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1．How’s 2023 Canada Maple Leaf different from others?| A．Higher purity. | B．Highest popularity. |
| C．More portraits. | D．Most issued. |
| A．1982. | B．1983. | C．1984. | D．1985. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
Activities for World Poetry Day
Xiaoxihu Block, once a run-down area in Nanjing, housed 810 families in
After many surveys and consultations, the local government adopted a new approach to the improvement of living conditions while
The developer improved water, electricity, Internet, and gas access with a utility tunnel,
The distinctive smell of wet dogs was a reminder of the Christmas vacation when I was twelve. My cousins from Ohio were
On the third day of our festivities, we were so
We all
| A．working | B．travelling | C．visiting | D．coming |
| A．air | B．snow | C．water | D．sun |
| A．pond | B．sea | C．beach | D．well |
| A．change | B．ruin | C．attempt | D．lengthen |
| A．gifted | B．nervous | C．frustrated | D．eager |
| A．warmth | B．freeze | C．temperature | D．freedom |
| A．excitement | B．fear | C．courage | D．anxiety |
| A．surfing | B．struggling | C．performing | D．swimming |
| A．normally | B．actually | C．especially | D．generally |
| A．laughed | B．screamed | C．watched | D．escaped |
| A．guard | B．friend | C．dog | D．cousin |
| A．cover | B．hide | C．bury | D．equip |
| A．curious | B．clean | C．wet | D．lost |
| A．break away | B．dry out | C．calm down | D．get up |
| A．informing | B．warning | C．convincing | D．reminding |
Tips for Hiding the Afikomen on Passover (逾越节)
Hiding the afikomen — a broken piece of pancake — is often a beloved part of the Passover Dinner among families, giving children a game of searching. Here is best advice for hiding the afikomen.
Make it a little more interesting. Finding the afikomen often comes with a reward or a small gift. Sometimes it is a toy, money or a game — in some families it is a big gift, some just a kiss.
Find a hiding spot. While there’s technically only one afikomen at the dinner, families might also choose to change tradition to give larger groups of kids a better chance of success. Some families may find a way to hide a few.
Trick their eyes. Leaving the afikomen out in the open might seem a little too easy, but it can present a surprising challenge.
Increase the difficulty. The serious hiders skip easy-to-see spots for more intensive, nearly impossible places, for example, in a drawer, under all the kids’ art projects or in the bathroom under four out of seven towels. So kids have to work hard for it.
| A．Set some ground rules. |
| B．Or the same afikomen is hidden repeatedly. |
| C．Well design the interactive and enjoyable game. |
| D．It is fun but the house may be a mess after the searching. |
| E．The kids have to truly focus on things they see every day. |
| F．The kids may feel like everyone has the chance to be the designer. |
| G．More competitive families also offer the finder something special, like a dollar coin. |
Thinking of getting your child to take up a sport that involves (牵涉) a coach or instructor? Good news: A new study finds that children who take part in organized physical activity at a young age are less likely to have emotional difficulties by the time they turn 12.
“The elementary school years are a key time in child development, “said Frederic N. Brier, a psycho-education professor who led the study, published this month in Pediatric Research. “And every parent wants to raise a well-adjusted child. “
Researchers followed a birth group over time to examine whether continual participation in organized sport from 6 to 10 would lower risks related with emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, social pullback at the age of 12. Their goal was to test this question as critically as possible by eliminating (排除) pre-existing child or family conditions that could offer an alternative explanation.
To do this, Brier and his team examined data from a group of children born in 1997 or 1998 who are part of the Quebee Longitudinal Study of Child Development. From age 6 to 10, mothers reported whether their children participated in organized physical activity. At the age of 12, teachers reported on the children’s levels of emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, and social pullback at school.
“The results revealed that children who participated frequently from 6 to 10 showed fewer instances of those factors at the age of 12 than their peers who did not join in physical activity in a continual way, “said Brier. “We found these benefits above and beyond pre-existing individual and family characteristics.”
“Getting kids actively involved in organized sport seems to promote global development. This involvement appears to be good on a socio-emotional level and not just because of physical benefits. Being less emotionally distressed at the key stage between elementary and high school is a priceless benefit for children, as they are about to enter a much larger universe with bigger academic challenges. This research supports current parental guidelines promoting children’s involvement in physical activity, “Brier concluded.
