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worthupto£200mtotheUKalone.
Whataboutlunch?
NextdooristheFurnaceTearoom,partoftheBodnantWelshFoodCentre,which
serveslightbites–wraps(卷饼),fruitsalads(£7)andcoffee.Andthenearby
PavilionRestaurantattheNationalTrust'
sBodnantGardenhascookedfood,including
bakedpotatoes(£5)anddailyspecialssuchaslocalcasseroles(焙盘)withbread
rolls(£6),pluscoffeeandcakes.
Exitthroughthegiftshop
Thereisarangeofbee-themedgiftsinourgiftshop,includingbeetoys(£2),
woodenhoneycandy(£2)andaselectionofhoneysallmadebyWelshproducers(£5).
ThebestsellingBodnanthoney(£8)goesfast.
Gettinghere
WearelocatedjustofftheA470ontheBodnantEstateintheConwyValley,and
10minutesfromtheA55northWalescoastroad.Followthebrownsignsjustafter
BodnantGardens.
Valueformoney
Visitsandactivitiesforkidsarefree,thoughdonationsarewelcome.Taster
days(from£60)andtheweekendbeekeepingcourse(£80perperson)areheldat
Abergwyngregynvillage,10mileswestdowntheA55.
Openinghours
TheVisitorCentreopensdailyfrom10am-4pmbutitisvolunteer-run,sophone
aheadtocheck.ExpectlotsoffunactivitiesaroundtheannualConwyHoneyFair.
1.WhatdoweknowabouttheNationalBeekeepingCentreWales?
A.Itmakesmoneymainlybysellinglocalhoneys.
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B.Itinvitesvisitorstoadoptabeehiveforfree.
C.It'
saneducationalcenteraboutbeekeeping.
D.ItshowsvisitorsWales'
longbeekeepinghistory.
2.Youcanbuy_______attheFurnaceTearoom.
A.breadrollsB.fruitsaladsC.bakedpotatoesD.localcasseroles
3.WhereistheNationalBeekeepingCentreWales?
A.InthevillageofAbergwyngregyn.
B.OppositeBodnantGardens.
C.OfftheA55Walescoastroad.
D.NexttotheA470ontheBodnantEstate.
4.Howmuchwouldyouhavetopayfortheweekendcourseandtwobeetoys?
A.£64B.£76C.£84D.£96
B
Recently,Iwasinterviewedbyaparentingmagazineforastoryitwasrunning
oneco-parenting.
Thereporterexplainedthatitwasexpensivetobeaneco-parent,withorganic
babyfoodsandclothingtobuy.
ButItoldher.“I'
msorry,buteco-parentingisn'
taboutbuying
ecologically-producedversionsofproductswethinkwemayneed.It'
sabout
discoveringwhatwedon'
tneed.”
ItoldthereporteraboutmydaughterSarah'
ssimplewishforapinkballoon
onherbirthday,butshefeltthatthingswouldinevitablychangeasSarahgrewup
andadoptedmorematerialisticdesires.
IagreedthatSarahmaynotalwaysbeinterestedinsuchsimplegiftsasballoons,
butIcouldn'
tagreethatabirthdayneedstobeaboutmaterialisticdesires.
Tome,abirthdayisanopportunitytocelebratethelifeandthedevelopment
ofaperson.
Doweneedtoseeatablecoveredwithgiftstoknowthatourfamilyandfriends
loveus?
Somewhereinourconsumerculture,we'
veconfusedmaterialitemswith
expressionsofloveandgratitude.
Myownbirthdaywasjustafewdaysago.Itcameandwentinthemiddleofasnow
storm,andmybirthdaypartywascanceled.WhilemyhusbandandIspentmuchofthe
dayclearingthesnow,Sarahmadesomelittledollsforme.
Andwhenwecameintorest,UlaclimbedontomylapandsingHappyBirthday.
Throughouttheday,myfriendscalledtowishmeahappyday,andmymothercalled,
upsetthatshecouldn'
tvisit.
Later,myhusbandapologizedthathewasunabletodoanythingspecialforme
thatday.
“Ihadafantasticbirthday,”Ireplied,asIthoughtofalltheloveI'
dfelt.
5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkeco-parentsshoulddoaccordingtothearticle?
A.Buyorganicfoodsandclothingfortheirkids.
B.Teachtheirkidstoprotecttheenvironment.
C.Trytoavoidbuyinguselessthingsfortheirkids.
D.Allowtheirkidstomaketheirownchoicesinlife.
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6.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoexpresswithSarah'
sstory?
A.Apinkballoonisthebestbirthdaygiftforgirls.
B.Kids'
materialdesirewillchangeastheygrowup.
C.Wedon'
thavetoexpressourlovewithexpensivegifts.
D.Abirthdayisagoodoccasionforustoexpressourlove.
7.Whydidtheauthorthinkthatherbirthdaywasfantastic?
A.Herhusbanddidsomethingspecialforher.
B.Manyfriendscameandcelebrateditwithher.
