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Asthecountry'

seconomycontinuestosteamahead,oncepopularformsofentertainment,suchaskaraoke,cardgamesandevenboxingbars,appeartobelosingtheirappeal.

ConsiderthemembersofShanghai'

sCatRainclub.Byday,thisgroupofyoungwomenworksexecutivejobs,butbynighttheyclimbbuildingssotheycanspendthenightontheroof.

"

It'

sagoodwaytoreleaseourpressure.Youfeelrelaxedwhenyou'

resittingontheroof,lookinguptotheskyandchattingwithintimate（亲密的）friends,"

saidGongYing,25.

ThestressofworkisnotjustlimitedtopeopleinShanghai.

ArecentlyopenedrestaurantinBeijingencouragescustomerstosmashplates-aslongastheyarewillingtopaytoreplacethem.

Thoughtherehasbeensomedebateabouttheextravagance（奢侈）ofsuchservices,somepsychologistssaytheactivityreflectsthedesireofsomewhite-collarworkerstoventtheirangst.

Someworkersevenappeareagertoreturntotheirchildhoods.ThisMay,hundredsofpeopletookpartinafestivalinwhichadultspretendedtobechildren.Itwasanadults-onlyevent,andparticipantscouldreadcomicsandeatsweetsallday.

Scenicplacessuchasparksandriverscanalsohelppeoplerelaxandputthingsinperspective.Butacemetery?

CemeterycompaniesinShanghaiorganizedvisitstolocalgraveyardsforstressed-outworkersinMarch.Theparticipantsweretakentoquietspotsinthecemeterywheretheycouldcontemplate（考虑、打算）lifeandtheirfutures.

Roof-camperChenBin,anITmarketingprofessional,saidshehadcampedoutonarooftopabout30times.Whenshe'

snotsleepingoutunderthestars,shealsohasseveralotheradrenalin-fueledinterests,suchasdownhillracingandparagliding.

Pressuremaybringusdistress,butitdoesn'

tmeanwecan'

tfindwaysout,"

Chensays."

Lifeshouldbeimaginative."

White-collarworkersgoingtogreatlengthsfor___1___relief

Thewaysforwhite-collartorelievethepressureof___4___life.

Climbingbuildingsandspendingthenightonthe___5___.

Goingtotherestaurantswhichencouragecustomersto__6____plates.

Takingpartinafestivalinwhichadults___7___tobechildren.

Scenicplacescanalsohelppeople__8____andputthingsinperspective.

___9__outunderthestarscanalsohelp.

Oldentertainmentbecomeslesspopular.Once___2___formsofentertainment,suchasKaraoka,cardgamesandboxingbars,whichwerepopularinthe___3___,appeartobelosingtheirappeal.

Lifeshouldbe____10_____

Pressuremaybringusdistress,butwecanfindwaysout.

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Doyouraisesalmon（鲑鱼）inyourclassroomatschool?

Doyoueverhaveclasswhilefloatingdownariverinacanoe?

Doyoueverthrowyourschoollunchleftoversintoacompost（混合肥料）binwhenyouarefinished?

TheyareallpartofaregularschooldayatBarnardEnvironmentalStudiesMagnetSchoolinNewHaven,Connecticut.Knownasa“green”school,Barnardattractsstudentsfromallovertheregionwhoareinterestedinenvironmentalstudies.

“WedoEarthDayalltheyearround,”saidMarjorieDrucker,Barnard’sMagnetResourceteacher.Withtheschool’sspecialclasses,its325studentsstudytheenvironmentalldaylong.“Beinggreenmeansthateverythinginthebuildingisdesignedwiththeenvironmentinmind,”DruckertoldScholasticNews.Forexample,thelightsgooffwhenpeopleleavetheroom,andspecialwindowsprovide“passivelight”,cuttingdownontheneedforelectriclighting.Whenawindowisopen,theair-conditioningautomaticallyturnsoff.

Conservingenergyisnotallthatstudentsdotohelptheenvironment.WhilelearningaboutthedyingsalmonpopulationintheConnecticutrivers,studentsalsodosomethingtohelpout----theyraisemoresalmon.Intheclassroomstherearefishtankscontainingsalmoneggs.TheeggsarekeptinwaterattwodegreesCelsius.Aftertheeggshatch,studentsobservethebabysalmonthroughallthestagesofdevelopment,andthenreleasetheadultsalmonintoConnecticutrivers.

CompostingisanotherpartoftakingcareoftheenvironmentatBarnardStudentsdealwiththeirlunchesbythrowingtheremainingfoodintoacompostbininagreenhouse.Thecompostisusedtohelpgrowplants.

AtBarnard,almosteverythinghastodowiththeenvironment.Studentssingsongsabouttheenvironment;

theirartworkshavesomethingtodowiththeenvironment;

eventheirmathclassesarefocusedonprotectingtheenvironment.

