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44. A. through 45. A. amusement 46. A. support 47. A. bears 48. A. regretful 49. A. deny 50. A. look up 51. A. failed
B. beneath C. toward s D. beside D. appointment D. complaint D. possesses
B. adjustment B. anxiety B. escapes B. lucky B. predict B. give in
B. offered B. normal B. mind B. apart
B. loneliest
C. arrangement C. envy C. sacrifices
C. desperate D. determined C. advocate D. admit
C. come over D. hold on
C. grown
D. intended
C. special C. demand C. united
D. terrible D. position
D. together
D. longest
52. A. successful 53. A. bond 54. A. firm 55. A. coldest
C. darkest
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“Let Them Eat Cake!”
This month’s issue of AQUILA Children’s Magazine Is a brilliant mixture of Science, Art and History. From Pavlova to Galette des rois… Children can join in the big sugar debate this month, as AQUILA examines the world’s unhealthy obsession (痴迷) with all things sweet: they can experiment with the chemical magic that lies behind everyday baking, investigate the negative effects of sugar on our bodies and discover why healthy home-cooking with fresh ingredients is the best. So should we eat that last slice of cake? AQUILA finds out about some famously overmuch feasts from times past, and looks back to ancient Greece, when the Philosopher Epicurus advised his followers that humans have a duty to seek out pleasure and avoid pain, but to find peace we must learn to limit our overmuch desires. PLUS: meet the Sugar Glider, Australia’s most lovely animal! “…Advanced & Philosophical, Curious & Puzzling” Richard Robinson, Brighton Science Festival A Brilliant Read for 8 to 12-year-olds AQUILA Magazine is not like the children’s publications you will see on the newsstand-it is more like a special club for inquisitive kids: ? A new topic every month including a feast of Science, Arts and General Knowledge. ? Witty an intelligent editorial that encourages children to engage with big ideas and become self-motivated learners. ? Every issue is packed with fun and challenges that will expand children’s interest and understanding beyond the school curriculum. 56. How would Philosopher Epicurus think about sugar obsession?
A. It should cause negative effects and be totally banned. B. We should follow desires to seek out peace and avoid pain. C. It should be replaced by healthy diets with fresh ingredients. D. We should be cautious about it despite pleasure it brings about.
57. Who are the possible target audience of AQUILA?
A. Parents as well as kids aged 8-10. B. Pupils with curiosity about knowledge.
C. Kids trapped in sugar obsession. ideas.
B
Car registration plates (车牌) are just a series of numbers and letters, right? Well, yes… but not for everyone.
Amazingly, number plates existed before cars. The city of Victoria in Canada gave horse-drawn carriages number plates as early as 1884. And France was the first country to introduce plates in 1893. Early number plates were different shapes and sizes, and made of lots of different materials. In fact, it was not until 1957 that car manufacturers and governments agreed on standardized plates, and even today there are three different sizes.
The first car registration number in the UK was A1. This was sold to Earl Russell by the London County Council in 1903. The letter “A” showed the number was from London, while the number “1” showed it was the first number issued. However, since then, the system has changed many times. At the moment, number plates in the UK consist of letters and numbers. Let’s look at the registration number plate “LK51 FTN”. First of all, “LK” shows which registration office has issued the registration number (in this case, it’s London Stanmore). The numbers 51 show the age of the car (51 means the car was licensed in the second half of 2001). And the last three letters are random.
Different EU countries use different arrangements of numbers and letters. For example, Spain uses four numbers and three letters, while Sweden uses three numbers and three letters, and Norway and Denmark use two letters and five digits. The system has changed many times because the letter-number combinations keep running out. UK number plates don’t have to include the European Union symbol although most EU countries use the symbol.
Some number plates have become extremely valuable, particularly those that spell out words. Basically, numbers on the plates can be used to represent words or parts of words. For example, “8” can mean “ate”; “4” can be “four” or “for”; and “2” can symbolize “to”, “two” or “too”. For example, “NVERLA8” means “Never late”.
Plates that represent words or phrases are commonly known as “vanity plates”. And they can be extremely expensive. Russian businessman Roman Abramovich is supposed to have paid over ￡250,000 for the plate “VIP 1”. Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has bought the plate “LEW 1S” and the most expensive number plate ever was “M1” which an anonymous buyer has acquired for ￡331,000.
So, what’s your number plate? It might be worth a fortune. 58. What can we learn from the development of car plates?
A. Canada, France and UK have invented three different plate sizes.
D. Self-motivated learners with big
B. In terms of giving car plates, Canada acted much earlier than France.
C. UK has always been consistent in its system for car registration numbers. D. Car producers and governments cooperated to form standards for plates.
59. Why have EU countries had to change their systems of arranging numbers and letters? A. No such agreement has been reached among different EU countries.
B. Much confusion has arisen from different digits adopted by EU countries. C. Old letter-number arrangements were not adequate for increasing needs.
