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I remember that every year in lunar December in my hometown, Xinyang, each family begins to prepare bunches of bacon and sausage hanging from yard to yard  (embrace) the upcoming New Year. Walking in such a street view and sniffing the smell of pickled bacon(腊肉),I always have a sense of (happy).

Xinyang, located on the boundary between the north and the south, is rich in rice, wheat and fertile land due to its unique  (geography) position and climate. Therefore, it cultivates the characteristics of Xinyang people who have a good appetite  delicacies. According to relevant records, the history of Xinyang's pickled bacon dates back to the Ming Dynasty,  the locals learned to keep its special taste by preserving it in a special bean. People in Xinyang love their life so much that even during  (tough) times, they still inherited the soul of taste and made delicious pickled bacon. Actually, Xinyang's pickled bacon is made in  seemingly simple way by drying the meat in the shade but it brings out the flavor of the food  (it) and stays with our memory for long.

You'll never become fully conscious of how much you value it until you  (tear) apart from it. Such is Xinyang's pickled bacon, one of my unforgettable memories of my hometown despite time (tick) by.

I was first going into this final day, the Junior Sled Dog Championship. We'd trained two years and wanted to beat Blake. I knelt down to pa t Kenai and my hands 1 from nerves and excitement. Kenai tipped up his face to lick my chin. "You are 2 , aren't you?"

Just before the count down started, Blake shot me a 3 grin, hands trembling too. Then I heard, "Go!"4 I could yell "Hike!", Kenai leaped forward. The rest of the dogs 5 after. We started last. We flew down the long hill. Then we 6 a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. Kenai saw Blake's team before I did. His tail flew up, and he 7 . Seeing his tongue still flopping forward, I let him go all out. We closed the 8 . A bridge later, we inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake's sled and then we passed it.

9  our sled hit a branch. The runners caught. I lost my 10  and fell off the sled. Witnessing the sled come to a stop, I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I 11 . His shoulder was bleeding.

"Kenai! No!" My voice came out a howl. Kenai 12 to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes13 to keep on. He would do it, too. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner's stand with the trophy(奖杯). But no. I bent and gently 14 Kenai in a blanket.

The race vet examining Kenai, I watched Blake accept the trophy. Kenai squirming in my lap, I leaned over upon him. Just at that moment, I felt a warm tongue on my wet cheek. I smiled and realized that I had the 15  that really counted.

Cruise through many neighborhoods or parks around the world, and you will find no shortage of well-mowed expanses of grass. Lawns(草坪) do look attractive.  Additionally, they can require environmentally questionable practices to maintain. Researchers and landscape architects are increasingly considering alternatives that are more sustainable, demand fewer resources and help people connect more intimately with nature. Here follows an edited excerpt of the conversation between researchers MariaIgnatieva and Marcus Hedblom.

Why did lawns become so popular?

 They were like a special frontier that separated cities and towns from the wilderness. A lawn was always a symbol of how a civilized society should be. That's why it was so powerful. And of course, they are also important for recreation.

What environmental problems are lawns causing?

Lawns are homogenizing the environment, not only in terms of biodiversity but also visually. You compare countries' and cities' urban landscapes around the world, and they look exactly the same. Mowers burn fossil fuels and emit gases that heat up the atmosphere.

You have to find your own local solution. We can take inspiration from the natural plant communities around us. In suburban and rural areas, that might mean having a meadow or prairie. In other places, it might be a savanna like environment or mountain plants. You can have a "grass-free" lawn; with only low-growing plants that create the same effect as a lawn, and you can walk on it.

How can we persuade people to ad opt these alternatives?

When people see them, they appreciate them and like them. We also have to try to change the minds of decision makers, including politicians. We need to show the public there are different ways of handling our urban environment and making it better.

