Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15-Aug 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: Aug 29-Sept 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19-28
There's something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. cfdrodeo.com.
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6-Aug 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家).
Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.
We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, new research has claimed.
The research into friendship shows that our social circle peaks at 26 years and 7 months, at which we typically have five close friends. Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the highest friendship point a little later at 27 years and 3 months.
The research, by Forever Friends, shows that about a third of adults meet their closest friends while at school，with about a fifth saying they meet them at work.
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in building new friendship. The research points out that 25 to 34yearolds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24yearolds who make 12, and 35 to 44yearolds who make just four.
Forever Friends' relationship coach Sam Owen says, "It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school. It is a key time in our lives when friendship is growing through sharing notes，giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. As adults we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference."
Later in life we find ourselves losing friends. Over half of us lose friendship through moving, while 36% say that over time they grow apart from close pals. Having children also causes 19% to drift away from childhood friends.
With growing pressure being put on friendship these days, it's important to make time for our friendship.
If you see a group of kids hitting and abusing an animal, would you stop them? Would you at least call the police? Again people would walk away. Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue.
Every day animals are abused in their homes or on the streets. It seems as if politicians do nothing to stop this issue. Everyone is worried about education and global warming. What about animals? We should not ignore them just because they cannot talk to us. Animals, like us humans, have rights. Every living being has the right to warm shelter and good food, but most importantly, they have the right to be wanted and loved. They have the right to be a special, much loved member of their own family.
There are many organizations that deal with abused animals or animals that have no home like ASPCA, PETA, the Humane Society and many more. There are organizations that deal with this issue, but that does not mean that we still shouldn't help. The biggest saying that bothers me is, "I am only one person. I can't make a difference." If everyone thought like that, we wouldn't have the organizations and loving people who help the world every day. By helping one animal, you are making a difference.
There are many things you can do right now to help animals around your neighborhood. You can volunteer at your local animal shelter, raise money for animal shelters, inform your community about animal abuse or you can write to your representatives and tell them that animal abuse needs to be taken seriously.
As you walk down the street, try to help any animals you see walking around. You can easily buy a cheap box of dry cat or dog food to feed the animals. If we do not help our animals now, we may never have animals again. Always remember that with every step you take, you help save an animal's life and isn't that worth fighting for?
Many of us think, wrongly, that the moon doesn't change. For example, the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ruoxu once wrote that "Generations have come and passed away; From year to year the moons took alike, old and new."
However, a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience shows that the moon is in fact slowly shrinking over time. For the study, a group of US scientists examined and analyzed thousands of photographs taken by the NASA orbiter Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (月球勘测轨道飞行器照相机). They found that there were lots of faults (断层) on the surface of the moon. These faults were formed by recent movement on the moon.
According to NASA, the moon is made up of pieces of rocks with a hot core (核) .The moon continued to expand as it was born. But in this process, it released energy and cooled down. Then it began to shrink, in a way comparable to the shrinking of a grape into a raisin (葡萄干) . Over the past several hundred million years, it has become 46 meters "skinnier". But due to its hard and rocky crust (外壳) . the moon's surface continues to push up, "Some of these quakes can be fairly strong around five on the Richter scale (里氏震级)," said Thomas Watters, a senior scientist at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in the US.
But does that mean the moon is a dangerous place that human shouldn't try to explore and live on in the future? Maybe not, reported the Telegraph, "This isn't anything to worry about. The moon may be shrinking, but not by much. It's not going anywhere," Watters comforted us.
The new discovery proves that the idea that the moon is a dead, boring place is wrong. "We have been to the moon and we've done some great science, but there is still a lot we don't know. The moon is shrinking — we didn't really realize that until recently. It's a much more active and interesting place than we thought and we should explore that," NASA scientist Nathan Williams said.
Study shows that wearing masks outdoors can protect against more than Covid-19 for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. Protection varies mask to mask, depending on the fit and, for cloth masks, the weave of the fabric. And unless you wear a mask at all times, you may still be affected by indoor dust or other things carried through open windows.
● Protect your eyes. It helps block allergens like tree pollen from making direct contact with eyes.
● Wash and change your mask frequently. "The last thing you want is allergen(过敏源) getting trapped in it," Dr. Parikh, an allergist and immunologist at N.Y.U. Langone Health said. She recommends patients change their clothes when they get home and shower before sleep, to ensure that pollen doesn't stick to their skin, and wash reusable masks frequently.
● Find a mask that doesn't make your skin painful. Choosing the right mask for an allergy-prone wearer can also be important. People with sensitive skin may react to dyes in some fabric masks and should use perfume-free detergents (洗涤剂). "My allergy sufferers (患者) have very sensitive skin because the same critters that make them sneeze or cough also can irritate their skin," Dr. Parikh said.
● "If people are continuing to have symptoms that interfere with normal activity — if they're missing work, missing school, their sleep is disrupted at night — see a physician," Dr. Lang, an allergist at Cleveland Clinic, said. "There are other ways we can help. You shouldn't be suffering needlessly."
A. Wear glasses or sunglasses when you're outside.
B. Talk to a doctor if your allergy symptoms are severe.
C. There are more tips to reduce your symptoms in allergy seasons.
D. Wearing a mask also makes the air through our nose much warmer.
E. Or choose a medical grade mask which is less likely to irritate (刺激) skin.
F. Give up our masks if we head into another pandemic season in the future.
G. The Center for Disease Control recommends washing a cloth mask after each use.
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful works.
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted1between themselves. I watched them a moment and 2she was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for3her constant words. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on. I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. 4I heard her constant talking, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift store making a5when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man 6into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He turned it into a long cane (手杖) and then fought his way7into the coatroom(储物柜) to get his wife's jacket.
"He's a8man," the clerk at the counter said, "Most of us would9if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a10that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show."
"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked, He can't see."
"Can't see! You're wrong. He sees a lot. 11than you or I do," the clerk said, "His wife12each painting so he can see it in his head."
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the13of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 14and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love15by two people as I watched this couple walk away arm in arm.
Diets have changed in China — and so too has its top crop. Since 2011, the country (grow) more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.
A taste for meat is (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn's rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased(pollute) in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.
According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total (globe) fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government (start) a soil-testing program gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China's approach to protecting its environment while (feed) its citizens "offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide." says the bank's Juergen Voegele.
注意：1）词数 80 左右；2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Michelle was eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Jack, now only an infant(婴儿). He was very sick and they were completely out of money. Only a very costly operation could save Jack the baby now but there was no one to whom they could turn for the money needed. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mom, "Only a miracle can save him now."
At the words, Michelle went to her bedroom and took out all the coins from her little moneybox. After counting the coins three times, she slipped out the back door and made her way to the drug store six blocks away . . .
She waited for a long time before the pharmacist(药剂师) turned around and asked her. "And what do you want?"
"Well, it's' about my brother," Michelle answered. "He's really, really sick…and I want to buy a miracle."
"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. "His name is Jack and he has something very bad growing inside his body and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?"
"We don't sell miracles here, little girl .I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said. "Listen, I have money to pay for it." And with these words, Mich poured out all the coins from her pockets. At this time, a well-dressed man behind Michelle stooped down and ask the little girl. "I'm selling the miracle you want. Tell me how much money you have."
"One dollar and eleven cents," Michelle answered in a low voice. "And it's all the money I have, but I can some more if I need to."
"Well," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents— the exact price of a miracle for little brothers. Show me the place where your brothers lives."
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1）续写词数应为150左右；2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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Holding the man's hand firmly, Michelle took him home.
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When asked why he chose to help the family, the man detailed,
