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Dumpling is a Chinese cuisine. Actually, the tradition of eating dumplings during winter solstice has its  (originate) in early times.

It is said that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a (fame) physician from the Eastern-Han Dynasty. He was once official in Changsha.When he returned home for private life, he saw people lived an (extreme) hard life and that their ears were red with cold in the snowing winter. He was sad and let his follower cook (drive) out the chill with mutton, hot pepper and some medicine. Zhang let him boil them first and cut them up, then wrap them with flour. After (boil) them, he gave the medicinal food to the people there on the day of the winter solstice. Zhang Zhongjing called it "cold dispelling dumpling soup". By eating this kind of ear-like food, people's ears (cure).

Thereafter, every winter solstice Zhang Zhongjing made "cold dispelling dumpling soup" in order to prevent and cure ailments (cause) by the cold. Then there became a saying that you eat dumplings during the winter solstice, then you won't freeze your ears off.

Afterwards, Zhang Zhongjing died on the day of winter solstice.  honor of him, every household makes dumplings every year on the day of the winter solstice.

I'm obsessed (迷恋) with music. As a teenager, I couldn't leave the house without my 1 . My summers were filled with festivals, and my shelves with 2 .

But one day last year something changed. I became aware of a faint tapping sound in my left ear. It wasn't loud enough to be 3 , but the next day it turned into a whooshing sound. By the weekend it had started to become hard to 4 in my left ear.

I was then sent to see specialists. They said it was the mitochondrial disease that caused the 5 , but they couldn't say for sure. So 6 , I am still undiagnosed (没有确诊).

I was given hearing aids, but they didn't work. I've signed up for a lip-reading course and am 7 British Sign Language. My friends have been 8 , some have offered to learn BSL, but I feel it's really me who has to 9 this new life.

Other deaf people have warned of feeling isolated (孤立) and I'm determined not to make that my 10 . I do get 11 when I have to go out of my comfort zone. Going to a bar and asking for a drink is fine 12 they start making small talk—at that point I'll declare I'm deaf.

I've always preferred to 13 ahead, but since this happened I take life day by day. The doctors have speculated (推测) that my 14 might come back. The future is 15 , but I'm at peace with that.

How to Choose Extracurricular Activities

From sports to clubs to outside organizations, there are many activities to take part in outside the classroom.  Fortunately, it becomes quite easy once you figure out what you enjoy doing in general. With a little more careful thought, you can also choose an activity that interests you.

Think about your interests and know your advantages. Before you start considering specific(具体的)activities, take a step back. Think about what excites you and find your passions(热情).  Now that you have a better idea of what you like to do in general, decide on those that you are good at. Ask yourself what skills they show. Then find activities that require the same ones. Make sure that you will enjoy yourself by choosing an activity that lets you shine.

 In addition to your interests and advantages, know what you would like to improve about yourself. Use activities as a way to make yourself better. Find out new challenges, without the added stress of having to earn good grades at them. You can use activities to develop general skills that you may not have.

Find out what activities are available(可用的)and look into each one. If the website seems incomplete, talk with your teacher or parents. Also look for calendar details, such as start-and-end dates, plus event schedules, to make sure it won't get in the way of anything else going on in your life. Once you have a list of activities that match your interests, do a little research.

A. Think about skills you want to develop.

B. This can make choosing one a little difficult.

C. Use your freshman year to explore your choices.

D. In this way, you will have a better idea of what to expect.

E. Also make sure that their culture is a good match for your own personality.

F. Use those to decide on activities that will keep you interested for a long time.

G. Search your school's website for a complete list of all the activities it provides.

D

More American businesses are starting to use artificial intelligence(AI)tools to come up with new ideas and to deal with customers. 

Mattel is known for making children's toys. The company recently used an AI image generator (生成器) called DALL-E to come up with ideas for new Hot Wheels toy cars. The used vehicle seller CarMax is using ChatGPT to gather thousands of customer comments. The social media service Snapchat has added a chatbot (聊天机器人) to its messaging service. And Instacart, a delivery service, now uses ChatGPT to answer food questions. Even the Coca-Cola company plans to use AI to help create new marketing content. It has not said exactly how it plans to use the technology. But the move shows that businesses are under pressure to use the tools that many of their employees and customers are already trying on their own.

Some experts warn that businesses should carefully consider possible harms to customers, society, and their own companies before choosing to use AI tools in the workplace. Chaire Leibowicz works at The Partnership on AI, a nonprofit group. The group recently released recommendations for companies producing AI- generated images, audio and other media. "I want people to think deeply before deploying this technology" Leibowicz said. "They should play around. . . but we should also think, what purpose are these tools serving in the first place?"

