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WhiletheAstronautspacewalk,Manchesterlastyearremainsinthememoryofsomefamilies,ourweek-by-weekguidetotheschoolsummerbreakthisyearfeaturesahostofspecialeventsandoutdoorfunforkids,fromopen-aircinemaandlivemusictocomingfacetofacewithdinosaurs.

Polarfun,Edinburgh

DynamicEarthinEdinburghiskeepingcoolthissummerwithlotsofpolar-themedactivities,includingfamilyscienceshowsontheArcticandAntarctic,icyexperiments,andcraftdesignswherekidscanmaketheirownpenguin,walrusorpolarbear.

•Until28August,£

15adults,£

9.50children,dynamicearth.co.uk.

Dinosaurevents,variouslocations

DinosaursintheWildisavivid,walk-throughexperiencetakingvisitorsback67millionyearstothelateCretaceousperiodDinosaurBabiesisanexhibitionofdinosaurembryosandeggs,plusamodelnest.DinosaursofChinadisplaysfossilsandskeletonsneverbeforeseeninEurope.

•Until23August,NECinBirmingham,then7Octoberto7January,EventCityManchester,£

29.50adults,£

26children,.

ProudCountryHousekidsfest,Brighton

Just15minutesfromthecentreofBrighton,this18thcenturyGeorgianmanorhouseinStammerParkhasapackedprogrammeofeventsandactivitiesonthroughoutthesummerincludingstorytellingintheforest,guidedbikerides,treeclimbingandfamilyyoga

•1July〜10September,pricesvary,usuallyfrom£

5〜10,bookingforeventsrequiredbuthouseandgardenscanbevisitedwithoutbooking,stammerhouse.co.UK/kidsfest.

1.InwhicheventcanyouseethefossilsfoundinChina?

A.Polarfun,Edinburgh.

B.Astronautspacewalk,Manchester.

C.Dinosaurevents,variouslocations.

D.ProudCountryHousekidsfest,Brighton.

2.Howmuchwillacouplewithtwochildrenspendatmostiftheyattendalltheactivities?

A.£

180.B.£

220.C.£

160.D.£

200.

3.WhatcankidsdoinProudCountryHousekidsfest,Brighton?

A.Treeclimbingandfamilyyoga.

B.Craftdesignsandtreeclimbing.

C.Guidedbikeridesandicyexperiments.

D.Storytellingintheforestandseeingdinosaureggs.

B

Notlongago,Itriedconvincingmythreedaughtersthattheworld’ssecretsarehiddeninsidesilence.Thegirlslookedatmeskeptically.Surelysilenceisnothing?

Sittingthereatthedinnertable,Isuddenlyrememberedtheircuriosityaschildren,theirwonderingaboutwhatmightbehidingbehindadoorandtheiramazementastheystaredatalightswitchandaskedmeto“openthelight”.Butnowtheyare13,16and19andwonderlessandless.Iftheystillwonderatanything,theyquicklypullouttheirsmartphonestofindtheanswer.Noneofthemhaveanyinterestindiscussingwithme.Toattracttheirattention,ItoldthemabouttwofriendsofminewhohaddecidedtoclimbMountQomolangma.

Earlyonemorningtheyleftbasecamptoclimbthesouth-westwallofthemountain.Itwasgoingwell.Bothreachedthesummit,butthencamethestorm.Theysoonrealizedtheywouldnotmakeitdownalive.Thefirstgotholdofhispregnantwifebysatellitephone.Togethertheydecidedonthenameofthechildthatshewascarrying.Thenhequietlypassedawayjustbelowthesummit.Myotherfriendwasnotabletocontactanyonebeforehedied.Nooneknowsexactlywhathappenedonthemountaininthosehours.Thankstothedry,coolclimate8kmabovesealevel,theyhavebothbeenfreeze-dried.Theyliethereinsilence,lookingnodifferent.

Thegirlsremainedquiet,listening.Itseemedasthoughtheyhadgotsomething.

Itiseasytoassumethattheessence（本质）oftechnologyistechnologyitself,butthatiswrong.Theessenceisthetimewespendwithourfamilyandhowmuchfreedomwehavebytechnology.

4.What’stherealpurposeoftheauthor’stellingthestory?

A.Toentertainthegirls.

B.Toattractthegirls,attentiontotechnology.

C.Toencouragethegirlstoexploretheworld’ssecret.

D.Toshareaviewpointabouttheessenceoftechnology.

5.Whyarethegirlsunwillingtodiscussproblemswiththeauthorwhentheyarepuzzled?

A.Becausetheydon’twanttosolvethem.

B.Becausetheycanturntothesmartphone.

C.Becausetheyfeelashamedfortheirproblems.

D.Becausetheythinkitdifficulttotalkwithothers.

6.Howwouldtheauthorthinkoftheoutcomeofthestorytelling?

A.Itseffective.

B.Itsunacceptable.

C.It’sembarrassing.

D.Itsdiscouraging.

7.Whatdoestechnologyreallybringusaccordingtothetext?

A.Thetimewithourfamilyandfreedom.

B.Theanswerstothepuzzlingproblems.

C.Theinformationoflearningtheoutsideworld.

D.Thechoiceofcommunicatingwithourfriends.

