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TheLondonEye4DFilmExperiencestartedinAugustandisincludedintheLondonEyeticketprice.Itisafantastic4DfilmtoentertainyoubeforeyourtripontheLondonEye.The4Deffectsaregreat.

NoExtraCosttoYou

That’sright;

youbuyyourticketfortheLondonEyeand4Dcinemaexperience.MerlinEntertainments,theLondonEyeowners,spent5millioncreatingthefilmandbuildingthe4Dcinemaandwantedtoimprovethevalueformoneyof

theLondonEye.

WhattoExpect

The4DCinemaentranceisinthetickethall.Soafterbuyingyourticket,gostraighttoit,whereyou’llbegivenapairofglasses.About160visitorswillpassthroughthe4Dcinemaevery8minutessodon’tworryaboutwaitingtime.Peopleinthebrightpinkcinemaareallstandingonfourlevels.Thetoplevelisdesignedforwheelchairs.

LondonEye4DFilm

Putonyourglassesandenjoyyourself.ThestoryisaboutalittlegirlvisitingLondonwithherfatherandshewantstobehighertogetabetterviewsoshecomestotheLondonEye.Itdiffersfromwatchingthe3Dfilmforallyoursensesareinvolved.Whenitsnowsonscreen,youfeelitsnowsinthecinema.Andwhenyouwatchthefireworks,youcanreallysmellthem.

Forashortfilm,lessthanfourminutes,

beforethemainattractionyouthinkyou’vecomefor,youaregoingtolovethisfreeextra.Istoodtherewithmymouthwideopenattheendasmanyothersdid.It’sfantastic!

TheeffectsaretheHollywoodstandardasnoexpenseisspared.IwasluckyenoughtotrythefilmthreetimesonthefirstdayandIstillwanttogobackagain.

1.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthispassage?

A.Hemainlyintroducesthe4DfilmofMerlinEntertainments.

B.HemainlyintroducestheLondonEyeentertainmentcentre.

C.Hemainlytellsushisexpe

rienceswhilecreatingthe4Dfilm.

D.Hemainlyintroducestoushowtotakepartinthe4Dfilm.

2.WhydidtheMerlinEntertainmentsbuildthe4Dfilmcinema?

A.BecauseitwantedtoattractmorevisitorstoLondon.

B.Because

itcouldearnmoremoneyfromthepublicintheUK.

C.Becauseitcouldprovidemoreentertainmentsforvisitors.

D.BecauseitwantedtoincreasethevalueoftheLondonEye.

3.Wherecouldpeoplegetintothe4Dfilmcinema?

A.IntheHollywood.B.Inthetickethall.

C.UndertheLondonEye.D.Intheticketcentre.

4.Whileseeinga4Dfilm,peoplewillfeel________.

A.greatlyfrightenedB.muchworried

C.sweetsmellD.asiftheywereonthescene

B

Wetookara

refamilyroadtriptotheAdirondacksinlateAugust，anditwasasrefreshingandexhaustingasfamilyvacationstendtobe．Towardtheendofourlongdrivehome,eventhekidswereleaningforwardintheirseatsurgingmyleadfooton．Atthatpointinaroadtrip，evensixty-fivemilesperhourfeelsslow.Wehavebecomenumbtoourspeedandnumbtotheroadsignsflashingby.

MyfamilylivesontheedgeofLancasterCounty.Onlythirtymilesfromhome，Ihitthebrakes，andwebegantoroll，slowly，behindahorse-drawncarriage.Webegantoopenoureyesagain．Wesawfamiliargreenhillsandthefarmwiththebestwatermelons.Irolleddownthewindows,

andwebreathedagain．Just-cuthayandabarnfullofdairycattle．

Atfivemilesperhour，yourememberwhatyouforgetatsixty-five．Youarethink

ingaboutaplace，evenwhenyouaremovingfromplacetoplace．

Iamaplacemaker.Ahomemaker,too.Iamamotherofayoungkidathome，andalsoawriterandagardener．But，forme，thoserolesarewrappedupwiththeonebigthingIwanttodowiththerestofmylife：

Iwanttocultivateaplaceandshareitwithothers．

TheplaceImakewithmyfamilyisared-brickfarmhousebuiltinl880.Ithasquiteafewnineteenth-centurybedroomsandafewacresofland，andwelovenothingmorethantofillthemwithneighborsandfriends.Wegrowvegetablesandflowers，keepabaker’sdozenofegg—layingchickens，and，sincewemovedinthreeyearsago，wehaveplantedmany，manytrees．

Livingwithmylife’spurposedoesnotallowformuchtravel.Ineedtobehere，feedingthechickensandwateringthetomatoes.Anyextrainthebudget，andwespenditontrees．

ButIlearnedsomethingattheendofourfamilyroadtrip．Travelcanhelpmeinthetaskofcaringformyownplace．WhenIslowdownandpayattentiontotheroadbetweenhereandthere，traveltellsmetheconnectionsbetweenmyplaceand

alltheotherplaces．

5.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthefirstparagraph?

A．Thetirednessofherpastfamilylife．

B．Herdisappointmentatthefamilyroadtrip．

C．Thefamily’seagernesstoreturnhome．

D．Kids’excitementatdrivingfastontheroad．

6.Whydidtheauthorslowhercarsomemilesfromherhome?

