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GetatasteofCarnivalthroughdancing,livemusic,authenticfood,drinksandmarketplace.Putonyourgreenandyellow,andjoinusfortheunforgettableexperienceofBrazilianCarnival!

Date:

Saturday,February24,2018

TICKETSAVAILABLEONLYATTHEDOOR

Location:

NeighborhoodTheatre,Charlotte

Time:

7PM

Ritmo&

Sabor

WearethrilledtobringtheannualcelebrationRitmo&

SaborFestival!

FeaturingdanceperformancesandFREEdancelessonsanddelicious,authenticLatincuisine,thisfestivalwillbeafantasticcelebrationfortheentirefamilytoenjoy!

Foodandbeerwillbeavailableforpurchase.ComeouttoenjoyagreatsummereveningofRitmo&

Sabor!

SaturdayJuly2,2018

International&

CulturalCenter,Charlotte

5-11PM

FREEADMISSION

LasAmé

ricas

JoinusintheannualcelebrationLASAMÉ

RICAS!

WedisplayourhistoryandidentityofLatinAmericathroughmusicalperformances,story-tellingandpoetry.Enjoyyourselfwithlocalartists,shopyourwaythroughamarketofartsandcraftsandjoininsomeofthefinestLatinAmericancuisine.

August18,2018

MidwoodInternational&

CultureCenter,Charlotte

2-7PM

AdmissionisFREE.

LatinAmericanFestival

FestivalLatinoamericanoreturnsforits28thyear,withmusicalartistsanddanceperformances,adiverseauthenticselectionofLatinAmericanfood,visualartists,andastreetfestivalenvironmentwithactivitiesforthewholefamily.

SymphonyParkatSouthParkMall,Charlotte

SaturdaySept.29（1-8pm）

Admission:

$10;

Childrenaged8&

underarefree.

1．WhatdoesRitmo&

Sabormainlyprovide?

A．Musicandvisualart.B．Foodandbeer.

C．Danceandpoetry.D．Danceandfood.

2．WhatcanyoudoatLasAmé

ricas?

A．Buysomelocalcraftsassouvenirs.B．EnjoytypicalLatinAmericanbeer.

C．Danceingreenandyellowclothes.D．Watchlocaldancers’performances.

3．Whicheventrequiresaticketforaseven-year-oldchild?

A．LasAmé

ricas.B．Ritmo&

Sabor.

C．ANightinRio.D．LatinAmericanFestival.

B

Professionalathletespayahighpricefortheirpursuitofexcellenceandglory.Trainingtothelimittearsmusclesandwearsoutjoints.Gymnastsoftenneedhipreplacementswhenbarelyintomiddleage.Fewfootballersmakeittotheendoftheircareerswiththeirkneesintact.

Butmanyalsorunadarkerrisk:

doping—theuseofbannedathleticperformance-enhancingdrugsbyathleticcompetitors.TheWinterOlympicsinPyeongchang,inSouthKorea,startsthisweekinitsshadow.Yearsafterwhistle-blowersfirstrevealedwholesale（大规模的）dopinginRussia,theInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）atlastdecidedtobaritfromtakingpart.ButithasallowedmanyRussianstocompeteasindividuals.AndontheeveofthecompetitiontheCourtofArbitrationforSport（CAS）saidthat28othersshouldreceiveamoretolerantpenaltyfromtheIOC,furthermufflingtheanti-dopingmessage.

Russia’sdopingisunusualonlyinitsscaleandinstitutionalnature.Nocountryorsportisimmune.Studies,andananonymoussurveyattheWorldAthleticsChampionshipsin2011,suggestthatathirdofathletespreparingforbiginternationalcompetitionstakebannedsubstances.Yetjust1-2%failatesteachyear.LanceArmstrong,acyclistwhowontheTourdeFranceseventimesandlateradmittedtodopingallthewhile,wastestedon250occasions.Thefewtimeshefailed,heavoidedpunishmentsbyclaiminghehadtakenanti-inflammatories（消炎药）forsaddle-sores（骑行引起的肌肉酸痛）.

Dopingismoresophisticatedthanwhensomestatesusedsteroids（类固醇）tobulkupathletes.Newdrugsaredesignedtobeundetectableinabloodorurinesample.Manyathletes“blooddope,”receivingtransfusionsortakingadrugthatstimulatestheproductionofredbloodcellstoimprovetheirphysicalstrength.Sovietathleteswhowerefedsteroidssufferedahostofseriousproblemsinlaterlife.Theyweremorelikelytocommitsuicide,ortomiscarry（流产）orhaveadisabledchild.Nooneknowswhatrisksthosetakingnew“designer”versionsarerunning.Blood-dopingcancauseheartattacks;

morethanadozencyclists’deathshavealreadybeenlinkedtoit.

