The similarities between elephant and human behavior has been a curiosity to scientists worldwide. These huge beasts are not so different from us. Their devotion to their family is just as powerful as the friendships between humans. In order to prevent future elephant attacks, people must first understand the similarities between elephants and themselves.
Because deaths are felt so deeply in elephants, memories of people harming or killing other members are not forgotten. Due to the Uganda-Tanzania War in Africa, poaching (偷猎) elephant increased during the 1970’s and continued, despite government restrictions. However, ecologists like Eve Abe did not see this as simple poaching; they saw it as a “mass destruction. “Elephants that have witnessed the murder of a matriarch, are more likely to become violent and attack humans. Many aggressive elephants do not act without reason; they are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). At a young age, humans invade their life, kill their parents, and ultimately destroy their peaceful environment. More and more calves live neglected lives without a mother figure, and have to become a parent early for survival. Humans that had a difficult childhood or early family life also suffer from aggression and pain. Young elephants have been known to have “nightmares,” waking up suddenly and screaming. These are clearly signs of stress, as males grow up to be increasingly hostile (敌对的) humans and target certain villages where painful experiences had occurred.
Although many see elephants as massive, violent, and simple-minded animals, their social structure is not unlike many human societies. Humans and elephants have been on parallel paths. However, if people continue practicing ignorance over the cruel treatment of these creatures, then collision will become inevitable. Cruel treatment of elephants still goes on, but by understanding the similarities between us, it can be stopped.
1.In order to stop the hostile behavior of elephants, people should lay emphasis on ________.
A. stopping harming or killing the group members of elephants
B. understand the similarities between elephants and humans
C. taking good care of the young elephants
D. carrying out the government restrictions
2.What does the underlined word “matriarch” mean?
A. young elephant.
B. male elephant.
C. strong elephant.
D. mother elephant.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Young elephants will grow up to be violent easily.
B. Humans and elephants have the same social structure.
C. Sometimes young elephants are forced to grow up.
D. Elephants attack villages when painful experiences occur.
4.Why should we take good care of the young kids?
A. Because early family life counts.
B. Because they will be aggressive when grown up.
C. Because humans and elephants are on parallel paths.
D. Because signs of stress have to be stopped.
Steven Spielberg never fails to blow us away with his imagination.
The US director’s latest film Ready Player One, which was released in Chinese mainland cinemas on March 30, is a story set in the year 2045, when people escape their hopeless everyday lives by putting on a VR mask and entering a virtual (虚拟的) world named Oasis. This fantasy land is filled with characters and settings right out of classic films and videogames like The Shining and Overwatch. It’s a feast both for the eyes and mind. And at the age of 71, Spielberg is still “at the top of his game”, wrote reporter Rafer Guzman on Newsday.
Indeed, Spielberg has always been a gamer himself or rather a game changer. When his thriller Jaws came out in 1975, it struck a chord (引起共鸣) with audiences all over the world and kept people from going swimming for fear. The film was also the first example of what we now know as summer blockbusters.
“Jaws invented that form of pleasurable entertainment, wrote Stephen Marche on Esquire. It also turned sharks, in the popular imagination, from fish into monsters.”
And again, in his 1982 film E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial Spielberg challenged people’s beliefs that aliens are something to be feared by telling a story about a loving friendship between a space creature and a little boy. “Spielberg redefined popular sci-fi”, wrote Marc Lee on The Telegraph. “Extra-terrestrials no longer had to be a threat to humanity: the universe, he was saying, is also full of awe and wonder.”
Now comes Ready Player One. When Wade Watts, the film’s teenage protagonist (主角), finally prevents Oasis from falling into the wrong hands, he’s given ownership of the virtual world by its late designer James Halliday. But Watts makes a decision that he hopes will make people want to appreciate their real lives, instead of spending all their free time escaping reality in Oasis, which is a real-life message that Spielberg is trying to deliver to the audience.
1.What is the article mainly about?
A. Spielberg’s suggestions for other film directors.
B. Spielberg’s new film and his achievements.
C. The secret to Spielberg’s success.
D. The life journey of Spielberg.
2.Which film is considered the first example of a “summer blockbuster”?
