The United States International Photography Contest for Kids held by National Geographic begins August 1, 2017, and ends October 15, 2017. All mail-in entries (参赛作品) must be postmarked (盖上邮戳) by October 15, 2017, and received by October 22, 2017. Online entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2017. Entries will not be returned. No entry fee necessary to enter or win. Many will enter, few will win.
Who may enter
Contest is open only to legal residents (居民) of the United States who are between the ages of 6 and 14 at the time of entry. Employees and officers of National Geographic, and their immediate family members are not allowed to enter or win a prize.
How to enter
The categories (类别) for entries are: (1) Amazing Animals (photos of pets, zoo animals, or wild animals), (2) Dare to Explore (photos of outdoor scenery), and (3) Wild Vacation (photos taken during vacation travels). Each competitor may submit (提交) entries in any category he / she wishes and may submit entries to different categories, but no competitors may submit in total more than one entry per category.
Cool prizes
One grand-prize winner will be chosen from the four first-place winners in this contest. The grand prize is a 10-day Galápagos Family Adventure.
First-place winners will win a camera; their winning photo will be published on animaljam.com; and they will be entered into the Worldwide National Geographic International Photography Contest for Kids for a chance to win the international grand-prize trip. The international grand-prize winner will win a 5-day trip to Washington D.C.
Second-place winners will win National Geographic magazines, and their winning photo will be published on animaljam.com.
1.What can we learn about the contest?
A. Photos of pets are allowed.
B. Competitors should pay for it.
C. Images of indoor activities are preferred.
D. Each competitor can submit only one photo.
2.What will the first-place winners of the contest win?
A. A Galápagos Family Adventure.
B. A trip to Washington D.
C. C. Magazines.
D. A camera.
I have just returned from the 3rd Annual International Weight Stigma (羞耻) conference held this year in Iceland. I was invited to give a(n) ____, as I’ve been doing research on weight and health and sharing my findings for the last five years. I ___ expecting to have a pleasant time and learn a few things.
What I learned ____ me. I learned something about myself that I had no idea was true.
As a woman considered fat and a(n) ____ speaker on the topic of weight and stigma, I thought I was more or less immune (免疫的) to fat hatred. I had a few examples of weight-based discrimination (歧视) ____ my way. And they usually didn’t ____ me because I knew they came from a place of ignorance and hatred. What I didn’t know was that despite all my knowledge and ____ and relative privilege (特权), I had ____ been affected by discrimination every day. But somehow I didn’t think weight stigma ____ to me. I thought my knowledge protected me from having such ____.
However, I was ____, and understanding this has made me think about the millions of people in this world who ____ far more serious stigma and discrimination than I have experienced. I knew how discrimination could ____ us physically and psychologically. But I didn’t ____ know how serious the hurt could be until I attended the conference. And knowing that has ____ the way I understand myself and helped me I see stigma and discrimination in a ____ sense.
The world will ____ offer stigma to those who are different. ____ as several speakers at the conference said, difference doesn’t have to be connected with deviance (不正常). We should accept one another’s differences ____ hating them. We’re all different. And the way we ____ others’ differences can actually change their lives — for good or ill.
1.A. hand B. talk C. example D. interview
2.A. went B. stayed C. continued D. refused
3.A. scared B. annoyed C. shocked D. embarrassed
4.A. independent B. humorous C. serious D. frequent
5.A. come B. make C. work D. fight
6.A. interest B. upset C. confuse D. persuade
7.A. character B. research C. attention D. comfort
8.A. even B. also C. otherwise D. still
9.A. applied B. replied C. occurred D. compared
10.A. feeling B. failure C. attack D. darkness
11.A. wise B. safe C. wrong D. selfish
12.A. agree with B. start with C. live with D. play with
13.A. trick B. hurt C. punish D. limit
14.A. slowly B. truly C. recently D. shortly
15.A. changed B. interrupted C. suited D. balanced
16.A. strict B. wide C. common D. strange
17.A. thus B. then C. together D. always
18.A. But B. And C. So D. Or
19.A. through B. before C. without D. during
20.A. share B. find C. forgive D. treat
The film not only covers the causes of the war, but also _____ the influence of the frightening killings in detail.
A. deals with B. comes to
C. hands out D. makes up
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything _____ comes along their way.
A. which B. who
C. when D. that
—Do you think Florida a good place to have a holiday?
—Yes. I have just spent a holiday there and would _____ it to everyone.
A. explain B. recommend
C. provide D. pass
The little girl was found _____ in her bedroom after she had had an argument with her best friend.
A. crying B. to cry
C. being crying D. cried
