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What'
sbesttoreadthisyear?
SecretsIKnow(RandomHouseChildren'
sBooks,ages3﹣7)
ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymovefromraintosunshine,frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship,andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationofthe
skyabove.ThecolorsofZakimi'
spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge'
spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage.
Pandora(ClarionBooks,ages3﹣7)
Theaward﹣winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora.Pandoralivesalone.Shemakesherselfahandsomehome,butnooneevercomestovisit.Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky﹣﹣abirdwithabrokenwing.Littlebylittle,thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely.Turnbull'
swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendshipandgrowthanatmosphericdelight.
PrinceandPirate(G.P.Putnam'
sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders,ages5﹣8)
Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook,byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery.PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium(水族馆).Atfirstitseemsthatthey'
llneverlearntobefriends.It'
sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation,andsoonallthreefishbecomegoodfriends.
TheGiantJumperee(DinalBooks,ages3﹣5)
Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward﹣winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson.WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing(吼叫)threateninglyfrominsideacave,hegathersCat,BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo.Butit'
sMamaFrogwhofearlesslyconfronts(面对)theunknowncreature.HelenOxenbury'
ssoftwatercolorscreateabeautifulcountrysideandhercharacterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive.
1,WhopicturedthebookPandora?
A.KallieGeorgeB.VictoriaTurnbull
C.PaolaZakimiD.CharlotteGunnufson
2,Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage?
A.PandoraB.SecretsIKnowC.PrinceandPirateD.TheGiantJumperee
3,Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?
A.Theirpublishersarethesameone.B.Theircharactersareallanimals.
C.Theyallhavepencildrawings.D.Theyareallforyoungerreaders.
B
Binge﹣w
atchingiswhenapersonwatchesmorethanoneepisodeofashowinquicksuccession(一连串,连续)"
.Withdevelopmentsinthespeedandconnectivityoftheinternet,increasesintechnologyandtheriseofon﹣demandentertainmentcompanies,peoplecannowhavetheirfavoriteshowsstreameddirectlytotheirtelevisionattheirconvenience.
Thisbehaviorisnothingnew.Infact,"
binge﹣watching"
hasbeenofficiallylistedindictionariessince2015.Theentertainmentcompaniesrecognizethisbehaviorandmanytakestepstoencourageit.Often,insteadofreleasingeachepisodeonaweek﹣by﹣weekbasis,anentireserieswillbecomeavailableconcurrently.Oncetheepisodefinishesmanyplatformswilldisplaypop﹣upswith"
youmightlikesuggestions,orwillautomaticallyplaythenextepisode"
.
However,recentresearchsuggeststhatoutofthemorethanhalfofBritishadultswhowatchmorethanoneepisodeofashowback﹣to﹣back,almostathirdhaveadmittedmissingsleeporbecomingtiredasaresult;
andonequarterhaveneglectedtheirhouseholdchores.Nextwe'
llbemissingwork!
Bingeinghasotherconnections﹣bingeeating,bingedrinkingandbingesmoking.Allofthemareoftenassociatedwithalackofcontrolandapossibleroutetoaddiction.LindseyFussell,consumergroupdirector,said:
"
Thedaysofwaitingaweekforthenextepisodearelargelygone,withpeoplefindingithardtoresistwatchingmultipleepisodesaroundthehouseoronthemove."
Ifpeoplefindbinge﹣watchinghardtoresist,coupledwiththefactthatithasshowntoleadtonegligenceinmany,arewewitnessingthebirthofanewtypeofaddiction?
Thecountlessofinformationandentertainmentthattelevisionandonlinemediacanbringusis,manywouldsay,agoodthing.However,whentheactivitybeginstobleedintootherareas,causingustostopfunctioningthenitbecomesaproblem.So,what'
stheanswer?
Moderation!
Neitheratinyamount,nortoomuch.Afterall,astheoldproverbsays,"
Alittleofwhatyoufancydoesyougood."
4,Howdidthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph?
A.ListingsomeexamplesB.Tellingastory.
C.GivingadefinitionD.Analyzingthecauseandeffect
5,Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinparagraph2?
A.similarlyB.graduallyC.naturallyD.necessarily
6,WhatLindseysaidinParagraph4impliesthat .