A．Becauseshemadeawayforahorse-drawncarriage．

B．Becausesheenjoyedthesceneryalongtheroad．

C．Becausesheneededabreakafterthelongdrive．

D．Becauseshewantedtogetridofafast-pacedlife．

7.Theunderlinedword“placemaker’’inthe4thparagraphreferstosomeonewho.

A．devotesmostofhisenergyandtimetobuildinghishouse

B．isreadytohelpanyoneinneedinthecommunity

C．makesacreativedesignforothers’houses

D．isgoodatcultivatingaplaceandsharingitwithothers

8.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．OntheWayHomeB．NeverTravelagain

C．EscapefromaFamilyLifeD．LifeontheFarm

C

Wecanstayyoungforever.ThatisthemessageDr.ShenZiyinwantstogivetheworld.AndtheChinesedoctorclaimsthathehasfoundananswertotheproblemsofaging.

Hissolutionisaherbalmedicinetoslowtheprocessofaging.

Dr.ShenZiyinhasbeentrainedinWesternmedicine.AtthesametimehestudiedtraditionalChinesemedicine.And,hehasbeenworkingforthepastfortyyearstoputtogetherthebestofbothandfindacureforaging.HehastakenahintfromtheancientChinesemedicinesystemcalled“shen”.

AccordingtoShen,itisthekidneywhichadjuststhefunctioningofthebodyaswellasitsagingprocess.Itisresponsibleforthelevelofactivitythatthehumanbodiesgothrough.StudiesconductedbyDr.Shenshowthatherbalmedicinebasedontheshensystemslowtheagingprocess,saysareportinTheTelegraphnewspaper.

Wenoticethatwhenpeoplegrowold,theyhavereducedstrength,lossofhair,backache,weaknessingeneral,andwrinkles,amongothers.Thishappensbecausewhenpeoplegrowold,theirbodiesproduceT-cells.TheseT-cellscontainaparticularsubstancecalledFas.Fasmakesthecellsinthebodydestructthemselves.

SotheonlywaytoslowdownagingistoslowtheproductionofT-cellsinthebody.Thiscanhappenifpeopleeatlowcaloriefood.ThenthebodyisnotactiveenoughtoproduceextraT-cells.But,isgoinghungryallthetimeagoodpricetopayforstayingyoung?

ThisiswhereDr.Shen’sherbalmedicinecomesin.Buthoweffectiveitwillbe,onlytimecantell.

9.HowdidDr.Shenfindthesolutiontotheproblemofaging?

A.BystudyingWesternmedicine.

B.BylearningtraditionalChinesemedicine.

C.BydoingresearchonbothWesternandChinesepeople.

D.BycombiningbothWesternandChinesemedicine.

10.WhatplaysthemostimportantroleinkeepingpeopleyoungaccordingtoShen?

A.Medicaltreatment.B.People’sgoodkidney.

C.Levelofpeople’sactivity.D.Positivelifeattitude.

11.Thereasonwhypeoplebecomeoldisthat_________.

A.theirbodiesareunabletofightdiseases

B.theirbodiesproduceT-cells

C.theyhavereducedstrength,lossofhair

D.theybecomeweakerandweaker

12.Wecanprobablylearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.peopleshouldtrytoquickentheproductionofT-cellsinthebody

B.themoreChineseherbalmedicinepeopledrink,thebetterforhealth

C.itremainsunknownhoweffectiveDr.Shen’sherbalmedicineis

D.producingmorelowcaloriefoodallowspeopletokeepyoung

D

Atmostschools,“goinggreen”meansgeneratinglesstrashormakinganattempttorecycle.ButatNewYork’sRiverdaleCountrySchool,itmeansbeingencouragedtorunandevenjumpinthehallway.That’sbecausetheschoolwasthefirsttoinstall（安装）thespecially-designedPavegenfloortiles（地砖）inAmerica.

Thetilesusekineticenergy（动能）expandedbythekidsandtransformitintoelectricitythatcanbeusedtopowerclassroomlights,scienceprojectsandchargeelectronicdevices.ThefirstUSinstallationofPavegentilesneartheschool’sstudentcenteristhanksto14-year-oldZachHalem,whomanagedtoconvincetheofficialstopurchasethem.

Besidesprovidingfungreenenergy,thetilesalsoserveasalearningtool.Everytimeastudentstepsonone,abrightly-litLEDboardprovidesinstantfeedback（反馈信息）onhowmuchenergywasgenerated.Dependingontheforce,everystepresultsinbetweenonetosevenwatts－enoughpowertolightanLEDstreetlampforabout30seconds.

Madelargelyfromrubberandotherrecycledmaterialsthetilesareinventedbythe26-year-oldBritishindustrialdesignerLaurenceKembell-Cook.WhilenewtotheUS,theyhavebeeninstalledinnumerousplacesinEurope,rangingfromaLondonundergroundstationtoamarathontrackinParis.However,

itwasnotuntilPavegenstartedgettingpopularinLondonschoolsthatLaurencerealizedthathisinventionnotonlysavedenergy,butwasalsofun!

Thoughtheyounginventorwillnotgivetoomanydetailsaboutthetechnologybehindthisgreentile,hesaysthatitisverydifferentfromotherkineticenergyharvestingsystems.

Whateverthesecret,let’shopemoreUSschoolsdecidetoinstallthesef