A. So it is all about education.

B. What are these alternatives?

C. And it is understandable fondness.

D. What are the inspirations of lawns?

E. However, they choke out biodiversity.

F. Lawns came to be seen as a symbol of civilization and a way of life.

G. Lawn upkeep takes resources, fertilizer and pesticide that enter groundwater and runoff water.

When a severe heat wave covered California in July 2006, it killed an estimated 650 people. But it may be tough to recall because heat waves don't typically have names. They are already the deadliest weather-related danger, yet they remain invisible killers that few people take seriously. What if the most life-threatening heat waves did have names?

This summer, as many experience high temperatures fueled by greenhouse gas pollution and El Niño, there has been new openness to the idea of naming heat waves. People in Southern Europe have dubbed the July heat wave Cerberus. The results of a survey of more than 2,000 people found that people who knew the heat wave was named Cerberus were also more likely to take actions to stay safe, including drinking more water, spending more time indoors and warning others about the risk.

Though more research is needed, this suggests that naming heat waves, combined with stronger messaging, can not only help change people's perception of the risk, but prompt them to take protective action. It would be more effective to broadcast that Heat Wave Zoe, a dangerous Category 3 event, will start tomorrow and here's what you can do to protect yourself, your neighbors and co-workers. Names, after all, are easier to remember than numbers or weather forecasts.

But the World Meteorological(气象学的) Organization opposes naming heat waves on the grounds that it would confuse and distract the public. And the National Weather Service has no plans to rank or name heat waves either, saying that heat and its health impacts vary so dramatically across different regions and seasons that even coming up with a standard definition of a heat wave is impossible.

There's nothing to lose by trying out a pilot program to name the most dangerous heat waves. It's pretty clear the current approach to these disasters is falling far short of what's necessary to protect lives. We need other ways to call attention to it and warn the public of the danger. It's hard to make progress fighting an enemy with no name.

Twenty-two years ago, I won a Nobel Prize, together with Tim and Leland Hartwell, for our work on how cells control their division.

The prize changed our lives. Suddenly you become a public figure being asked to do all sorts of things: to give lectures, quite often on topics you know little about; to sit on committees and reviews you are not always well qualified to be on; to visit countries you have barely heard of. It is like having a whole new extra job, with upwards of 500 requests a year.

A recent study suggests that in general the extra commitments that Nobel winners take on result in fewer papers after their awards. There may be some truth to this given the extra demands on one's time, but of course prestigious awards also allow new projects and research to be undertaken.

What effects did the Nobel Prize have on my subsequent career and work? It has certainly helped me to get scientific leadership positions. Within a year of getting the prize I was offered and accepted the presidency of Rockefeller University in New York. Having the prize also helps to get things done. For example, I have been involved in the merging of two separate cancer research charities to form Cancer Research UK. And it has helped me support causes I care deeply about. I became an ambassador for Ukraine education and science to help raise money for schools in that shattered country. Moreover, having a Nobel does help attract high-quality research colleagues. I have just started three excellent new PhD students. It is a privilege for me to be able to pursue curiosity-driven research at this late stage of my career.

However, one thing I am glad to say that the Nobel Prize did not influence was peer review from my fellow scientists, assessing the suitability of my own research for publication, and my grant applications for funding. My rejection rates have remained essentially the same before and after the prize. And that, of course, is exactly how it should be.

Rene Compean was no stranger to Angeles National Forest. But after venturing along a new path last April, the 45-year-old mechanic was lost.

As the day faded into dusk, following several hours of aimless roaming, his concern turned to fear. With no flashlight, only a liter of water and a power bar in his backpack, and less than ten percent battery remaining on his cell phone, Compean was unprepared for anything more than the two-hour trek he'd planned. Compean climbed to a spot, some 7,000 feet above sea level, where he found at least one bar of signal. "SOS. My phone is going to die. I'm lost."He texted a friend, attaching a photo showing where he was. All Compean could do then was wait and hope. But he wouldn't sleep. After spotting two mountain lions and a bear, he spent the night on high alert.