D. The British design of number plates differs from that of most EU countries. 60. “LEW 1S” has fetched a high priced mainly because __________. A. it can be read out just the way of its master’s name B. Lewis Hamilton believes that it can bring luck to him
C. the public consider it as a symbol of higher social classes D. it has a long history and is different from current EU plates
C
Psychological stress is likely to surface during a human mission to Mars. Prof Jeff Johnson thinks an on-board “comedian” could keep spirits up during the long journey. He is drawing on his research on the differing teambuilding approaches of competing polar explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott to prove his point. Amundsen’s team made it to the South Pole and back while Scott’s died on the return journey.
Well, Roald Amundsen actually put people through tests before they set off to make sure that they would take orders and, in particular, whether they would challenge any of them. Amundsen would set up situations where there would be an ambiguous context to see what their responses would be, and if somebody questioned him, they were out. However, if you read Amundsen’s diary, he writes that Lindstr?m, the cook, was basically the most important person on the expedition.
Lindstr?m was the comedian. He didn’t actually go to the South Pole, but you’ve got to remember that the walking expedition was a small component of the overall time that they were on the ice. They were there for well over a year, waiting to walk to the Pole. They had to wait during the winter and it’s a very tense time when people are idle (懒散的). Lindstr?m played an essential role in keeping the peace in the group when there were tense moments, and he would do something funny to get everybody to laugh, which would break the tension.
There are individuals who have these certain natural abilities that you want to be able to recognize and include when you’re putting together groups that are going to be isolated, such as those going into space. There are a number of different roles that we’ve discovered are important, but one of them is somebody who has humour. That’s clearly important. So, you’d want to have somebody like Lindstr?m, somebody who is not only good at what they have to do (he was a very good cook) but who also has another skillset beyond what’s in the job description.
We can put people together thinking that they’re going to work together in a certain way, but over the course of time a crisis is bound to happen. There are the kinds of things that make groups more adaptable and help them function better. You can think about it in terms of atoms: when you put different elements together, they produce different kinds of things. It’s the same with people. They may have their own characteristics, but when you put them together, they’re going to create a different kind of situation and we want to have a better idea of what that might be.
61. By comparing Amundsen with Scott, the author intends to __________. A. contradict his previous statements B. introduce the topic of the passage C. illustrate the importance of a comedian D. emphasize the necessity of team spirits
62. What was the very quality Amundsen was valuing in his interview?
A. Willingness to take orders. B. Optimism about success. C. Eagerness to make progress. D. Curiosity about mysteries. 63. For what reason was Lindstr?m regarded as a key figure on the expedition? A. He went against the command of the Amundsen in every circumstance. B. He could make up many jokes about other team members to ease tension.
C. Besides cooking tasty dishes, he was capable of easing tension when it arose. D. When a vacancy appeared, he was always ready to fill it in and made it work. 64. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Comedians, keys to landing on Mars B. Atoms, roles of members in a team C. Teamwork, secret to overall success D. Amundsen, example for group leaders
D
When I was growing up, Oprah was my favorite imaginary auntie. She lived inside the TV and I looked forward to visiting her every day at 4 P.M. For one hour every Monday through Friday, I got to watch a Black woman command the airwaves and have control over the world. As a little black girl in a big White world, that was a powerful thing to witness—especially in a culture where girls like me seldom saw ourselves positively reflected in the media.
The kind of beauty celebrated around us had a way of making little black girls feel as if the bodies we were born into were somehow inferior. Apart from Auntie Oprah, the media’s portrayal of Black women was to a great extent limited in variety. Luckily, I had strong examples of women of color in my real life who watered the seeds that helped me believe I could dream beyond what I saw around me.
Fast-forward to two years ago, when I was appointed by longtime Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to lead Teen Vogue. I thought I was just a girl getting her dream job. But then the headlines hit. Suddenly, I was a Black woman making history. At 29 I had become only the second Black person and the youngest ever to helm (掌舵) a Condé Nast magazine.
Shonda Rhimes, Hollywood supreme black screenwriter, coined the term “First. Only. Different.” Being an FOD in your filed comes with a responsibility and an opportunity to rewrite the rules, to redefine standards, to represent for your communities. In my new position, I had an opportunity to help ensure that little black girls would never doubt their value. I was able to help undo some of the damaging accounts by changing the pages of the magazine to make them more reflective of my world.
My first book, More Than Enough, is not a career guide, because I believe only you can write your own blueprint for success, but I do share some of the hard-earned lessons that I am still learning to live by. My book is not intended as self-help but a love letter to anyone who has ever felt overlooked, overwhelmed, underestimated and undervalued—and who still chose to overcome.
My story, as it’s played out so far, is for all my fellow people of color out there, standing proudly as First, Only and Different. I am writing with love to all those who know what it is to be the lone Black voice in the room, because my story is your story. Trust that you will find your own rhythm and carve out a space to succeed in your own lane. I am also speaking up for anyone in her dream job, facing the barriers no one talks about.