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GrahamstownNationalArtsFestival

Grahamstown,EC

UndoubtedlyAfrica'

smostimportantartsandcultureevent,theNationalArtsFestivalisthehighlight（最精彩的部分）ofmanySouthAfrican'

seventscalendar,turningthesleepyuniversitycenterofGrahamstownintoahiveofactivity（喧闹繁忙的场所）.It'

sabeautiful,honestanddiversecelebrationofSouthAfricanart,withalittleinternationaltalentthrowninthemixforaddedvariety.Don'

tmissoutonthemarket,either!

www.nationalartsfestical.co.za

13-15July

CanimamblFreeFormMusic&

ArtsFestival

Graskop,MP

Callingallfreespirits:

packyourtent,guitarandpaintbrushesandheadforGraskop.TheCanimamboFestivalisacelebrationofartthatbreakstherules-freeexpressionistheorderoftheday!

Therewillbeplentyoffoodandactivities,andyoungchildrenwillbekeptentertainedbyaswimmingpool,artcompetitionandjumpingcastle.TheeventwillbeheldatGraskopHolidayResort,socampersofallsortsarewelcome.SearchforthefestivalonFacebookformoreinformation.

29June-1July

KirkwoodWildsfees

PortElizabeth,EC

TakingplaceintheSundaysRiverValley,thisweekend-longfestivalpromisesthreedaysof"

borntobewild"

funtostartofftheschoolholidays.Ticketsallowyouaccesstoliveentertainment,theAgriExpoandplentyofgoodfoodand尽rink.ConfirmedartistsincludeLocnville,SnotkopandKurtDarren.Whynotsetupatentinoneofthenearbycampsitesandjointhefun?

www.wildsfees.co.za

5-7July

EllisrasBosveldfees

Lephalale,LP

Headupnorththismonthforthefestivalfunyoucanhandle.Fromcattlecontestsanddogshowstoabeertentandtraditionalfood,yourentireweekendwillbecoveredinLephalale.There'

sevenathree-day4×

4competitionforalltheoff-road（越野）enthusiasts!

.Whynothavesomefunintheheartofthebushveld（南非草原）?

SearchforthefestivalonFacebookformoreinformation.

21.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.NointernationalailsareonshowatGrahamstownNationalArtsFestival

B.KidsactivitiesareprovidedatCanimamblFormMusic&

C.ManyartistsfromaroundtheworldwillattendKirkwoodWildsfees

D.ThereisabeercompetitionatEllisrasBosveldfees

22.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseeliveentertainment?

A.GrahamstownNationalArtsFestival.B.CanimamblFreeFormMusic&

ArtsFestival.

C.KirkwoodWildsfees.D.EllisrasBosveldfees.

23.WhencanyouseeananimalshowinLephalale?

A.On28June.B.On14July.C.On29June.D.On6July.

B

Weknowthatsmartphoneaddictionisreal,andthatitcanaffectlivesinnegativeways.Whilesomepeoplehavetriedgoingcoldturkey（快速戒掉坏习惯）orevenpunishingthemselvesfortheirmobilephones,anappismadeavailableintheUKthatrewardspeopleforstayingawayfromtheirdevices.

Theapp,calledHold,wascreatedbyNorwegiansMathsMathisen,FlorianWinder,andVinothVinayawhiletheyarestudyingatCopenhagen'

sBusinessschool,tohelpbreakfellowstudents'

attachmentstotheirdevices.

Thethreecollegestudentsfoundthatpositivereinforcement（强化）wasthebestwayofbeatingsmartphoneaddiction.Holdallowsstudentstocollectpointsforstayingofftheirdevicesbetweenthehoursof7amand11pm;

theyget10pointsforevery20minutes.

Throughpartnershipswithuniversitiesandbusinesses,pointscanbeusedfordiscountsoneverythingfromcinematicketstoAmazongoodstocafefoodanddrink.Ahalfpricecinematicket,forexample,costs60points,or2hoursawayfromaphone.Anda￡5（$6.88）Amazonvoucher（代金券）needs1,000points,or33hoursoffyoursmartphone.

Studentscanalsousetheirpointstobuyschoolbooksandstationery（文具）,whicharethendonatedtoschoolspartneredwithchildren'

scharityUnicef.

Over120,000peopleusetheappinScandinavia,including40percentofhighereducationstudentsinNorway,whereHoldfirstcameontomarketinFebruary2016.It'

snowavailabletostudentsfromover170universitiesintheUK.

A2017UniversityofTexasstudyclaimedthatmerelyplacingasmartphoneinsomeone'

slineofsightsloweddowntheirproductivity,responsetime,andreducedtheirgrades.AnearlierstudyfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsfoundstudentswhodidn'

tusesmartphonesonschoolgroundssawtheirtestscoresincrease6.4percent.

24.TheappHoldwascreatedmainlyto.

A.promoteonlinesalesofgoodsB.earndiscountsongoodsorservices

C.findnewusesofmobilephonesD.helpstudentsputdowntheirsmartphones

25.Howlongshouldastudentstayoffthemobilephonetoget300points?

A.6hours.B.10hours.C.15hours.D.30hours.

26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.TotellthestoryofHoldcreationB.Topresentpeople'

sopinionsofHold

C.TogiveabriefintroductionofHoldD.ToattractpotentialcustomerstoHold

27.Whereisthetextmostlikelytoappear?