Sixty miles away in Ventura County, The sheriff's search-and-rescue teams had spent the previous night unsuccessfully looking for Compean, so they released the photo to the public, hoping someone might know the location.

Ben Kuo, then 47, has an unusual hobby to identify where movie scenes or television shows were filmed. When he saw the blurry image of Compean's legs surrounded by an endless landscape of rocks and vegetation, he instinctively pulled up a satellite map on his laptop. Then he narrowed his search to the surrounding area. The first thing he noticed in Compean's photo were patches of greenery. After comparing it to the satellite map, Kuo realized something: "He's got to be on the south side because there's not really any green valleys on the north side."

That finding tightened his search, leading him to an area that resembled the landscape in the image. The final step was cross-referencing the original photo with 3-D images of the area from Google Earth. The locations matched!

Soon, a search-and-rescue team helicopter was in the air, hovering above Compean. After spending 27hours alone in the wildness, Compean cried, "I'm safe." Compean's story probably would have ended very differently had a total stranger with strong satellite skills and a sharp eye for de tail not taken action.

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In our weekly staff meeting, our editor Ashley was not pleased with the quality of our reporting."Our readership is way down. We need better stories for this Thursday's school newspaper. Does anybody have any ideas?" she said.

I handed her my article about our basketball team beating Deerfield High School the previous night by one point. "Sports stories are fun," she said,"but not good enough for the front page. We need something to really get people 's attention."

After our meeting, we left the newsroom together and heard someone screaming,"Perry is missing!" Perry was a big red parrot and had been our school mascot (吉祥物) for ten years. H played an important role in students' lives, both in and out of class. He had also been a constant presence at school events, inspiring a sense of unity among students.

Everyone gathered around Perry's empty cage, heartbroken. Suddenly, a student from th crowd came over and showed me a photo. "You're a reporter for the school paper, right? I happened to take this yesterday," he said. In the photo was a Deerfield High School basketball player with something large hidden under his shirt around the size of a parrot.

"He must have stolen Perry to get back at us for winning the game!" Ashley cried. We hurried back to the newsroom, agreeing to run the photo on the front page with the headline "Deerfeld Stole Perry." "This is just the story we need. Everyone will read it," Ashley said confidently.

After she left, I took a closer look at the photo. The clock in the background read 4:15 pm, but our game against Deerfield hadn't started until 4:30 pm. Why would the boy have taken Perry before we even played? An uneasy feeling came over me that we might have falsely accused someone.

I went to Perry's usual caretaker to ask if he knew Perry was missing. "He's not missing.

He's retired. He's ready for some quieter days," he said. Learning the truth, I immediately told Ashley and suggested writing a story to say goodbye to Perry.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右:2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

To my surprise, Ashley insisted on reporting the "Deerfield Stole Perry" story.

注意：1.词数80左右:2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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Despite being 75 years old, Chai Tixia's expertise in Jianzi is truly impressive. With quick kicks, he effortlessly sends the Jianzi into the air and gracefully guides it to land (gentle) on his head.

Jianzi,_ game that dates back to the Han Dynasty, is surprisingly simple: players must keep the Jianzi in the air, (use) any part of their body except their hands and arms. However, to master this game (require) a lot of practice.

While enjoyed throughout China, Jianzi (describe) by Chai as an important aspect of hutong culture. The narrow alleyways, situated within Beijing's inner city, provide the setting for the game's(popular). Each mormning, Chai and his fellow hutong residents gather for their shared passion for Jianzi.

Chai's spirited matches with his neighbors have a big audience(draw) to the artistry and excitement of the game. The onlookers who watch them playing with great athleticism are amazed at Chai and his fellow players can achieve.

Having practiced Jianzi for over 30 years, Chai cherishes the physical and social (benefit) the game brings. Engaging in lively matches with his neighbors energizes his body, enhances his flexibility,promotes unity within the community. Through Jianzi, Chai harvests not only health but a sense of belonging and friendship.

