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Imaginetravellingeffortlesslythroughthebeautifulparksandalongthewaterfrontwhilereceivinginformativehistoricalandcurrentdayinformationandlotsofuniqueandfascinatingstoriesfromyourguide.Ourtoursarelimitedinsizesoyoucancountonagreatandintimateexperience.FatTireToursisproudtobethefirstguidedtourusingSegwaysintheworld.

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TParkTour

It’stheonlyballparkinAmericawherehomerunscanbe“splashhits”andwheretheeventonthefieldaddsradianceandbeautytothebreathtakingBayviews.Onyourbehind-the-scenesballparktourofsensationalAT&

TPark,thehomeoftheSanFranciscoGiants,youwillhavethechancetogotoplacesonlytheplayersandstaffgoto.

1.Inwhichtourcanyouenjoythemostplacesofinterest?

A.BigBusTour.

B.WineCountryTour.

C.FatTireTour.

D.AT&

TParkTour.

2.WhatisspecialaboutFatTireTour?

A.Visitorscanvisitbeautifulparks.

B.Visitorscantravelonavehicle.

C.Thereisaguidetoaccompanyvisitors.

D.Thereisachancetovisitthecity'

smuseums.

3.WhatcanyoudoontheAT&

TParkTour?

A.Hithomeruns.

B.Enjoyamatch.

C.Travelwithplayers.

D.Gotoanationalpark.

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Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying（联合）voiceacrosscultures.

Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.

It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.

“Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”

Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.

Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,“JusttokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion（情感）lie?

Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight（感悟）onhowtalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?

Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”

1.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?

A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.

C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?

A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.

C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.D.Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger.

3.WhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz?

A.Itwilldisappeargradually.B.Itremainsblackandwhite.

C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.D.Itchangesevery50years.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ExploringtheFutureofJazz.B.TheRiseandFallofJazz.

C.TheStoryofaJazzMusician.D.CelebratingtheJazzDay.

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OnaFebruaryafternooninaclassroom,Taylorcamefacetofacewithacow-butitwasallinherhead.Avirtual（虚拟的）realityheadsethadtransportedherandherclassmatestoafarm250milesawayandforthem,thetechnologymeansfieldtripsarenolongerlimitedbyabusride.

Onanygivenday,studentsnationwidewalkthroughfields,diveintodeepsea,andobservemedicaloperationsbyusingsuchheadset.It'

sanotherwaytoattracttheiPhonegenerationofstudentsandimprovetheirunderstandingandtheirgrades.

RichardLambisascientistworkingatBuffaloScienceLab.Inthelab,thephysicaleffectsofvirtualrealitybecomeclearasparticipantsexperiencemotion（运动）sicknesswithoutmoving.“Someoftheresearchwe’redoinghasshownthatwhatyouexperienceinvirtualrealityhasverysimilarresponsesthatyouwouldgetifyouweredoingtheactualactivity,”Lambsaid.

It'

sunknownhowmanyclassroomshaveorwilladoptthetechnology,butexpertssayit'

sstillrelativelyrare.Whileindividualheadsetsthatrequireauser’sphonecancostaslittleas$20or$30,systemsandsoftwareforclasseswillcostthousandsofdollars.Earlycomplaintsaboutalackofgoodsoftwarearefadingasmorecompaniesenterthemarket,buttherulesforusehaven'

tnecessarilycaughtupwiththetechnology.

InNewYork,virtuallabexperimentsdon’tcounttowardthestate'

shands-onlabtimerequirements.Evenso,thesciencesareanareawherevirtualrealityholdsparticularpromiseforclassrooms.“Thebiggestimpedimentisgoingtobethequalityofthatexperience,andthatmeanshowcloselyitmimics（模仿）thephysicalworld,”saidDavidEvans,ascientist.“Doingdangerousthingsandrunningintoalotmorecasesrepresentahugelearningopportunity.”

Lambagreed.“Tooofteninschools,whenwedothingsinlabs,youmixthingstogetherandyougetthisoutcome.Andifyoudon'

tgetthatoutcome,youdidsomethingwrong,butwedon'

thaveenoughresourcesforyoutoredoit,”hesaid.“Invirtualreality,allIdoisonthecomputer.Idon’thavetoactuallyusechemicals.”

1.Whatdoesavirtualrealityheadsetreallyhelpthestudentsdo?

A.Takesomeexercise.B.Performanoperation.

C.Goforabusride.D.Havedifferentexperiences.

2.Thetechnologyisrarelyusedinclassroomsmainlybecause________.

A.studentsshowlittleinterestinitB.it'

stooexpensiveforuserstoaffordit

C.supportingsoftwareisinaccessibleyetD.it'

sinconvenienttobeoperatedbystudents

3.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“impediment”inParagraph5?

A.Opportunity.B.Difficulty.C.Surprise.D.Disappointment.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdobothLambandEvansagreewith?

A.Thistechnologycansavestudentsalotoftime.

B.Thistechnologyissafewhenusedinexperiments.

C.Thistechnologycanenrichstudents'

learningexperiences.

D.Thistechnologycanproduceabetterresultinreallife.

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Askanyofmystepchildrenandthey'

llagree:

Thequickestwaytoproducealongandangryshoutistocomplain,“It’snotfair!

”Icangoonandonabouthowfairnesshasnothingtodowithwhogetstheslightlylargercookie,andhowimportantitistobegratitudeforalloftheincredibleprivilegeswehave.Andyet,IdisplayedrightbythoseinspiringquotesaboutthankfulnesspostedbyfamilyandfriendsonFacebook.I'

velaughedattheconceptofkeepingagratitudejournal,adailydiaryofthingsinmylifetobethankfulfor,asseenonOprahandinmanystudiesabouthappiness.（Despitealltheevidencetorecommendit,keepingonejustdoesn’tfeellikeme.）

Butaccordingtoarecentstudy,peoplewhopractisegratitudearemorejoyfulandoptimisticandlesslonely.Iwouldlovetoexperienceallofthosethings,sowhydoIgetallsickinsidewhenIhearaboutpractisinggratitude?

Thebiggestreasonisthatitsometimesfeelsslightlydishonest.

Earlierthisyear,though,Idecideditwastimetogivegratitudearealchance;

Iwantedtoseefirsthandifitwouldchangemyoutlook.Then,astreamofterriblethingshappened—itfeltlikeeverynightonthenewstherewasanothertragedy,anditfeltlikethewholeworldwasgoingtoruin.Puttingasideafewminutesadaytothinkaboutalltheawesometilingsinmylifefeltbothunimportantanddisrespectful.ButIsatdownandtriedit.WhileIwouldn'

tgoasfarasajournal,Ididtrytospendafewminuteseachdayfeelingthankful.

Andsomethingclicked.Allowingmyselfsmallmomentsofgratitudedidn’tfeelastiredasIthoughtitwould;

itfeltuplifting,evenrestorative.Irealizedthatgratitudeasagoalstillmakesmechange.Appreciatingwhatwehavecanhelpusunderstandwhatotherpeopleare,bothfarawayandclosertohome.

1.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisstepchildren?

A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

B.Toexpresstheyarespeciallynaughty.

C.Toshowhowfairheistothem.

D.Topresentthe