1．Why did Brier’s team follow a birth group over time?| A．To test their guess. | B．To check their health. |
| C．To offer alternative explanation. | D．To record their mental conditions. |
| A．By doing survey on teachers. |
| B．By eliminating other factors. |
| C．By analyzing and comparing data. |
| D．By organizing physical activities. |
| A．They have broad prospect. |
| B．They need further testing. |
| C．They are beyond his imagination. |
| D．They are in line with his expectation. |
| A．Kids will benefit from organized sport |
| B．Sticking to organized sport can help kids adjust |
| C．Organized sport promotes emotional conditions |
| D．School education is critical for child development |
Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question.
Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Geology Megan Newcombe, researchers analyzed melted meteorites (熔化的陨石) that had been floating around in space since the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth.
These results, which let researchers rule them out as the primary source of the Earth’s water, could have important information for the search for water — and life — on other planets. It also helps researchers understand the unlikely conditions making the Earth a livable planet.
Researchers wanted to understand how our planet managed to get water because it’s not completely obvious. Getting water and having surface oceans on a planet that is small and relatively near the sun is a challenge.
“We knew that plenty of outer solar system objects were differentiated, but it was sort of secretively assumed that because they were from the outer solar system, they must also contain a lot of water,” said Sune Nielsen, a study co-author and geologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Our paper shows this is definitely not the case. As soon as meteorites melt, there is no remaining water.”
The findings have applications beyond geology. Scientists of many fields — and especially exoplanet (系外行星) researchers — are interested in the origin of the Earth’s water because of its deep connections with life.
“Water is considered to be a must for life to be able to exist, so as we’re looking out into the universe and finding all of these exoplanets, we’re starting to work out which of those planetary systems could be potential hosts for life,” said Newcombe. “In order to be able to understand these other solar systems, we want to understand our own.”
1．What did the new study focus on?| A．The history of the Earth. | B．The origin of the Earth’s water. |
| C．The source of meteorites. | D．The structure of solar system. |
| A．The driest materials coming from other planets. |
| B．An impossible source of the Earth’s water. |
| C．The challenge of getting water near the sun. |
| D．The likely conditions making the Earth habitable. |
| A．Because it is closely related to life. |
| B．Because it can make them famous. |
| C．Because it concerns many disciplines. |
| D．Because it is deeply connected with outer space. |
| A．A science fiction. | B．A geography textbook. |
| C．A book review. | D．A research report. |
In recent fast paced life, the demands and pressures of work left me feeling mentally and physically stressed. I decided to disconnect from my job for a while for a mental break. As a nature lover, without any delay, I came to Borneo, the world’s third largest island.
Upon arrival, a local offered to be my guide, which was a great bonus for me. He led me through the jungle and I was immersed in the exploration. One day, the guide turned off the smooth road and took me across a rough hillside instead. We picked our way gingerly when suddenly, a Rafflesia (大王花) appeared into my view among those stones. More than delighted, I bent down and put my nose practically to feel the flower’s special flavour.
As I was approaching the end of my trip, there was another thing highlighting my trip. We happened to encounter the king of the crocodile (鳄鱼), a saltwater crocodile, which can grow to a length of 6 meters. It was getting dark. When we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds emerged in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the mud. Taking a second look, we spotted two greedy eyes just above the water line. Cautiously, we approached it and finally could figure out it was a baby crocodile. Though alarmed, I could proudly talk big that I had encountered a hungry crocodile in the wild and lived to back.
Though I have settled back into the routine of everyday life now, the experience stays long after the physical journey ended. I have learned to face life’s challenges with a renewed outlook. Despite the rat race of daily existence, try to spare time to spot the breathtaking beauty of nature and the heartfelt connections with others. The world out there is so fascinating.
1．Why did the author go to Borneo?| A．To connect better with his work. |
| B．To relieve himself of the pressures. |
| C．To keep an appointment with a local guide. |
| D．To reward himself for his promotion in job. |
| A．Patiently. | B．Roughly. | C．Cautiously. | D．Rapidly. |
| A．Critical. | B．Instructive. | C．Regretful. | D．Humorous. |
| A．Keep a balance between life and work. |
| B．Battle with challenges from life and work. |
| C．Research your destinations ahead of time. |
| D．Learn more about travel safety knowledge. |
Search “toxic parents”, and you’ll find more than 38, 000 posts, largely urging young adults to cut ties with their families. The idea is to safeguard one’s mental health from abusive parents. However, as a psychoanalyst (精神分析学家), I’ve seen that trend in recent years become a way to manage conflicts in the family, and I have seen the severe impacts estrangement (疏远) has on both sides of the divide. This is a self-help trend that creates much harm.