A. The Shining
B. E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial
C. Jaws
D. Jurassic Park
3.Why is E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial special among all alien films?
A. It was the first film about aliens.
B. It questions the existence of aliens.
C. It describes aliens as something friendly.
D. It points out that aliens are a threat to humanity.
4.What message does Spielberg want to deliver with Ready Player One?
A. People should enjoy their real lives as much as they can.
B. People can find much pleasure in virtual worlds.
C. It’s difficult for people to escape reality.
D. People should have the right to choose whether to enter virtual worlds.
My Favourite Travel Books
The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux
Choosing my favorite Paul Theroux book is like picking my favorite place in the world: It’s impossible to settle on just one. But The Old Patagonian Express, which is about a train journey Theroux made from Boston, USA to southern Argentina, is right up there at the top of my list. Theroux has a wicked sense of humor. He brings so much wisdom and experience to his travels.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
If he were alive today, Thoreau would probably frown if he heard someone refer to Walden as a travel book. But I regard it as a travel-writing masterpiece. I went into the woods, he writes, because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. That’s the same spirit of discovery that defines so many great contemporary travel records.
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Like so many people, I fell in love with Kerouac’s novels in my late teens and early 20s. On the Road gets all the press, but I always love The Dharma Bums. Kerouac beautifully captures the romance of California trains, Berkeley, and backpacking in the Sierras. It’s hard to read this book without wanting to leave for the mountains to brainstorm bad haikus on the trail and cook canned macaroni and cheese over a crackling campfire.
Confucius Lives Next Door by T. R. Reid
This is sort of A Year in Provence in Japan, only the cross-cultural differences are much greater. Reid and his family moved to Tokyo when he became the chief for The Washington Post, enabling him to uncover truths about the country. Among the highlights are his observations about Japanese schools, including Yodobashi No. 6 Elementary School, where his daughters were greeted by the whole school staff.
1.Which book enables readers to experience great cross-cultural differences?
A. Confucius Lives Next Door.
B. The Old Patagonian Express.
C. On the Road.
D. Walden.
2.What will people feel after reading Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums?
A. A strong desire to follow.
B. A love for novels.
C. A wish to learn cooking.
D. An excitement to write poems.
3.What is the feature of most modern travel books according to the author?
A. Experience.
B. Observation.
C. Culture.
D. Discovery.
假如你是李华，你想邀请美国好友John观看京剧表演，但John不在家，请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
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提示词汇：京剧 Beijing Opera
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When I was young, I was terribly poor in the Chinese. Be afraid of expressing myself was one of the reasons why I rarely did well in school. Once I failed in a mid-term exam. When I got the papers, I realized things could have been better if I listened to the teacher much more attentive. So I turned to my teacher for helps and he told me, “Where there is a will, there is a way. If you are devoted to learn Chinese, you’ll make it.” I couldn’t agree much. From then on, I began to work harder. Out of my expect, I made great progress soon. Today, Chinese is which my strength lies. And I’m grateful for my Chinese teacher.
Recently, an Internet slang word Foxi- or “Buddhist”- is becoming increasingly popular as it encourages people, especially 1. young to remain calm and peaceful and avoid conflicts as much as possible- in other words, to live like a Buddha.
The phrase 2. ( create) for the first time in 2014 in Japan to describe young men who no longer bother to start relationships with women or follow someone else’s life path. They prefer to stay in their own peaceful world without 3. (disturb) and care little about passion and success.
In this fast-changing and 4. (compete) world, many people are 5. heavy pressure. It’s only natural that people are seeking for a spiritual bay.
However, some would compare “foxi” with “demotivational(无动力的) culture”- a phrase 6. describes young people who feel aimless and powerless. They say that foxi actually reflects the reality that young people are losing their will to fight. They are pretending 7. (keep) a healthy and wise attitude towards 8. (fail) simply because they are incapable(无能力的) of succeeding.
All in all, there is one thing that “Buddhist Youngsters” should 9. (basic) keep in mind: You may want to keep a calm mindset, 10. you should never stop fighting for yourselves!
