NATURAL WONDERS
Icebergs, waterfalls, the northern lights—here's what not to miss
●ICEBERG ALLEY
Every spring, the Arctic releases as many as 800 icebergs that sail along a water y highway named Iceberg Alley, which stretches from Labrador to Newfounded. These white to gas-flame blue ice chunks are so plentiful that local distilleries (酿酒厂) use them to make vodka. Take a tour to see them up close.
HOW TO DO IT: Iceberg Alley Boat Tours start from St Lunaire.yvonnescottate.ca
●RED-SAND BEACHES
There are 500 miles of red beaches on Prince Edward Island. Turned deep red by the found in the sandstone cliffs, these photogenic sweeps make for an unforgettable stroll. Favourites are Cavendish Beach, near where Anne of Green Gables author LM Montgomery grew up, ar deep red Argyle Shore.
HOW TO DO IT: Red Sand Tour & Taxi offers guided trips to the beaches.redsandtour.com
●NIAGARA FALLS
The three waterfalls that make up Niagara pour out around a million bathtubs of water minute. This wonder of the world straddles (横跨) the US-Canadian border, and has been drawing travellers for centuries.
HOW TO DO IT: The Falls can be seen for free from Table Rock Centre; or book Journey Behind the Falls, toaccessobservationdecksbehindthecascades.Niagarafallstourism.com
●AURORA BOREALIS
Moving rapidly across the night sky, the Northern Lights is one of nature's best shows. This delicate phenomenon is extremely hard to describe, but your chances of seeing them improve the closer you are to the Arctic Circle. Some of the best are seen in Churchill, Manitoba—where they appear, on average, 300 nights a year.
HOW TO DO IT: Churchill's research station provides guided tours. churchillscience.ca
"I was dead for 67 minutes. It's a miracle that I'm here today." Those are the words of Bruce Richardson, who survived a cardiac arrest (心脏骤停) in July 2016 thanks to the quick actions of his friends and the first responders who refused to give up.
It was an early summer morning, a typical Saturday. Bruce volunteered as usual in the community center. "I had no symptoms that there was any problem. It was a completely normal morning; I felt fine," he shared. "I was visiting with friends. Then, I passed out. What happened next I know from what others have told me."
Bruce's friend, Jack, had learned how to perform CPR, and he quickly began chest compressions. Another friend, Doug, dialed 911 and the operator walked him through compressions until first responders arrived. Once the ambulance arrived, the paramedics tried five times to restart Bruce's heart with an AED. By this time, Bruce had been without a heartbeat for over 30 minutes, often when time of death is called. On the phone with an emergency room doctor. one of the paramedics was instructed to try two AEDs simultaneously (同时). It worked; Bruce's heart began to beat again. Incredibly, he awoke the next day and was able to communicate. After a week, Bruce made a full recovery and left the hospital.
Since Bruce's cardiac arrest, he has since been able to resume a normal life with some differences. He now is a passionate CPR advocate. He has shared his story in the news, and last year he was a guest speaker at the Association's Indianapolis Heart & Stroke Ball to encourage people to spread the message of CPR. Finally, Bruce shared his story in a video now being used to promote American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR kiosks installed around the country.
CONSERVATIONISTS are hoping to create England's biggest native woodland by planting 100,000 trees in the Yorkshire Dales.
Snaizeholme, near the town of Hawes, was covered in woodland centuries ago but the 561-hectare valley is now almost barren (贫瘠的). Across the Yorkshire Dales, total tree cover amounts to just five per cent, the Woodland Trust has said, with ancient woodland making up just one per cent of that cover.
The trust wants to raise £8 million for a decades-long program that will see a restored forest providing habitats for threatened species such as woodland birds and black grouse. Planted trees will be mostly native broadleaved species such as alder, silver birch, down y birch, willow, aspen, rowan, hawthorn and blackthorn, with montane species on the higher slopes.
Al Nash, who is heading the project for the Woodland Trust, said, "I love the Dales but the one thing it lacks in many areas is an abundance (丰富性) of trees. Here we will be giving nature and biodiversity a big boost and creating a rich variety of habitats. It is a rare opportunity to create a sizeable wildlife conservation area for the north of England. It's clearly a wonderful opportunity to create something real that can be seen and touched in the Yorkshire Dales for the fight against climate change."