While text generators like ChatGPT can make the process of writing emails and marketing documents faster and easier, they also appear to present misinformation as fact. And image generators like DALL-E are trained in copying widely available digital art and photography. This has raise copyright(版权)concerns from the creators of those works. 

"It is safer to use AI tools as a ‘thought partner' but still people as the creator of final products," said Anna Gressel. She works at the law company Debevoise & Plimpton, which advises businesses on how to use AI.

C

Some chimpanzees(黑猩猩)are much wilder when it comes to making beats, scientists have discovered. In a Ugandan rainforest, the chimps have developed their own drumming(击鼓)styles on tree roots. Researchers observed their drumming styles range from rock to jazz. One chimpanzee brought back the style of the late John Bonham, a drummer who played a piece of music, Whole Lotta Love, and is ranked as one of the best. "The chimpanzee makes very fast drums with many evenly separated beats. His drumming is so fast that you can hardly see his hands." said Catherine, leading scientist of the study.

Drumming with feet and hands with their special calls is used to exchange messages through thick forests, even with miles between them. Ben the Alpha's call was a close two quick beats and a distant third, sometimes fourth.

Catherine also said. "We could often recognize which chimpanzee was drumming, and it was a fantastic way to find the different ones we were looking for. So if we could recognize, we were sure they could."

The team was surprised to note the chimpanzees only used their personalized drumming styles when on the move, showing that the chimpanzees could decide whether to be recognized or not. The research could also settle a problem about why these chimpanzees greet each other when they meet but are not observed to say goodbye when they part in the forest. "The chimpanzees don't need to say goodbye because they're effectively able to keep in touch." Catherine said. These long-distance signals give the chimpanzees a way to recognize with each other.

The researchers' next study will be to explore whether different drumming styles can lead to different drumming cultures among the different chimpanzee populations.

B

It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year's use. It was still in pretty good shape although it was looking dirty from so many winters' wear. I didn't really need a new one but I wanted one and casually mentioned it to my daughter one day. She was such a sweet, loving girl that I should have guessed what would happen next. A few weeks later she gave me a new winter coat as a gift.

I put the old one in my closet and started to wear the new coat every day. Each day, though, when I opened my closet, something troubled me. It seemed a shame that my old but still good coat should just sit there keeping no one warm during the cold winter days. After a few weeks, I took it out and drove to a local charity shop. I knew that there was someone who couldn't afford a coat but could get my old one.

My new coat is my old coat now. It is getting a little dirty and worn, too. It has black marks on the sleeves. It is in too bad shape to even donate to charity. I wonder if I should buy a new one soon, but I think I will wait for a while. I don't really need a new one and maybe I can find something else to give to the charity shop instead.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover," Perhaps the best way to deal with our wants then is to give instead. Love, after all, brings us the most joy. And the more of it you give away, the more of it you have.

A

Best festival events in San Francisco

The perfect festival event in the Bay Area is waiting for you to celebrate.

Chinese Dumplings(Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, 6: 30 pm-8:30pm)

Tickets: $86+ $6 Fee(General Admission 1)

Location: 152-11 89th Avenue Queens, NY

Discover your passion about Chinese Dumplings in cooking class! Chef Raina will teach traditional shapes and folding techniques to wrap Chinese Dumplings. Receive Additional 15% Discount-Book Direct or Call us Today!

Coffee Festival(Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024)

Tickets: $58+$9.52 Fee

Location: Mason Center Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Boulevard San Francisco

Get ready for an impressive coffee experience! Enjoy the unique atmosphere! Try the best beans and flavor with a soundtrack provided by live entertainment.

Pet Pictures with a Movie Star(Jan. 27, Feb. 3 & 10, 2024)

Tickets: $20+ $3.18 Fee(1 Pet 1 Picture)

Location: Expert Pet 1649 Ocean Avenue San Francisco

Expert Pet is proud to present a very special event this festival season. A movie star in a fancy dress will be in our shop three days! He shall be here from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Be sure to drop in on time to take your picture with a movie star.

Bone Jour Festival Feast(Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Tickets: $39+ $3.39 Fee

Location: Berber, 1516 Broadway San Francisco

Themed for the Spring Festival Season, enjoy an 8-course Chinese traditional feast. Bring your pet dog for our festival feast. Note: get puppy food for only a $10 add-on!

1．美食简介；2．推荐理由。

注意：1．词数100左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Sam,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Poor Bobby was getting cold sitting out in the backyard in the snow. With only one dime （10美分硬币） in hand, he could not come up with an idea for his mother's birthday gift. Ever since his father had passed away, the family of five had struggled. Although the family was short of money, they had love and family unity（团结）.