C

Weallhavedifferentwaystonavigate（导航）whenlost-whetheraskingastrangerforhelp,consultinganold-schoolmaporsimplyfollowingournose.Butonabike,therisksarehigher.Onewrongturnorthatyou’reinatrafficjamwithtwolanesbetweenyourbikeandthenearestpavementmayruinyourgoodmood.Althoughcyclists,ofcourse,managedtonavigatebeforesmartphones,cyclistscanmaketwochoices:

afewstaycalmandembracegettinglost,andtherestturntoanavigationapp.

GoogleMapsaddedadirectionsfunctionforcyclistsin2015intheUSandCanada,andtwoyearslateracrossEurope.Andwhiletherearedozensofotherappsnowofferingasimilarservice,GoogleMapshasthedemeritsformany,sotheappseemstobefallingbehindexpectations.

Assomeonewithnosenseofdirection,Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasywhenIstartedcyclingearlierthisyear.IappreciatedthattheappgavemetwowarningsbeforeIneededtoturnoffaroad,andautomaticallyrecalculatedmyrouteifIaccidentallywentoffcourse.Butstill,itwasn’tasmoothprocess.GoogleMapsthoughtIcouldcutacrossadoublecarriagewaywithnobreaksinitsbarrier,assumedIknewwhatitmeantwhenittoldmeto“headwest”,andthoughtnothingoftakingmethewrongwaydownabusyone-waystreet.

Cyclistsdon’tjustwantsafety-theywantconvenience.LondonerRobsonSmithregularlycyclesbetweenClaphamandtheCityofLondonandwouldliketoseeGoogleMapscalculaterouteswherehisbikeisallowedonpublictransportandmorechoiceofthetypeofrouteshecantake.“Googletendstocalculatethemostcommonandcomfortablecycleroutes.Itwouldbebettertohaveanoptionwhichincludedthefastestroute,regardlessofcomfort,”hesays.

Forthisreason,RobsonsaysheusestheappCycleStreetsinstead.Itoffersachoiceoffourdifferentroutemodes,basedonthetypetheuserwants,andsavespreviousroutes.Italsotellsyouhowmanycaloriesarouteburns,howmanytrafficlightsyouwillencounter,andhowbusyitis.

8.WhathigherrisksmayhappentocyclistsaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Losingthewaytotheirdestinations.

B.Makingwrongplansaboutthedirections.

C.Stayingstillinthesameplaceforalongtime.

D.Takingwrongturnorbeingcaughtinatrafficjam.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demerits”inParagraph2mean?

A.Defence.B.Existence.C.Shortcomings.D.Techniques.

10.What’sRobson’sopiniononGoogleMaps?

A.Itneedsimproving.

B.Itisdifficulttooperate.

C.Itcanprovideconvenientcourses.

D.Itoffersthemostcommonandfastestroute.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheDifferentAppsinNavigation

B.TheRiseandFallofGoogleMaps

C.TheDisadvantagesofGoogleMaps

D.PlanningtheFutureofGoogleMaps

D

Formanyofus,talkingaboutmoneyisembarrassing,especiallyrevealingourincomeandspendinghabitsinpublic.Soit’snowonderthatseekinginvestmentadvicefromcomputerprogramissopopular.

ConsultancyfirmAccenturefoundthat68%ofglobalconsumerswouldbehappytouserobot-advicetoplanforretirement,feelingitwouldbefaster,cheaper,andfairerthanhumanadvice.“Manyofourcustomerssaytheyfeelawkwardinface-to-facemeetings,preferringanonlineexperiencewheretheydon’tfeelnervous,”saysLynnSmith,adirectorofrobot-advicefirmWealthWizards.Sohowdoesrobot-adviceworkandisitreallyanybetterthantraditionalfinancialadvice?

Robot-adviserfirmsusealgorithms（算法）toanalyseyourfinancialsituationandgoalsandthenworkoutaninvestmentplantosuityou.Basically,youanswerlotsofquestionsonlineaboutyourincome,expenses,familysituation,attitudetoriskandsoon,andthenthealgorithmallocates（分配）yoursavingstoaseriesofinvestments,fromindexfundsthataimtoimitateaparticularstockmarketindexorsector,tofixed-incomebonds.

Robot-adviceiscertainlygrowinginpopularity.Butarewereallyhappytogiveupthehumanadvisercompletely?

“No”istheshortanswer.Accenturefindsthatasignificantproportionofusstillwanthumaninteraction,particularlywhenourfinancesarecomplex.“Whenacustomerneedsadvicesurpassinganumberofdifferentregulatoryregimes,humanadvicewillberequired,”saysJohnPerks,managingdirectoroflifeandpensionsatUKinsurerLV,whichlauncheditsRetirementWizardrobot-adviceservicetwoyearsago.

Thetruthisthatonlyaboutaquarteroffundsmanagedbycleverhumansovercomethemarketasawhole,sowhenyoutakeintoaccountthemuchhighermanagementfeesyoupayforthatkindofservice,theperformancedifferenceislikelytobemarginal（微不足道的）formostofus.

Therobotsmaybecoming,butinthiscaseatleast,theyseemtobeonthesideofthesmallinvestortryingtosaveforacomfortableretirement.

12.Whatdoweknowabouttherobot-advicefromthesecondparagraph?

A.Itsexpensi