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Big Hugs ElmoSesame Street Big Hugs Elmo. There are so many ways to play with Sesame Street Big Hugs Elmo! When preschoolers give Elmo a great big hug, he’ll hug back, say fun phrases or sing a sweet song about hugs! Press Elmo’s left foot and he will invite children to join in 1 of 4 imagination activities. There are 50 plus lively sounds and phrases. Elmo loves getting hugs from you. Let’s play.
Furby Boom Figure—PeacockA whole new generation of Furby creatures is about to be born! Dust off your Furbish dictionary and get ready to party with your Furby Boon creature! Your Furby has a mind of its own, and the way you treat your Furby will shape its personality—so the more fun you have with it, the better! It speaks more English the more you play with it. Tickle（挠痒）your Furby, talk to it, and feed it.
FurReal Friends Cuddles My Giggly MonkeyCuddles My Giggly Monkey responds in lifelike ways to being loved and cared for. Feed her with the banana-shaped bottle and she will move her mouth like a real baby monkey, make slurping sounds, and even say “mm” when she’s full! Snuggle（偎依）her close and she will turn to snuggle right back while making sweet, lovable monkey sounds. When it’s time for bed, rock Cuddles, and she will also sleepy sounds.
The First Flower Girl Doll—Disney SofiaYour little Sofia then first fan will love this target-exclusive 10 flower girl doll; she is inspired by the hit animated series from Disney Junior, Sofia the First. This beautiful Sofia doll is beautifully dressed in a never-before0seen gown inspired by the flower girl fashion she wore at her mom’s royal wedding.
1.Big Hugs Elmo is intended for ________.
A. teenagers B. kids under five
C. elders D. girls
2.Which of the following toys is inspired by the character from an animated series?
A. My Giggly Monkey. B. Peacock.
C. Disney Sofia. D. Big Hugs Elmo.
3.Furby is able to ________.
A. make slurping sounds B. give kids a hug
C. sing a sweet song D. speak more if you talk with it
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Time flies, or so they say. No matter where you are, humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at it—planning and doing things ahead of time—while others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at last. What about if you are behind time?
Delay can be serious. If you were one minute late for work, would you resign? It may sound extreme to many of us, but that is exactly what occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in January 2018. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late, and, as a result, was unable to answer a scheduled question. Instead of trying to make up for lost time, he resigned on the spot. He apologised for his discourtesy and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though, was not accepted by the UK prime minister.
So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously, whereas others seem to accept lagging behind
as just the normal way of things. BBC employees from Latin America, Rwanda and Sri Lanka said that there are more flexible attitudes to timekeeping in their cultures. In Latin America, things may happen five minutes, 20 minutes, an hour or even two after they were planned. Whereas, in Sri Lanka, lateness is a part of the daily routine. This is because of poor infrastructure and heavy traffic conditions. In Rwanda, those who attend to deadlines with strick timekeeping are said to be “like a typical European”.
On the other hand, German and Japanese employees mentioned a stricter adherence to time. In Japan, it is common to make an effort to arrive with time to spare for an appointment. Those who arrived at the stroke of nine to a meeting starting at 9 am would be considered late. In Germany, however, if a dinner party were to begin at eight, a person who had arrived five minutes prior, may walk around the block to make sure that they arrive at eight on the dot.
1.What did Lord Bates do when he arrived one minutes late?
A. He continued to answer questions. B. He resigned on the spot.
C. He made up for lost time. D. He apologized and ran away.
2.The underlined word “discourtesy” means “________”.
A. rudeness B. misunderstanding
C. ignorance D. position
3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________.
A. many cultures take punctuality very seriously
B. people have flexible attitudes to timekeeping
C. what is considered acceptable is based on culture
D. heavy traffic conditions always lead to lateness
4.German people share the same idea about time with people from ________.
A. Rwanda B. Latin America
C. Sri Lanka D. Japan
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As we age, our ability to think and remember starts to deteriorate. But not everyone. Some of us have brains that age more slowly. Enter the super-ager!