C.Shereceivedmeaningfulgiftsfromherchildren.
D.Shefeltalotoflovefromherfamilyandfriends.
C
TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecentlysaidthatitplannedtoaddgamingdisorder
toitsnewlistofdiseaseclassifications,angeringthegamingindustrybutpleasing
doctorswhohopeitmaymaketreatmentmoreeasilyavailable.
SomeUSexpertssaiditwouldmakelittledifferencewhenitcomestohelping
peoplewiththedisorder,althoughotherssaiditwouldbringattentiontoadisorder
thatpeoplesometimesdon'
trecognize.
Manyofusenjoyvideogames,butdoesplayingourfavoritegameforacouple
ofhourseverynightmeanwe'
resufferingfromgamingdisorder?
Notaccordingto
theWHO.
ThesymptomslistedbytheWHOincludealackofcontrolovergaming,treating
gamingmoreseriouslythanotherlifeinterestsanddailyactivities,andcontinuing
toplaygamesdespitethenegativeconsequencesthatplayingthemmighthave.
“Thebehaviorpatternisenoughtoresultinsignificantdamagetoone'
s
personal,family,orsociallife,theWHOsaid.
Meanwhile,DouglasGentileofIowaStateUniversityhascarriedoutinfluential
researchintothecauseofgamingaddictioninyoungpeople.
“Iandmanyothershadassumedthatgamingisnotreallyaproblembutisasymptom
ofotherproblems,”hetoldNBCNews.Manyhadthoughtitwassimplyafailureof
self-control.
Toseeifitwas,Gentile'
steamstudiedagroupofchildrenwhohadbeengaming
forseveralyears.
“Wefoundthatwhenkidsbecameaddicted,theiranxietyincreased…andtheir
gradesdecreased,”Gentilesaid.
Whenkidswereabletobackofffromgaming,theirsymptomsdisappeared,headded.
GentilethinksmedicalorganizationsshouldpayattentiontotheWHO'
sproposal.
“Thisisn'
tanissueofopinion;
it'
sanissueofscience,”hesaid.
“Thisisamajorscientificandmedicalorganization.Theydon'
tdothings
lightlyandwithoutreason.”
DrPetrosLevounis,chairofpsychiatry(精神病学)attheNewJerseyMedical
SchoolatRutgersUniversity,saidthathehopedtheWHO'
sproposalwouldleadto
moreresearchintoobsessivebehavioramongalltypesofpeople.
“Now,thereisrenewedinterestandexcitement,”hesaid.
8.WhichofthefollowingisasignofgamingdisorderaccordingtotheWHO?
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A.Puttinggamesbeforeeverythingelse.
B.Playinggamesforseveralhourseverynight.
C.Havingnohobbiesbutplayinggames.
D.Keepingplayinguntilwinningthegames.
9.WhyisGentile'
sresearchmentioned?
A.Toexplainthecauseofgamingaddiction.
B.Toshowtheimpactofgamingdisorder.
C.ToshowthereasonsbehindtheWHO'
sdecision.
D.TointroducethestudythatinfluencedtheWHO'
10.WhatdidLevounisthinkoftheWHO'
sdecision?
A.Itneededfurtherresearchtomakeitmoreconvincing.
B.Itwoulddolittletohelppeoplewithgamingaddiction.
C.Itwouldencouragenewcuresforgamingdisorder.
D.Itwouldencouragestudiesaboutdiseasessimilartogamingdisorder.
11.What'
sthearticlemainlyabout?
A.TheWHOdefininggamingdisorder.
B.Newresearchfindingsaboutgamingdisorder.
C.Thebenefitsofdefininggamingasadisease.
D.Thediscussionsaboutdefininggamingdisorderasadisease.
D
“Althoughweliveinanerawhereeverythingseemstobeavailableimmediately,
ourstudysuggeststhattoday'
skidscandelaygratificationlongerthanchildren
inthe1960sand1980s,”saidUniversityofMinnesotapsychologistStephanieM.
Carlson.“Thisfindingstandsingreatcontrastwiththeassumptionbyadultsthat
today'
schildrenhavelessself-controlthanpreviousgenerations.”
Theoriginalmarshmallow(棉花糖)testconductedbyresearchersatStanford
Universityinvolvedaseriesofexperimentsinwhichchildrenagedbetween3and5
yearswereofferedonetreatthattheycouldeatimmediatelyoralargertreatif
theywaited.Researchersthenlefttheroomtoseehowlongthechildrenwouldwait
andwatchedfrombehindaone-waymirror.
Interestingly,today'
sadultsthoughtthatchildrennowadayswouldbemore
impulsiveandlessabletowait,Carlsonfound.“Ourfindingsserveasanexample
ofhowourbeliefscanbewrongandhowit'
simportanttodoresearch,”saidco-author
YuichiShoda,PhDattheUniversityofWashington.
Theresearchersofferedseveralpossibleexplanationsforwhychildreninthe
2000swaitedlongerthanthoseinpriordecades.Theynoted