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ByStevenAshmore

Whentraveling,Ialwayslookformuseumsandsitesthathaveeveninghours.WewenttotheBarbicanGalleryonaThursdayeveningandcaughttheirrecentLeeKrasnerexhibition.Itwasfabulous.Thegalleryistwolevelswithnumeroussmallerspaces,makingtheexhibitionaninterestingandenjoyableexperience.

ByLauraMiller

IhavejustwatchedToKillaMockingbirdhere.Theplayandactorswerefantastic.Niceandcleanladies’toiletswithhotwater.Duringthebreak,theyweresellingtheusualicecreamanddrinks.Notallstaffwerefriendly,butmostwere.Iwouldcomeagaintowatchanothershoworeventhesameone.

1．Howmuchwouldacouplewithtwokidsaged11and14payfortheonlineticketsofBarbicanArtGallery?

A．£

20.

B．£

26.

C．£

32.

D．£

36.

2．YoucanvisitBarbicanArtGalleryat_____.

A．9amonThursday

B．8pmonSunday

C．10amonMonday

D．9pmonTuesday

3．WhatdidMillerlikemostaboutBarbicanArtGallery?

A．Drinkstheysold.

B．Itsstaffservice.

C．Itsopeninghours.

D．Theshowtheyputon.

Therewasonceafamousscientistwhomadeseveralimportantdiscoveries.Oncehewasaskedhowhecouldbesocreative.Herepliedthatitallcamefromanexperiencehehadwithhismotherwhenhewas2yearsold.Hewastryingtotakeabottleofmilkoutoftherefrigerator.Butthebottlewastooslippery（滑的）andhedroppedit.Thekitchenfloorwascoveredinmilk.

Insteadofshoutingathimorpunishinghim,hismothersaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!

Ihaveneverseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?

”

Sohedid.Afterafewminutes,theycleanedituptogether.Thenhismothersaid,“Thiswasafailedexperimentinhowtocarryabigbottleofmilkwithtwotinyhands.Let’sfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucanfindawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”

Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!

Thescientistthenaddedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Helearnedthatmistakesarejustopportunitiestolearnsomethingnew.

4．Robertmadeamessonthekitchenfloorby_____.

A．doinganexperiment

B．droppingabottleofmilk

C．throwingbottlesaround

D．drinkingabottleofmilk

5．WhatdidRobert’smotherdoafterhemadethemess?

A．Sheshowedhimahugepuddleofmilk.

B．Sheshoutedathimandpunishedhim.

C．Sheaskedhimtocleanthekitchen.

D．Sheallowedhimtoplayinthemess.

6．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesRobert’smother?

A．Hardworking.

B．Careful.

C．Smart.

D．Protective.

7．Withthisstory,theauthortriesto_____.

A．tellreadershowmuchhelovedhismother

B．suggestthatweshouldtreatlifeasabigexperiment

C．showthatscientificdiscoveriescomefromeverydaylife

D．tellreadersthattheyshouldkeepanopenmindaboutmistakes

Doyouliveinacity?

You’veprobablynoticedhownoisyandcrowdedlifeinacitycanbe.Whatifyoucouldlivenexttoacalmlakeinstead?

Asitturnsout,livingnearbodiesofwater–lakes,rivers,ponds,evenoceans–canhelpusfeelbothhappierandhealthier.Thosewholivelessthanakilometerfromthecoastarearound22percentlesslikelytohavementalhealthproblemsthanthosewholive50kilometersormoreaway,accordingtoastudybyresearchersfromtheUniversityofExeter,UK.Peoplewhovisitthecoastatleasttwiceaweektendtoexperiencebettergeneralandmentalhealthaswell.

Sohowdoes“bluespace”makeusfeelbetter?

Foronething,aquaticenvironmentstendtohavelesspollutionandmoresunlight,bothofwhicharelinkedtobettermentalandphysicalhealth.Peoplewhogetmoresuntendtobehappierthanthosewhodonot.

There’salsotheairabovethesea.Afterspendingtimeneartheocean,youmightfindthatyoufeelmorerelaxedthanusual.Thisisbecauseseaairisfilledwithnegativeions（负离子）.Theseionsbalanceourlevelsofserotonin（血清素）,achemicalthataffectsourmoods.Withbalancedserotoninlevels,wefeelmorecalmandrelaxed,accordingtoDailyMail.

Finally,peoplewholivenearwatertendtobemorephysicallyactive,accordingtotheGuardian.Watersportslikeswimmingandrowingcanhelpusstayinshape,whichinturnkeepsushealthy.

8．WhatdidtheresearchersfromtheUniversityofExeterfind?

A．Livingnearwatercanimproveourmentalhealth.

B．Anincreasingnumberofpeopledon’tlikelivingincities.

C．Livingnearwaterhasmoreadvantagesthanlivingincities.

D．Peoplewithmentalhealthproblemsmainlycomefromcities.

9．Theunderlinedword“aquatic”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.