Last year, I sarted the journey of being a remote product designer. The thought of a 1 schedule, a comfortable home office, and the escape from the crowded public transport was incredibly  2 .The first few weeks were flll with a long-lost feeling of3 . 

However, the   4 of working from home gradually set in. I had started my day with the best intentions, promising myself quick breaks and regular5 . But deadlines, endless emails, and virtual meetings 6  me to my computer throughout the day, leaving me little time to 7 . Gone were the short walks to a colleague's desk and the quick lunchtime walks around the office complex. Finally, my world was8  to the walls of my  home, my steps 9   in mere meters rather than kilometers. 

One day, I tried  10  one of my favorite dresses and it wasn't passing through my waist at all. Glancing at myself in the mirror, I saw a 11  person carrying extra weight, rather than someone enjoying freedom. The12 of work and personal life had left me feeling like I was a never ending motion machine. 

This incident marked the13  of a journey of self-discovery. I made up my mind that I needed a(n)14  not just for my waistline but for my overall well-being. It was a promise to prioritize my physical and mental health, and a commitment that I could 15  control over my life and my body.

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Art comes in two main categories: realistic and abstract. Realistic art aims to show real-life scenes, people, and objects exactly as they appear. It involves paying close attention to details, making things look like photographs.. It's more about expressing feelings, emotions, and ideas.

Realistic art is easy to understand. Viewers can easily recognize what is portrayed. Take the Mona Lisa, for example一it's a realistic painting of a lady with a mysterious smile. ，helping us to learn about the past.

Unlike realistic art, abstract art is more about being creative. . They use shapes, colors and patterns to express feelings and ideas. Abstract art means different things to different people. Some people enjoy trying to figure out what the artwork conveys.

. Realistic art needs precision in drawing or sculpting to make things look real.

Abstract art requires imagination to use shapes and colors in new ways. Many artists are skilled in both. They create realistic pieces to demonstrate their technical skills and abstract ones to display their creativity.

As for personal preference, some people prefer the clear stories of realistic art while others are attracted to the mystery of abstract art, interpreting meanings in the shapes and forms.

Together, the two kinds of art make the art world diverse and engaging.. 

A. Both types of art take skills to make

B. Photographs preserve faces of folks from long ago

C. Grasping abstract art demands more artistic training

D. Both ways of creating art have their own value and beauty

E. In contrast, abstract art focuses less on realistic appearances

F. Artworks like this tell stories about history and everyday life

G. Artists have the freedom to go beyond real-life representations

Each year, the world loses about 10 million hectares of forest一an area about the size of Iceland一because of cutting down trees. At that rate, some scientists predict the world's forests could disappear in 100 to 200 years. To handle it, now researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have pioneered a technique to generate wood-like plant materials in a lab.

This makes it possible to"grow" a wooden product without cutting down trees.

In the lab, the researchers first take cells from the leaves of a young plant. These cells are cultured in liquid medium for two days, then moved to another medium which contains nutrients and two different hormones (激素). By adjusting the hormone levels, the researchers can tune the physical and mechanical qualities of the cells. Next, the researchers use a 3D printer to shape the cell-based material, and let the shaped material grow in the dark for three months. Finally,

the researchers dehydrate (使脱水) the material, and then evaluate its qualities.

They found that lower hormone levels lead to plant materials with more rounded, open cells of lower density (密度), while higher hormone levels contribute to the growth of plant materials with smaller but denser cell structures. Lower or higher density of cell structures makes the plant materials softer or more rigid, helping the materials grow with different wood-like characteristics. What's more, it's to be noted that the research process is about 100 times faster than the time it takes for a tree to grow to maturity!

Research of this kind is ground-breaking."This work demonstrates the great power of a technology," says lead researcher, Jeffrey Berenstain. "The real opportunity here is to be at its best with what you use and how you use it. This technology can be tuned to meet the requirements you give about shapes, sizes, rigidity, and forms. It enables us to 'grow' any wooden product in a way that traditional agricultural methods can't achieve."