Theagenciesthatsetouttostopdopingarehugelyoutclassed.AstheargumentoverpunishmentsonRussiaillustrate,theyaredividedandweak.Mosttestingisdonebynationalbodies,whichmaynottryveryhardtofindevidencethatwouldgettheirownstarsbanned.TheWorldAnti-DopingAgency（WADA）,whichoverseesthem,ispackedwithofficialsfromnationalsportsfederationsandtheIOC.Theirinterestsarelikewiseconflicted.Itsbudgetistiny.Thesystemseemstobedesignedtolooktoughbutpunishonlytheoccasionalscapegoat（替罪羊）.Honestathletesdeservebetter.

4.Theword“muffling”（inparagraph2）isclosestinmeaningto“.”

A.deafeningB.conveyingC.spreadingD.weakening

5.WhydidtheauthorciteaninstanceofLanceArmstrong?

A.ToillustrateheisamodelofRussianathlete.

B.ToshowcyclingisverypopularinFrance.

C.Toindicatedopingexistseverywhere.

D.TosuggestdopingisanexceptionforAmericanathletes.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaside-effectofsteroids?

A.Givingbirthtoanunhealthychild.

B.Suicidaltendencies.

C.Stimulatestheproductionofredbloodcells.

D.Unintentionallyhavingapregnancyendearly.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheCASshouldputmoreseverepenaltiesonRussianathletes.

B.TheWinterOlympicsinPyeongchanghavenotbeensuccessfulduetodopingscandals.

C.DopingisquitecommonamongathletesinFranceandRussia.

D.WADAdoesagoodjobmonitoringdopingintheOlympics.

C

Theregularworldpresentedtousbyourfivesenses—youcouldcallitreality1.0—isnotalwaysthemostuser-friendlyofplaces.We 

getlostinunfamiliarcities;

wemeetpeoplewhoselanguagewedon’tunderstand.Sowhynottrytheimprovedversion:

augmentedreality（AR）orreality2.0?

ARtechnologyaddscomputer-producedimages（图像）ontherealworldviaamobilephonecameraorspecialvideoglasses.

EarlyformsofARarealreadyhere.Withtherightdownloads,smartphonescandeliverinformationaboutnearbyATMsandrestaurantsandotherpointsofinterest.Butthat’sjustthebeginning.Afewyearsfromnowthequantityofinformationavailablewillhaveincreasedhugely.Youwillnotonlyseethatthere’saChineserestaurantonthenextblock,butyouwillbeabletoseethemenuandreadreviewsof 

it.

Thisiswherethenextrevolutionincomputingwilltakeplace:

intheinterface（界面）betweentherealworldandtheinformationbroughttousviatheInternet.Imaginebubblesfloatingbeforeyoureyes,filledwithcoolinformationaboutanythingandeverythingthatyouseeinfrontofyou.

Let’sjumpaheadtotenyearsfromnow.Apersontryingtofixtheircarwon’tbereadingabookwithpictures;

theywillbewearingadevicethatprojectsanimated3-Dcomputergraphicsontotheequipmentunderrepair,labellingpartsandgivingstep-by-stepguidance.

ThewindowontotheARworldcanbeasmartphoneorspecialvideoglasses.Butintenyears’timethesewillhavebeenreplacedbycontactlenses（隐形眼镜）withtinyLEDs,whichpresentsomethingatareadabledistanceinfrontoftheeye.Soadeafpersonwearingtheselenseswillbeabletoseewhatpeoplearesaying.

Thequestionis,whileweareallabsorbedinournewaugmentedrealityworlds,how 

willwebecommunicatingwitheachother?

8.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Thenextinformationtechnologyrevolution.

B.Earlyformsofaugmentedrealitytechnology.

C.Thedifferencesbetweenreality1.0andreality2.0.

D.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplelivinginreality2.0.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinParagraph2?

A.Themenu. 

B.Theblock.C.Therevolution. 

D.Therestaurant.

10.WhataretinyLEDsusedtodo?

A.Protectpeople’seyes. 

B.Showtextandimages.

C.Warnusersofdangers. 

D.Replacevideoglasses.

11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsARtechnology?

A.Doubtful. 

B.Disapproving.C.Favourable. 

D.Ambiguous.

D

Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.“They”arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusinternalizing（内化）yourvictimization.Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.

Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydon’tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon’tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred（神圣的）momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers---andeventhemselves---tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,bu