A．natural

B．outdoor

C．oceanic

D．clean

10．Whatdoweknowaboutnegativeions?

A．Theyarechemicalsinourbodies.

B．Theycanonlybefoundinseaair.

C．Theycanhelppeoplereducestress.

D．Theyincreaseserotonininourbodies.

11．Inwhichcolumncanyoufindthispassage?

A．Health.

B．Travel.

C．Environment.

D．Entertainment.

Inthisdigitalage,peoplemeasuretheirpopularitybythenumberoflikesandfollowerstheygetonsocialmedia.Butasitturnsout,peoplearehappiestwhentheirfriendsarehighquality–nothighquantity.

ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeeds,UK,studieddatafromtwoonlinesurveysofnearly1,500people.Thosewhotookthesurveygavedetailsabouttheirage,socialinteractions,andhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirsociallives.Theresearchersfoundthatthosewhohadasmallnumberofclosefriendsgenerallytendedtobehappierthanthosewhohadalargenumberofsuperficial（关系浅表的）friends.

“Lonelinesshaslesstodowiththenumberoffriendsyouhave,andmoretodowithhowyoufeelaboutyourfriends,”saidWandiBruinedeBruin,oneoftheresearchers.

BruinedeBruinfoundthatolderpeopletendedtohavesmallersocialcirclesthanyoungpeople,butthepeopleinthesecirclestendedtobeclosertothem.

Youngerpeople,ontheotherhand,tendedtohavebiggercirclesthatweremadeupof“peripheral（次要的）others”–peoplewhoarenottruefriends,butjustpeopletheyknow.Thesepeoplehadnoinfluenceontheyoungerinterviewees’happiness.

Theresultsofthestudyshowthattheopinionsocietyhasaboutoldpeoplebeingsadandlonelymightnotbeaccurate.

“Theresearchshowsthatolderadults’smallernetworksdidn’tpreventsocialsatisfactionandhappiness.Infact,olderadultstendtoreportbetterwell-beingthanyoungeradults,”saidBruinedeBruin.

12．Accordingtothestudy,peopletendtobehappierwhenthey_____.

A．haveasmallcircleofclosefriends

B．aresatisfiedwiththeirworkandlives

C．havealotoffollowersonsocialmedia

D．makefriendswithpeoplewhoareolder

13．WhatdoweknowfromParagraphs4and5?

A．Olderpeople’sfriendsseemtobeofhigherquality.

B．Youngpeopledon’tneedtomakeperipheralfriends.

C．Olderpeople’shappinesshasnothingtodowiththeirfriends.

D．Botholdandyoungpeoplefindithardtomakeclosefriends.

14．WhichwordmightBruinedeBruinusetodescribeolderadults?

A．Sad.B．Happy.

C．Lonely.D．Superficial.

15．Whatisthefocusofthestory?

A．Differenttypesoffriends.

B．Changesinpeople’shappinesslevels.

C．Interactionsbetweenoldandyoungpeople.

D．Therelationshipbetweenhappinessandnumberoffriends.

二、七选五

Onlinecourseshavebecomepopularinmanycountries.Therearedifferentkindsofonlinecourses,butmostshowavideoofateacherandstudentsinaclassroom.Studentswatchthevideoonlineandtakepartinonlineactivities.Somecoursesarefreeandopentoanyone.16．Ofcourse,watchingvideosonascreenisnotthesameastakingpartinarealclass.

17．InSingapore,eightschoolshavebeenchosentotrynewwaysofusingtechnologyintheclassroom.Theschoolshavetablets（平板电脑）andtouchscreensinsteadofbooksandblackboardsintheclassrooms.18．Throughthem,studentscancommunicatewitheachotherandworkonprojectstogether.

InSouthKorea,somestudentshavebeentaughtEnglishbyteachersinthePhilippinesandothercountriessince2011.TheteachersareintheirhomecountriesandareconnectedtotheKoreanclassroomsviatheInternet.Insteadoflookingatascreen,thestudentsinteractwitharobotintheclassroom.Therobotiscontrolledbytheteacher.19．

Thankstotechnology,moreandmorewaysofteachingandlearningarebeingdeveloped.

20．Butonethingisforsure–therehasneverbeenamoreinterestingtimetobeastudent.

A．E-learningcanbesuccessful.

B．Therearealsosocialmediaplatforms（平台）.

C．Otherkindsofe-learningarebeingtestedaroundtheworld.

D．Theygivestudentsanywherethechancetostudyatanytime.

E.Nobodyknowswhattheclassroomofthefuturewilllooklike.

F.Anditcanmovearoundtheclassroomandtalkwiththestudents.

G.ThecoursesthataretaughtviatheInternetarecalledonlinecourses.

三、完形填空

OnceConfucius（孔子）waspassingbyavillagewherehesawanoldmanwithhisyoungsonpullingwaterfromthewell.Confuciuswas21toseethisasatthattimepeopleharnessed（使用）horsesoroxentopull22fromthewell.

Confuciuswith23wenttotheoldmanandsaid,“Whyareyouunnecessar