Bobby had three sisters, all of whom had already made beautiful gifts for their mother. Wiping tears from his eyes, Bobby kicked the snow and started to walk down to the street where the stores opened. Anyway, he wanted to try his luck.

Bringing together all his courage, he walked into the first store he saw. His heart quickly turned cold when salesperson after salesperson told him that he could not buy anything with only a dime. Finally he saw a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his dime. Then he put his hand on Bobby's shoulder gently and said, "You just wait here and I'll see what I can do for you." Then the shop owner left. All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid. After a little while, the shop owner came out with a bunch of red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow.

1）根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项。 
 

2） 根据文本内容回答下列问题。（共3小题；满分10分）

 How might the shop owner feel when he heard Bobby's words?

 How might Bobby react when he saw the roses? Why?

 What might the shop owner do next?

When Lin Qiaozhi was 18 years old, she didn't follow the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls. Instead, she chose to go to Peking Union Medical College, she studied medicine and got the Wenhai Scholarship. And then she worked a doctor in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. A few years later, she （send） to study in Europe and then in the US. Her American friends wanted her （stay） in the US, but she refused and told them she wanted to work for her motherland with great （determine）.

In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. After  department was closed because of the war, she opened her own clinic.

Dr Lin Qiaozhi played a key role in the medical field of our （new） built country. Though she held many important positions, she still tended （patient）, published medical research on care for women and children, and （train） the next generation of doctors.

Known as the "mother of ten thousand babies", Lin Qiaozhi died on 22 April 1983, （leave） her savings to a kindergarten and a fun d for new doctors.

I was talking to my friend Sandy about our children. Sandy had recently moved into the neighborhood with her four 1 , including her youngest, eighteen-month-old Kim. She seemed 2  to have kids nearby, until she saw our dog, Sam.

Sam, our shiny black dog, loved to play with the kids and 3 them. But Sandy was 4 of dogs, and she started to back away as Sam approached. I grabbed Sam's collar and made him sit, trying to 5 Sandy's fear.

Sandy mentioned that she needed to get her kids ready to go to their grandmother's house. Just then, her door opened and her kids rushed out. Sandy warned them not to 6 Sam.

The kids huddled（蜷缩） around their mom, looking at Sam 7 . Emma, my daughter, showed the kids how to 8 a dog properly. Gradually, the kids were won over by Sam's 9 nature.

One day after that incident（事件）, when the kids were playing across the street, I 10  the eighteen-month-old baby heading towards a small hill. I saw a car approaching at a high speed and shouted to everyone to 11  the baby. Sam rushed to the boy without 12  and pushed the baby away from the oncoming car 13 . The kids cheered, completely unaware of the 14 . They thought Sam had come to play.

Within a year, Sam had made friends with all the neighbors. Even Sandy started to 15  Sam and would often come over to give him a hug.

Slow travel is about connecting deeply with your travels. Rather than rushing from one place to another, slow travelers treat each experience as an opportunity to learn and feel more deeply to the people, culture, and food they want to explore.  .

Relax and enjoy

Once, a vacation provided relaxation from the stress of everyday life. But over time, we began trying to put everything we want into a checklist. . Slow travel exchanges checklists for the chance to really enjoy a place. It's amazing how much more involved you can be when you're not in a rush. It's easier to relax and look forward to whatever the day brings.

Have more memorable experiences

. If so, the idea of slow travel may feel like you'll miss the latest Top

10. In fact, you free yourself from scratching the surface of everything without enjoying anything. Slow travel allows you the time to feel a destination and you will have more memorable experiences.

Meet people and actually get to know them

When you decide to take the slow travel route, you free yourself up to meet and spend time with others. You can meet locals at a park or restaurant and enjoy a conversation. Learn about the people on your food tour. You may even decide that you like someone enough to meet him/her later for lunch or a coffee. , because you are not rushing to the next big thing.

Traveling by plane, train, and bus has a bad effect on the environment. We can transport ourselves to one location and spend more time exploring it on foot, by bike or on horseback. That's less harmful to the planet than rushing to the next thing on the list with whatever vehicle that will get us there in a hurry.

A．Be more eco-friendly

B．Experience different means of transportation

C．This created more stress than we were escaping

D．Making a checklist makes your journey more organized

E．Here are some reasons we think you need to try slow travel

F．Your communication tends to be more relaxed and more real

G．Maybe you're used to jumping from one attraction after another

The giant panda's special black-and-white fur makes it one of the most recognizable animals on the planet. But why does it have this unique coloring? To hide from natural enemies, both in the snow and in the shadows, study lead author Tim Caro, a professor in the UC （University of California） Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, said in a new statement. Moreover, the large black circles around a panda's eyes may help other pandas recognize it, the researchers said.