“Canceling” your parent can be seen as an extension of a cultural trend aimed at correcting imbalances in power and systemic inequality. Today’s social justice values respond to this reality, calling on us to criticize oppressive and harmful figures and to gain power for those who have been powerless. But when adult children use the most effective tool they have – themselves – to gain a sense of security and ban their parents from their lives, the roles are simply switched, and the pain only deepens.
Often, what I see in my practice are cases of family conflict mismanaged, power dynamics turned upside down rather than negotiated. I see the terrible effect of that trend: situations with no winners, only isolated humans who long to be known and feel safe in the presence of the other.
The catch is that after estrangement, adult children are not suddenly less dependent. In fact, they feel abandoned and betrayed, because in the unconscious, it doesn’t matter who is doing the leaving; the feeling that remains is “being left”. They carry the ghosts of their childhood, tackling the emotional reality that those who raised us can never truly be left behind, no matter how hard we try.
What I have found is that most of these families need repair, not permanent break-up. How can one learn how to negotiate needs, to create boundaries and to trust? How can we love others, and ourselves, if not through accepting the limitations that come with being human? Good relationships are the result not of a perfect level of harmony but rather of successful adjustments.
To pursue dialogue instead of estrangement will be hard and painful work. It can’t be a single project of “self-help”, because at the end of the day, real intimacy (亲密关系) is achieved by working through the injuries of the past together. In most cases of family conflict, repair is possible and preferable to estrangement – and it’s worth the work.
1．Why do young people cut ties with the family?| A．To gain an independent life. | B．To restore harmony in the family. |
| C．To protect their psychological well-being. | D．To follow a tendency towards social justice. |
| A．Response. | B．Problem. | C．Operation. | D．Emphasis. |
| A．break down boundaries | B．gain power within the family |
| C．live up to their parents’ expectations | D．accept imperfection of family members |
| A．To advocate a self-help trend. | B．To justify a common social value. |
| C．To argue against a current practice. | D．To discuss a means of communication. |
With an abundance of sun and wind, Spain is positioning itself as Europe’s future leader in green hydrogen production to clean up heavy industries. But some energy experts express caution because this process relies on massive availability of zero-carbon electricity.
Green hydrogen is created when renewable energy sources power an electrical current that runs through water, separating its hydrogen and oxygen molecules (分子). The process doesn’t produce planet-warming carbon dioxide, but less than 0.1% of global hydrogen production is currently created in this way.
The separated hydrogen can be used in the production of steel, ammonia (氨) and chemical products, all of which require industrial processes that are harder to stop fossil fuels. Hydrogen also can be used as a transportation fuel, which could one day transform the highly polluting shipping and aviation sectors.
Spain’s large, windswept and thinly populated territory receives more than 2,500 hours of sunshine on average per year, providing ideal conditions for wind and solar energy, and therefore green hydrogen production.
“If you look at where hydrogen is going to be produced in Europe in the next million years, it’s in two countries, Spain and Portugal,” said Thierry Lepercq, the founder and president of HyDeal Ambition, an industry platform bringing together 30 companies. “Hydrogen is the new oil.”
Lepercq is working with companies like Spanish gas pipeline corporation Enagas and global steel giant ArcelorMittal to design an end-to-end model for hydrogen production, distribution and supply at a competitive price. Criticism has centered on green hydrogen’s higher cost compared with highly-polluting “gray hydrogen” drawn from natural gas. Lepercq argues that solar energy produced in Spain is priced low enough to compete.
Globally, Lepercq said, “Electricity is 20% of energy consumption. What about the 80% that is not electrified? ... You need to replace those fossil fuels. Not in 50 years’ time. You need to replace them now.”
1．Why are some experts cautious about green hydrogen production in Spain?| A．It needs large amounts of sun and wind. | B．It has an effect on heavy industries. |
| C．It causes conflicts among countries. | D．It uses lots of zero-carbon electricity. |
| A．Ideal geographical conditions. | B．The support from government. |
| C．Hydrogen production technology. | D．Well-developed public transports. |
| A．It is highly priced. | B．It is easy to store. |
| C．It is competitive. | D．It is highly-polluting. |
| A．Spain manages to use zero-carbon electricity. | B．Spain struggles to lead EU in heavy industry. |
| C．Spain takes the lead in preventing air pollution. | D．Spain replaces fossil fuel with green hydrogen. |
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