Super-agers are people over the age of 80 who have the brain structures and abilities of much younger people. Eighty-seven-year-old Bill Gurolnick is a super-ager. “What do I feel like? If I was to give a number, I probably feel like I’m about my early 70s…”
Scientists know that parts of the brain decrease in size with age. But in super-agers that process is much slower. Emily Rogalski is a neuroscientist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois. In a recent study, she showed that super-agers have young brains. The area of the brain responsible for attention and memory—the cortex—was shown to be thicker in super-agers. “When we look at the cortex of their brain, we see that, on average, that it looks more like a 50-year-old brain that it looks like an average 80-year-old bran…”
Not only do super-ages have thicker cortexes, they have more spindle neurons. These large brain cells appear to be involved with social-emotional communication. But their exact purpose is still a mystery. Scientists writing for Smithsonian magazine say they are “brain cells for socializing.”
Several factors affect how our brains age. Scientists say super-agers have several things in common, including an active lifestyle. Many travel and play sports. They are often big readers. And they usually have healthy relationships and spend time with friends. Super-agers also seem to have certain common personality traits. Rogalski says they are, for the most part, known for their optimism, resilience and perseverance. Growing old, she adds, does not have to be depressing and sad. “Perhaps, if we expected a bit better from ourselves, then we would understand that not all aging is stressful!”
Can we all be super-agers? The science behind super-aging is a relatively new, but growing field. Scientists involved in the research offer this advice as we age: Stay active. Learn new things. Challenge yourself. Surround yourself with healthy relationships.
1.What does underlined word “deteriorate” mean?
A. Become better as time passes. B. Speed up with time.
C. Improve whatever happens. D. Become worse as time passes.
2.What is the function of the cortex?
A. Be responsible for social-emotional communication.
B. Take care of attention and memory.
C. Keep track of numbers and charts.
D. Care for healthy relationships.
3.Super-agers have the tendency to ________.
A. stay at home with friends all day long
B. learn new things but seldom read books
C. be optimistic and like playing sports
D. travel a lot alone
4.The best title of the passage may be ________.
A. A New Scientific Study B. Can We All Be Super-agers?
C. How People Get Old D. Being Young Forever
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Three-quarters of a million tourists flock to the primitive, white beaches every year—but this booming industry has come at a price. When foreigners left the government struggling to cope with a stream of rubbish, their answer was to turn one of these islands into a dumping ground. Clouds of sharp, poisonous smoke rising from open fires, piles of rubbish made up of plastic bottles, crisp packets and consumer junk. It’s a far cry from the white sands, crystal-clear waters and gently swaying palm trees that we associate with the Maldives（马尔代夫）, the beautiful paradise island holiday destination set in the Indian Ocean.
Of its 200 inhabited islands, which are spread across an area of 35,000 square miles, 99 are dedicated resorts. Three-quarters of a million tourists visit every year—more than double the domestic population. of these, over 100,000 travel from the UK. The capital, Malé, is four times more densely populated than London. Given these facts, it’s hardly surprising that the Maldives on which has a waste disposal problem.
What you are seeing here is a view of the Maldives on which no honeymooners will ever fix eyes. Four miles west of Malé is the country’s dumping ground, Thilafushi—or Rubbish Island as it has simply become known.
The country dumps upwards of 330 tons of rubbish on the island every day. a figure attributed largely to the tourist industry on which the chain of islands relies. Each visitor generates 3.5 kg of waste per day.
Now, the government of the Maldives has banned the dumping of waste on the island, which is too late, due largely to an increase in the number of waste boats “fly-tipping”（非法倾倒）directly into the sea, fed up with waiting seven hours or more to offload their cargo.
1.The government of the Maldives is in troubled faced with ________.
A. how to develop the tourist industry
B. where to set up a dumping ground
C. how to deal with the rubbish left by tourists.
D. where to set up dedicated resorts
2.It is true that ________.
A. the Maldives are still paradise islands with clear waters.
B. the Maldives rely on tourist industry
C. the Maldives are called Rubbish Islands
D. the country dumps about 330 tons of rubbish on the island every month
3.The author’s attitude to the government of the Maldives is ________.
A. positive B. satisfied
C. forgiving D. critical
4.The purpose of writing the passage is to ________.
A. inform people of the present situation of the Maldives
B. expose people’s bad behavior on the islands
C. introduce the Maldives to the whole word
D. persuade people out of going to the Maldives
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