Understanding why the giant panda has such noticeable color has been a long-term problem to solve. To find out the answer, Caro and his colleagues looked at photos of pandas and 195 other carnivore （食肉动物） species, including 39 subspecies of bears. Then, they recorded the coloring on each area of those animals' bodies, and compared them with areas of the panda's body. "Compared with the previous studies, the breakthrough in this study was treating each part of the body as an independent area," Caro said.

The research team tried to figure out the purpose of the dark-colored furry areas. After going through many comparisons, the researchers determined that the white parts of the giant panda help it hide in the snow. In contrast, its black arms and legs help it hide in the shadows, they said. The panda's white-and-black coloring didn't appear to be related to temperature regulation. Nor did they find evidence that the dark circles around a panda's eyes helped to make them look cuter.

"This really was a great effort by our team, finding and scoring thousands of images and scoring more than 10 areas per picture from over 20 possible colors," study co-author Ted Stankowich, an assistant professor of bi ology at California State University, Long Beach, said in the statement. "Sometimes it takes hundreds of hours of hard work to answer the simplest question: Why is the panda black and white?"

Children at boarding school get the best night's sleep because of strict lights out time, according to a recent study, which was presented at Sleep Down Under, the 33rd yearly scientific meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. Professor Kurt Lushington, a psychologist who led the study; said, "It is a naturalistic experiment showing the key to good sleep in teenagers is quite simple: a good timetable and no mobile devices（设备） at night."

Over the past 20 years, the time children spend sleeping has fallen and only half regularly get more than seven hours. The recommended amount is eight to ten. The biggest problems are smartphones and tablets （平板电脑） whose blue light wakes the brain, making it harder to drop off.

An Australian team compared sleep patterns of 15 to 18-year-olds at a school in Adelaide. The 59 boarders had to leave their phones in a kitchen area or on their desk before bed and turn their lights out by a set time. They slept for an average 8 hour 26 minutes a night compared with 7 hours 46 minutes for day pupils.

Lack of sleep affects mental health and school performance and causes behavioral problems. It has also been connected with the child obesity epidemic and other diseases. This year an American study found that teenagers who didn't get enough sleep took in extra sugar during a school year. They ate sweets, cakes, chocolate and biscuits and drank fizzy drinks to promote their energy levels.

Lushington recommends that parents reach agreement on not using a phone. This is most likely to work if they do likewise and offer other enjoyments, such as books. "I think if you put these rules in place, kids will go along with them," he told New Scientist.

I've lived in Cardigan Bay（卡迪根海湾） in West Wales since I was a few months old. You've got everything you need here. Hills, stunning beaches, nice coastal paths. As someone who loves the countryside, I've never wanted to leave.

I was lucky to find work I could do in this area. A lot of people do have to move away in order to find work. I started Adventure Beyond here about 30 years ago and we work all over the UK. We go up to Scotland, we work along the Thames. We've also taken groups to Canada, the Himalayas, places like that. But honestly, West Wales has got everything. We can do everything we need right here.

Cardigan Bay is pretty huge, but I find having grown up here there's a definite sense of belonging. There's an awareness that we're lucky to have these incredible sandy beaches, pebbly beaches, beautiful rivers, and hills. It's peaceful, and it's not overdeveloped. Of course, there are periods when it gets busy, but then the second schools go back and you pretty much get the beaches to yourself. There is a sense of community （群体） too, with a lot of good community-based clubs, such as the Poppit Sands Surf Lifesaving Club.

I set up Adventure Beyond to make my own work in the area. I love the outdoors, and I wanted to be in Cardigan Bay, so it was perfect. I've tried to always keep that personal touch. The clients（客户） will pretty much always meet myself and all the staff. We took a lot of people on through the Kickstart scheme（启动计划） and they've been employed with us for a few years. A lot of our clients have been with us since we started, too. There's a sense of family, which is quite special.

I won't mention a specific favorite place, but in general the beaches are just amazing. It's just a sort of wild west, really.

"Playing Shop" Social Activity

Children are invited to get behind the shop counter（柜台） of Susannah Place Museum, recreated 1915 shop.

This is a good time for your children to put on an apron（围裙） and become shopkeepers. They learn how to wrap（包裹） an egg, weigh out goods on a scale （秤） and count in pounds and shillings（先令）!