The first stage of planting has already begun with funding from the White Rose Forest, DEFRA and corporate donors. More trees than needed will be planted as not all will survive in the windswept, rainy upland valley. They will be arranged at random and without plastic guards to help stimulate natural forest growth, the trust said.
It's not often that people line up for an exhibition on a weekday, but that's exactly what's happening at the China Academy of Art Museum, where 13 top national ink-wash paintings from various museums are on display until April 16. This is an unparalleled opportunity for museum-goers.
The highlight of the exhibition is Huang Gongwang's surviving work Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, which is considered one of the top artistic paintings in China. Inspired by the still water and poetic views along Hangzhou's Fuchun River, Huang painted the masterpiece between 1348 and 1350. It was literally burned into two pieces during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi (1644-1661) in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Its last keeper, Wu Hongyu, loved the painting so much that he ordered it to be burned so he could take it to the afterlife when he died. Wu's nephew rescued the painting, which was already split into two parts. The first smaller piece, slightly over half a meter in length, was renamed The Broken Mountain (or Sheng Shan Tu) and made its way into the Zhejiang Museum in Hangzhou, while the other went to the Palace Museum in Taipei. In 2011, the first section of the painting was loaned to the Palace Museum in Taipei where the two pieces were reunited for the first time since their separation over three and a half centuries ago. Since then, Sheng Shan Tu has rarely been shown to the public. Visitors are highly recommended to seize the rare opportunity to see this masterpiece.
Among the 13 top masterpieces, 10 pieces are painted in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) As the peak of ancient Chinese art, Song ink-wash paintings are considered the typical representative of traditional aesthetics (美学). Another highlight comes from Ma Yuan and Xia Gui.
In their paintings, people can also be seen drinking tea, playing Chinese instruments. or entertaining friends. Usually, human figures only account for a small part of these paintings. highlighting man's insignificance against nature and the painters' detached (超然的) attitude toward life.
Poetry Challenges to Enrich Your Reading Life
Whether you desire for more poetry or simply appreciate striving for reading goals, these three poetry challenges can serve as that push to create space for more poetry in your life. . Finally, they will expose you to new work and writers, and much more.
●Sign up for Poem-a-Day Newsletter
If a daily commitment interests you, visit Poets. org to sign up for the ever-popular Poem-a-Day newsletter. Over 250,000 people have subscribed to receive a "new" poem every weekday and a "classic" poem every weekend day. . Recent editors include Fatimah Asghar, Anaïs Duplan, and Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
●Participate in National Poetry Writing Month
If you prefer shorter commitments, National Poetry Writing Month takes place every April during National Poetry Month. For NaPoWriMo, poetry lovers pen "30 poems in 30 days." Often while sitting at your writing desk and waiting on the muses (沉思), you can reach for authors and pieces that move you. .
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Many poetry challenges exist because of others. Why not borrow what fit s your current life from those exciting challenges and invite other poetry enthusiasts to participate? If you do find yourself inspired by others, please credit the lovely minds that dreamed up the challenges.
Whether you're new to poetry or a long-time fan, I'm crossing my fingers and toes that these poetry challenges cause you to form a deeper connection to the genre. . If you're interested in getting involved in poems, you can click 50 Must-Read Best Poetry Books and Where to Find Free Poetry Online to get helpful resources.
A. Translate Poetry Compositions.
B. Create Your Own Poetry Challenge.
C. Perhaps writing poems will keep you reading poems, too.
D. In short, it gives you opportunities to create poetry challenge.
E. Also, they can connect you with a community of poetry readers.
F. At the very least, I hope it pushes you to put poetry first in your reading life.
G. Each month, a different guest editor takes charge of the weekday publications.
Growing up in Scotland's largest city, Eilidh Malcolm had never really considered a career in forestry. 1 , she first choose for a life in rather damp surroundings. But after helping to establish Sea Life Loch Lomond, a career in the wood s soon came 2 the former aquarist (水产养殖者).
"I started to realize I was passionate about 3 . getting people outdoors and into the natural world, 4 for those who are living in urban areas," the Glasgow native said.
