but people add small gardens with flowers and plants to the roofs(顶部). So the next time you're waiting for a bus in the UK, don't be if you hear buzzing from overhead.
Several in Europe have similar bee bus stops along the streets. , bees benefit a lot andthe city temperatures drop even if the gardens are small.
Xu Zhuoyuan, a 17-year-old girl, was born in Hunan. She is one of the youngestmountaineers who have ever (到达)the top of Mount Qomolangma.
Xu's mountaineering journey began on a family trip to Tibet and Sichuan fouryears ago. Passing by Mount Siguniang, the (第二) highest mountainin Sichuan, she felt lost in its beauty and decided to try climbing. That was her firsttime climbing a snow mountain, and she f in love with mountaineeringright then and there.
For the next few years, Xu trained really h She did physical exercise like running, swimming and rope skipping almost every day to get rfor the big climbs.
At the age of 15, Xu got to Muztagata Peak successfully in (七月)2022. But her toughest journey was climbing Mount Qomolangma in 2023. Facing a snowstorm at 8, 400 meters in 40 degrees bzero, Xu still pushed on until she stood on the top of Mount Qomolangma. On the very first day of 2024, she touched the snow on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in (非洲).
To Xu, mountaineering is not just about being strong physically, it is also a (孤独的)journey of self-discovery. Looking ahead, Xu has set big goals for h She aims to climb the highest peaksaround the world and visit the North and South Poles by the time she's 18.
Tea is enjoyed by people all around the world. Spring is the (good)season for West Lake Longjing tea. Usually Longjing tea . (pick)in March by hand, but now a tea-picking robot plays a part as well.
This smart robot is developed by university in Zhejiang. The university researchers took (hundred)of pictures of new tea buds(芽)and. fed them to the robot for it to learn. The robot uses an AI model (recognise)the buds that it needs to pick.
Then the robot's arm pulls and separates the tea buds the trees. Next, the arm quickly puts them into a box. After (collect)all the buds, the robot moves them from the box to a main box.
The robot is made because there are not enough people to pick tea. In Zhejiang, about 400,000 more pickers are needed now. the robots have joined in, tea picking is still a big challenge for the development of the tea industry.
Because of the hilly ground in the tea garden, tea-picking robots are not (wide)used, but they are a trend(趋势)of the future. In a positive case, will be possible for the robots to take over the job of tea picking instead of people in five years. Let's wait and see!
·Eating the Beginning of Summer Rice
On that day, parents prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their children's chests(胸). They hope it can stop children from getting summer diseases. Children play a game called "The Egg Competition", and the child with the last unbreakable egg is the winner, called "King of Eggs"! 
There is a custom of weighing people's weight on the Beginning of Summer in many areas of China. When the hot summer starts, people are more likely to lose weight, which is a bad thing they think. Therefore, people usually weigh themselves to know their health conditions.