A.AnewspaperadvertisementB.Acomputertextbook

C.AsciencemagazineD.Anofficialdocument

C

Thedancerputacardigansweateroverherleotard.Thenshesatdowntoeatasandwich.Cardigan,leotard,sandwich-wheredidthesewordscomefrom?

Didyouknowthateachofthemwasaperson'

sname?

Wordsthatcomefrompropernamesarecalledeponyms（名祖名词）,andtherearemanyeponymsinEnglish.

Thesandwich,forexample,wasnamedforJohnMontagu,theEarl（伯爵）ofSandwich.Helivedfrom1718-1792.Helovedtoplaycardsanddidnotwanttostopagameeventoeat.Byputtingcoldmeatbetweentwopiecesofbread,hecouldeatwhileheplayed.

ThecardigansweaterwasnamedforanofficerintheBritisharmy.Inthe1800s,JamesThomasBrudenell,theEarlofCardigan,spenthisownmoneytobuyspecialknitted（针织的）jacketsforthemeninhisarmy.Knittedjacketswithbuttonssooncametobecalledcardigans.

JulesLeotardwasaFrenchcircusperformer.In1859,attheageoftwenty-one,Leotardperformedthefirstmid-airsomersault（空翻）.Hebecameknownasthe"

daringyoungmanontheflyingtrapeze（吊杠）"

.Leotardinventedaclose-fittingone-piecesuittowearwhenheperformed.Dancersstillcalltheirclose-fittinggarmentsleotards.

AnotherpersonwhogavehernametoastyleofclothingwasAmeliaBloomer.BloomerwastheeditorofamagazinecalledTheLily.Americanwomeninherdaywereexpectedtowearheavyskirtsthatdraggedonthefloor.In1851,ayoungwomannamedElizabethSmithMillerintroducedanewkindofclothingthatwasmucheasiertomovearoundin.Sheworeadressthatcameonlytotheknees.Underitsheworeloosepantsthatfittedcloseattheankles.AmeliaBloomerpublishedapictureoftheoutfit（全套服装）intheLily.Shehopedwomenwouldadoptthenewstyle.Innewsstories,reporterscalledthepants"

bloomers"

.Ahundredyearslater,peoplewerestillusingtheword.

Therearemanyotherwordsthatcomefrompeople'

snames.Thedieselenginewasnamedforitsinventor,RudolfDiesel.ThewordboycottcomesfromthenameofanEnglishlandlordnamedCharlesBoycott.Whereeachwordcamefromisastoryinitself.Whoknows,maybeyournamewillbecomeawordsomeday.

28.WhydidtheEarlofSandwichinventthe"

sandwich"

?

A.Hefounditboringtoplaycards.

B.Hepreferredtoeatmeatandbread.

C.Hewantedtocreateanewkindoffood.

D.Hecouldeatwhileplayingcardswithoutstoppingthegame.

29.Accordingtothetext,whatdo"

referto?

A.LoosedressesB.Loosepantswornunderadress

C.DressesthatcametothekneesD.Heavyskirtsdraggedonthefloor

30.Whatdothewordscardigan,leotardandsandwichhaveincommon?

A.Theyarestillinusetoday.B.Theywerefirstusedinthearmy.

C.Theybelongtotheclothingcategory.D.Theywereinventedduringthesameperiod.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Waystorememberwords.B.Wordsthatcomefrompeople'

snames.

C.Thehistoryofgarmentsdevelopment.D.TheunknownstoriesbehindEnglishwords.

D

AteamofresearchersledbyengineersfromPennStateUniversityhascreatedthefirstmaterialthathealsitselfinthepresenceofwater,accordingtoastudypublishedinScientificReports.Thematerial,inspiredbysquid（鱿鱼）teeth,couldbeusedtorepairinstrumentsinwater-filledenvironmentsthataredifficulttoaccess,suchasthehumanbody,orthebottomofthesea.

Theresearchershadbeenstudyingsquids'

ringteeth,whichareuniquelystrongandcanchangestatefromliquidtosolidinthepresenceofwater.Aftertestingringteethsamplesfromseveralspeciesofsquidfoundallovertheworld,theresearchersuncoveredthegeneticcodefortheproteins（蛋白质）thatallowtheteethtohealthemselveswhenbroken.Theythenchangedthegeneticstructureofbacteriatoproducetheproteinssotheycouldconductmoretests.

Theresearchersthenmadetheproteinsintoarubberyplasticbymixingthemwithasolvent（溶剂）andlettingthesolventchangeintoagas.Theresultingmaterialcombinesasoft,shapelesspartoftheproteinthatgivestheplasticitsself-healingcharacteristicsandamorestructuredsheetofaminoacids（氨基酸）thatgiveitasolidstructure.

Totestthematerial'

sstrength,theresearcherscutit,andthenputthetwopiecesbacktogetherwithadropofwater.Theyfoundthatthematerialhealedbestat113degreesFahrenheit,alittlewarmerthanthetemperatureofthehumanbody,andwithslightpressurefromametaltool.Thematerialwasjustasstrong,andabletoholdthesameamountofweight,beforeandafteritwascut.

Materialthathealsitselfinthepresenceofwatercouldexpandtheusabilityofbiomedicali