Barnardofferschancesthatstudentscan’tgetinaregularschool.Theschool’sgoalistoteachchildrentobegoodenvironmentalrolemodels.Theyalsolearntoliveinadifferentway.Toattendtheschool,studentshavetoapplyandexpresstheirinterestinprotectingtheenvironment.“Studentscomeherebecausetheycareabouttheenvironment,”saidDrucker.

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WhenpeopletalkaboutthecivilizationofancientBabylon,theHangingGardensmustbebroughtintotheirdiscussion.Itwasnotuntilthereign（统治时期）ofNaboplashar（625—605BC）oftheNeo-BabylonianDynastythattheBabyloniancivilizationreacheditstophonor.TheancientcityofBabylonmusthavebeenawondertotravelers.NebuchadnezzarII（604---562BC）,sonofNaboplashar,thencametopowerandruledfor43years.ItishewhoisbelievedtohavebuiltthelegendaryHangingGardens.TheGardenswerebuilttopleasehishomesickwife.Shefoundthedry,flatgroundofMesopotamiaboring.Intheplacewhereshegrewup,therewasgreengrassandmountainousplains.TheKingwantedtorecreateherhomeland.

AlotofpeoplestillbelieveintheexistenceoftheHangingGardens,despitethefactthatmostdescriptionsoftheGardenscomefromGreekhistorianswhileBabylonianrecordsremainsilentontheHangingGardens.EventhehistorianswhogavedetaileddescriptionsoftheHangingGardensneversawthem.

ModernhistoriansarguethatitwasAlexander’ssoldiersthatmadeupthestory.WhentheyreachedtherichlandandsawBabylon,theywereimpressedwiththebeautifulscenery.Whentheylaterreturnedtotheirpoorhomeland,theytoldabouttheamazinggardensinBabylon.Anditwastheimaginationofpoetsandancienthistoriansthatmixedupalltheseelementstoproduceoneoftheworld’swonders.

SomeofthemysteriessurroundingtheHangingGardenswerenotsolveduntilthetwentiethcentury.ArchaeologistsarestillstrugglingtogatherenoughevidencebeforereachingthefinalconclusionsaboutthelocationoftheGardens,theirwatersupplyingsystem,andtheirtrueappearance.SomerecentresearchersevensuggestthattheHangingGardenswerebuiltbySenaheribwhoruled100yearsearlierthanNebuchadnezzarIIdid.

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

Throwmesomething.Mister!

Throwmesomething,Mister!

Thousandsofpeoplearewaitingfortheparadetopassthembyandforsomeonetothrowthemacup,somebeads,orsomecandy.WelcometoNewOrleans,USA.WelcometoMardiGras.MardiGrasisaholidaycelebratedintheSouthoftheU.S.Thenameofthefestival,MardiGras,isFrenchandmeans"

FatTuesday"

.MardiGrasiscelebratedonaTuesdaybetweenFebruary3andMarch9,always47daysbeforeEasterSunday.DuringMardiGras,peopleliketodressupincolorfulandunusualcostumes,andofcourse,watchparadesinthestreets.TheofficialcolorsofMardiGrasarepurple,greenandgold.MardiGrasiscelebratedfortwoweeksbeforeFatTuesdayandpeoplefromallovertheworldcometowatchthefestival.

Facts

Inference

MardiGrasisthenameofthe

1_____________________.

HereMisteristhemaninchargeofgivingout

6________________.

.

MardiGrasfallson2________________.

MardiGrasprobablyoriginatesfrom

7______________________.

MardiGrasis3__________________inthe

SouthofUSA.

Someancestorsoftheparadeswereprobably

8_____________________.

Peopleusuallydressupincolorfuland

unusual4_______________________.

Theofficialcolorsarebasedon

9__________________customs

TheformalcolorsofMardiGrasare

5____________________,greenandgold.

meanspeoplecanenjoy

themselveswithbig10_________________.

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Hostfamilyaccommodation,orlivingwithhostfamilies,remainspopularamonglanguagetravelstudentsforitsadvantages.Thesedays,hostfamiliesaretryingtooffermoreintermsofquality,fortheystillhavesomethingtoworryabout.

Hostfamilyaccommodationisoftenseenasthenumber-onechoiceforitsadvantagesinlanguagestudy,culturalcommunicationandcostofliving.Stayingalongsidehostfamiliesenablesstudentstogetenoughpracticefortheshorttimeoftheirstudyingsothattheirlanguageacquisitionislikelytobecomefaster.Livinginhostfamiliesalsohastheadvantageforstudentsofbeingabletospendalotoftimecommunicatingwiththeir“hostparents”,andgettoknowthelocalwayoflife,peopleandculture.Anotheradvantageisthathostfamilyaccommodationcansometimesbetheleastexpensive.Itattractsstudentsforitensuresthemafamilytypeoflivingatalowcost.

Theadvantages,however,havenotpreventedhostfamiliesfromworrying.