"Why does grandpa have ear hair?" Just a few years ago my child was so curious to know "why" and"how" that we had to cut off her questions five minutes before bedtime. Now a soon-to-be fourth grader, she says that she dislikes school because "it's not fiun to learm." I am shocked. As a scientist and parent, I have done everything I can to promote a love of learning in my children. Where did I go wrong?

My child's experience is not unique. Developmental psychologist Susan Engel notes that curiosity defined as"spontaneous (自发的) investigation and eagerness for new information -drops dramatically in children by the fourth grade.

In Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science, Yale psychologist Frank C. Keil details the development of wonder 一 a spontaneous passion to explore, discover, and understand. He takes us on a journey from its early development, when wonder drives common sense and scientific reasoning, through the drop-off in wonder that often occurs, to the trap of life in a society that devalues wonder.

As Keil notes, children are particularly rich in wonder while they are rapidly developing causal mechanisms (因果机制) in the preschool and early elementary school years. They are sensitive to the others' knowledge and goals, and they expertly use their desire for questioning.

Children's questions, particularly those about ""why" and"how," support the development of causal mechanisms which can be used to help their day-to-day reasoning.

Unfortunately, as Keil notes, "adults greatly underestimate young children's causal mechanisms." In the book, Wonder, Keil shows that we can support children's ongoing wonder by playing games with them as partners, encouraging question-asking, and focusing on their abilities to reason and conclude.

A decline in wonder is not unavoidable. Keil reminds us that we can accept wonder as a desirable positive quality that exists in everyone. I value wonder deeply, and Wonder has given me hope by proposing a future for my children that will remain wonder-full.

I used to believe that only words could catch the essence of the human soul. The literary works contained such distinct stories that they shaped the way we saw the world. Words were what composed the questions we sought to uncover and the answers to those questions themselves. Words were everything.

That belief changed.

In an ordinary math class, my teacher posed a simple question: What's 0.99 rounded to the nearest whole number? Easy. When rounded to the nearest whole number, 0.99 = I. Somchow, I thought even though 0.99 is only 0.01 away from I, there's still a 0.01 difference. That means even if two things are only a ltte different, they are still different, so doesn't that make them completely different?

My teacher answered my question by presenting another equation (等式): I = 0.9, which could also be expressed as 1 = .99999.... repeating itself without ever ending.

There was something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side was unchangeable, objective: it contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless, number repeating itself limitless times. Yet, somehow, these two opposed things were connected by an equal sign.

Lying in bed, I thought about how much the equation paralleled our existence. The left side of the equation represents that sometimes life itself is so unchangeable and so clear. The concrete, whole number of the day when you were born and the day when you would die. But then there is that gap in between life and death. The right side means a time and space full of limitless possibilities, and endless opportunities into the open future.

So that's what life is. Obijective but imaginative. Unchangeable but lniess. Life is an equation with two sides that balances isef out. Sill, we can't ever truly seem to put the perfet words to it. So pssibl numbers can express ideas as eually well as words can. For now, let's leave it at that: 1 = 99999... and live a life like it.

Whistler Travel Guide

Snow-capped peaks and powdered steeps; sparkling lakes and rushing waterfalls;challenging hiking routes and inviting restaurants — Whistler's offerings suit every season.

Things to do

The entire town displays the ski-chic atmosphere,hosting dozens of ski and snowboardcompetitions and festivals annually. In the warmer months, more outdoor enthusiasts come outto play. Visitors can try hiking or cycling up the mountains. While Whistler is an ideal vacationspot for the active types, other travelers can enjoy the local museums and art galleries filled withinformative exhibits. Plus, there are family-friendly activities and attractions like summerconcerts, along with plenty of shopping options.

When to visit

The best times to visit Whistler are from June through August and between December and March.