Now based in and around her home city, Eilidh is 5 to working with those who have less opportunity to engage with nature. She said, "I think the last few years have really brought home for many people a 6 of the importance of getting outside for our health and wellbeing. You can see that people 7 it even more because of restrictions in recent years' pandemic (流行病). That's even more terrible in our cities, and we have to 8 that, no matter where you grow up, you have access to woodland and forests. We are lucky in Scotland that even in big cities there are green 9 close by for people to take advantage of. I love being able to bring people together and get them 10 about taking care of our forests in Scotland—it's really energising."
Working on the new Junior Forester Award has been a stand-out recent 11 for Eilidh. It gives children and young people some 12 into a career in forestry as well as the 13 ability to assist in woodland management in their schools and local communities.
She added, "The award is another way to 14 transferable skills in young people, and even if they don't go into forestry as a career, they will always have knowledge about 15 the natural world."
Is recycling the key to a sustainable future?
In the last decade, scientists have gone back and forth on one question: does recycling really help the environment? The conclusion at which they (arrive) seems to be: yes. it does , experts warn that our efforts should not stop there. While recycling is an important part of the solution, it is not (necessary) the critical factor.
Contrary to popular belief, many items that go into our recycling dustbins do not get recycled in the end. Moreover, compared to other ways (save) the earth, recycling is a much smaller player. According to a recent study, twenty top petrochemical companies in the world are responsible for 55% of the world's single-use plastics, most of are practically impossible to recycle. This means that urging these major polluters to take responsibility for their harm to the environment would do much more than if every one of us recycled our waste. In addition, dependence recycling can take attention away from reducing and reusing. which are more effective in (lower) emissions.
In conclusion, helping the environment is not restricted to recycling. Recycling is (benefit). It is but a small part of an interconnected web of (resolve), which on its own can't accomplish much. But together with other efforts, it can truly create a sustainable future for us all.
假定你是某国际学校学生会主席李华，你校将于近期举办一场有关急救知识的讲座。请你以学生会的名义写一则英语通知。内容包括：
●时间及地点；
●活动内容；
●注意事项。
注意：
●词数80左右；
●请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Notice for a Lecture on First Aid
The Student Union
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Anna poured coffee from the tin pot as the evening sunlight flickered on the prairie (大草原).She hated being stuck helping Rufus, the cook. What Anna loved best was riding. At twelve years old, she was an able cowhand—Papa just never gave her the chance to prove it.
After Anna washed the tin cups and unrolled her bed, she listened to the cowboys talk about the next day's challenges. "And a storm's coming, too," Luk e added. "The horses will be nervous before we even start."
Anna closed her eyes and tried to sleep, but couldn't. "The men will need my help!" she thought. But when Papa slipped into his bedroll, he whispered, "Anna, you stay near Rufus tomorrow. It'll be dangerous." "But, Papa, I'm a good hand!" "No, Anna. I'd be watching you instead of the herd. It's settled. Now, off to sleep, darling."
Anna crossed her arms and stared at the sky. The stars disappeared under a blanket of clouds. The wind whistled and bent the prairie grass. Restless, the cattle wailed and stamped the ground. The camp slept—everyone but Anna. Tears rolled down her face. Why couldn't Papa understand? Ever since Mama's death, he'd tried to protect Anna from everything. He was killing the fun right out of her life.
Anna felt a few drops of rain. She got up, grabbed her hat, and tiptoed toward her horse, Copper. She wanted to be alone. A loud crack of thunder shook Anna from her thoughts. Copper moved forward nervously. As lightning lit the landscape, Anna saw the herd (兽群) and sensed the same fear. "Whoa!" Anna gasped, trying to keep Copper from dancing. "If this noise keeps up, those cattle will panic!" As she spoke, a bigger blaze of lightning crashed. From the direction of the herd, there came a sudden low rumbling (隆隆声).
"Stampede (畜群逃窜)!" Anna cried. "And it's coming this way!"
注意：
●续写词数应为 150左右；
●请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
The sleeping men lay between Anna and the cattle stampede.
Paragraph 2:
Afterward, Ann a poured coffee to warm the cowboys.