A.peoplehavenopatiencetodowork
B.peoplecan'
tcontroltheirmovements
C.peopleareaddictedtowatchingtelevision
D.peoplecan'
tresistthetemptation
7,Whatadvicedidthewritergiveatlast?
A.Towatchepisodesinamoderateway.
B.Todrawlifelessonsfromtheepisodes.
C.Toenjoyentertainmentasmuchaspossible.
D.Tokeeponlinemediafromstoppingfunctioning.
C
Plantsareboring.Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing(光合作用)whileanimalshaveallthefun.Right?
Notsomuch.Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants.Theantandplantco﹣evolution(协同进化)startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant﹣friendlyfeatures.
Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse.Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmammalѕ.Тhеѕеіncludеhollowthornsthatantѕwillliveіnѕіdе,orеxtranеctar(琼浆)оnlеavеѕorstemsfortheantstoeat.Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun,butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant.Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround,byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds.Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway,eatthefoodpacket,andleavetheseed﹣ofteninanutrient﹣richareawhereit'
llgrowbetter,andsinceit'
sfartherawayfromitsparent,theywon'
thavetocompeteforresources.
Butscientistsweren'
tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted.Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors,thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot.Itwasachicken﹣and﹣eggquestion,whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageof
plants,orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants.
Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs,andit'
snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot.However,itisaquestionoflittlesignificance.Scientistssaytheirstudymatersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved.
8,Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto .
A.rewardtheantsB.makeafoolofants
C.providenutritionfortheseedsD.gettheseedsmovedaround
9,WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?
A.Howplantsandantsinteract.B.Whatantsdotoprotectplants.
C.Howplantsandantssurviveattacks.D.Whyplantsandantsneedco﹣evolution.
10,Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants?
A.Antsdependedmoreuponplants.B.Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution.
C.Howitgotstartedwasuncertain.D.Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies.
11,What'
stheauthor'
spurposeofwritingthepassage?
ATointroduceascienceresearchmethod.
B.Toinformreadersofalatestresearchfinding
C.Toarousereaders'
interestinscienceresearch.
D.Tocriticizepeople'
straditionalviewsaboutplants.
D
CreatingCreativity
InChineseeducation,“creativity”isthehotnewbuzzword(流行语).
Policymakersareexploringwaystofosterinnovation,onegoalbeingtheempowermentofChinesetechcompanieswithhome-growntalenttocompetewithforeignrivals.
Televisionhasalsocomeupwithsomethinginresponsetothistrend.Since2013,arealityTVshow,JuniorEdison(《少年爱迪生》),hasbeenbroadcastedontheShanghaiMediaGroup’sshowSuperParentsClub(《超级家长会》).Itaimstofindstudentsandtheirmostinterestingcreations,especiallypracticalones,topresentonTV.WinnershaveenjoyedstudytourstoAustralia,Finland,andotherexoticlocationstoinvestigatetopicslikemarinebiology(海洋生物学),inspiringotheryoungchildrentoalsobecreativeinventors.
Butlionizing(狂热吹捧)ahandfulofsuccessfulyounginventorsisnotenoughtocreatecreativity.SomeChineseeducatorsconsider“creativity”asjustacherryontopofanice-creamconeoflearning.IhavebeenaskedtousemyWesternwayofteachingto“makestudentsmorecreative.”Butitdoesn’tworklikethat.
Creativitycanandmustbebothtaughtandencouragedfromaveryyoungage,throughgames,creativewriting,orothermethods.
IspentmostofmychildhoodplayingIndianaJonesandHisDesktopAdventures,TheWayThingsWork,andPajamaSam,highlyentertainingcomputergamesfocusedonobservation,problemsolving,andpatternidentification.Theseinspiredmetodesignandlaunchmyownmodelrockets,andeventuallyinitiateaprojecttoreducelightpollutioninmyhometown.
Startinginkindergarten,Iwasgivenhalfasentenceandaskedtofinishitwithashortstory,suchas“Itwasanotherboringdayatschooluntil...”Infourthgrade,eachweekmyteachergavemeanewquestionorprompt(提示),whichIwouldthenwriteaboutanddiscusswithmyfamily.Thesei
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