How to get around

The best ways to get around Whistler are on foot or by bike. Or, you can take the shuttlebuses from Whistler Village, which transport visitors to Lost Lake Park and the Marketplace.Meanwhile, having a car will allow you the freedom to explore top attractions like WhistlerTrain Wreck and Alexander Falls without having to spend a lot of cash on a cab.

What you need to know

●Whistler receives feet of snow each year. If you're driving in winter, slow down and make sure to rent or come with a reliable SUV.

●Snowslides are likely to occur on Backcountry routes, so only advanced skiers should take to this off-the-map area.

●Whistler's wildermess is home to many black and grizzly bears. Keep your distance and do not feed them.

I worked at a local station of the Berlin fire department．We got an alert（警报）around 8:25 pm that Friday and rushed to the fire engine, where the printout from the dispatcher（调度员）said there was a nine-year-old boy locked in a safe．

I asked myself: if it were a safe, would it be airtight? I was aware that it might already be too late by the time we arrived．I had to plan for a bad outcome．On the other hand, if we were in time, how long would it take us to open the safe? I knew it would be an incredibly difficult task．It's what safes are designed for—not to be opened．

It took less than five minutes to reach the property．When I saw a woman crying on the street, I knew the situation was serious．She was the boy's mother and she led us into the basement．She told us the boy was alive and we started talking to him; he was very calm．We asked how it had happened: during a game of hide and seek with his five-year-old brother, he had thought the safe would be a good place to hide．

The boy's parents had got the house from his mother's father．The unlocked safe had been there when they moved in and was in an area they didn't use much．The boy's little brother had shut the safe, then, when he couldn't open it again．The only person who knew the combination was the boy's late grandfather．

From the outset, the biggest priority was getting oxygen to the boy．We got oxygen from the hospital．The boy said that he could feel a thin stream of air．I asked his parents if anyone had opened the safe before and they said no．So we had to guess a six-digit code（密码）．We started typing them in—but we had to wait 10 minutes between each attempt before we could try again． So quickly we tried them all．No luck．

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卷的相应位置作答。

注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卷的相应位置作答。

What did you have for dinner Tuesday night of last week? If someone （ask）you that question Wednesday morning, you would （possible）have had no problem recalling what you had for dinner the night before．

But as days pass, the memories of all the other meals you （eat）since then start to interfere（干扰）with your memory of that one particular meal．This is a good example of  psychologists call the interference theory of forgetting．Forgetting is the result of （vary）memories interfering with one another．The more similar two or more events are  one another, the more likely interference will occur．

Getting rid of interference altogether is impossible, but there are a few things you can do to minimize its effects．One of the best things you can do is rehearse（排练）new information in order to better commit it to memory．In fact, many experts recommend overlearning important information,  involves rehearsing the material over and over again until it can be reproduced perfectly with no errors．Another strategy for fighting interference is to switch up your routine and avoid （study）similar material back to back．Sleep also plays an essential role in memory （form）．Sleeping after you learn something new is  efficient way to turn new memories into lasting ones．

I used to stutter（口吃）quite badly．I felt very 1 , like I was less of a human being．

I didn't have any 2 when I left special school．So I got a job as a trainee hotel porter．I enjoyed it because I was meeting new people and earning my own 3 ．I felt like a proper adult．But the other men 4 me mentally because of my disability．They'd imitate（模仿）me 5 because of my speech impediment（障碍）．I got very down．I was 6 inside．

The stepping stone to self-belief for me was 7 I got help from KeyRing—an organization which helps disabled people to live 8 ．I couldn't write very well, but I could 9 that．Apps on computers meant I could dictate（口授）my emails．I got the government 10 for disabled people in work．It paid for me to help with paperwork two mornings a week．

11  I heard about a job going at the human rights charity CHANGE．I got an 12  that got me the job of international project consultant．I travel all over the world to 13  professionals to work better with people with learning disabilities．This builds my 14 ．I lost my stutter in the end．

My learning disability was a bit of me, but it doesn't 15 me．It's just a label people put on me．It hasn't stopped me having a life．