Suitable for the children between 5 and 7, the Playing Shop activity will see your children:

■ Use an old-fashioned shop scale.

■ Wrap goods.

■ Fill an order and make a delivery （配送）.

Tickets for Playing Shop are now on sale through sydneylivingmuseums.com.cn. Choose from the following periods:

9:15 A．m.-10:30 a. m. or 10:45 a. m.-12 p. m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2023.

9:30 A．m.-10:45 a. m. or 11:00 a. m.-12:15 p. m. on Friday, May 21, 2023.

Please note children must be accompanied （陪伴） by an adult.

You can continue your fun at Susannah Place Museum by joining a guided tour at 2 p. m., 3 p. m. and 4 p. m. at an additional （额外的） cost on the day.

When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle, where my parents started their new business — a small grocery store downstairs my house. As a girl of shy and reserved nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the sophisticated city life.

One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to showcase their unique talents in front of the public in the city hall on National Day. A buzz of excitement fed the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate. However, my self-doubt held me back, "I don't have any special skills to share."

Days turned into weeks, and the talent show drew closer. I couldn't shake the upsetting feeling until one day, Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me while I was helping in the grocery store after class. "How about singing together in the talent show?" She grinned, "I heard you singing a tune, along the way back home. I can't help following you here." Gosh, I couldn't believe my ears. Emma, with personality and popularity, acknowledged my little talent. Since Emma had the world's prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.

"You two? The talent show for the food bank?" My mum bent towards us and her face lit up. "A big occasion." Then a light bulb seemed to go in her head. "Why not practise right now upstairs? I bet you'll be a perfect match." Winking at us, she seemed to know we were thinking alike.

Emma and I embarked on rehearsing almost every single day after school. We brainstormed, exchanged ideas and rehearsed the scene. As the days rolled by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the performance, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was not in any shape to perform.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1: 

I was completely knocked out by the news.

Paragraph 2: 

Finally came the big moment.

1.对这一异议作出解释；

2.提出你自己的看法。

注意： 

1. 写作词数应为80左右； 

2. 邮件的开头语和结束语已给出，不计入总词数； 

3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Allen, 

In your e-mail, you expressed disagreement about our teachers speaking both English and Chinese in English classes.

Yours sincerely, 

Li Hua

Wandering sounds, irregular rhythms and a carrier of gentle emotions. This is the musical language of guqin, a plucked seven string instrument created in ancient China.

The earliest piece of guqin in China, (unearth) in Hubei province in 2016, dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. The body of a guqin is made of lacquered wood and the strings of twisted silk. its seemingly simple appearance, making a guqin is extremely demanding.  outstanding piece can take anywhere from two to several decades to craft. It is a crystallization of art and time.

The guqin was favored by the literati in ancient China. The most renowned guqin (music) was Yu Boya in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.  he played his guqin in the mountains, a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi heard the music and understood exactly  Yu wanted to express.

This deep understanding formed a strong bond between them, they became close friends. This is the famous tale behind the guqin masterpiece, Flowing Water, High Mountains. The piece (pass) down through generations and is considered one of the most famous and important (compose) in Chinese guqin music. This graceful dialogue, (flow) from brushed fingertips and travelling for thousands of years, is continuing to this day.

Andrew Powell was pulling envelopes from the large mailbox outside his contemporary house when he noticed something 1 : A tiny doll couple were sitting on a love seat inside the mailbox. A small note was attached. 

"We've decided to live here," the 2 read. It was signed from Mary and Shelley. Andrew initially figured that somebody must have left them there 3 . So he asked the neighbors whether anybody had left 4 in his mailbox, and everyone said no. Soon, Andrew and his wife discovered that the small couple had 5 a tea table, a pretty carpet and a pillow.

Over the next few months, additional items mysteriously 6 : a bed, a painting and a wood-burning stove, to name a few. For Christmas 2022, a decorated tree was left with tiny presents. But the gifts were taken back right after Christmas 7  Andrew could open the boxes to see if anything was inside. 

More than a year later, Mary and Shelley are still living rent-free in the mailbox, to the delight of the neighbors who now 8 Andrew's updates on the village's website to check the 9 . Andrew first posted about the tiny dolls on Aug. 21, 2022, hoping his fellow villagers might help solve the 10 .

"It's just somebody out there who is having some fun, giving us all a little community 11 . But whoever is doing this is obviously very 12 and clever," says Andrew's next-door neighbor.

Andrew says he now doesn't want to know who is 13 for the mail-box affair because he's hoping it will continue. "Also, people in the neighborhood are 14 it and some ask if I've thought about installing an outdoor 15 , but personally, I like the mystery of it."