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When12-year-oldTaylorSmithwroteaspeciallettertoherselflastspring,tobereadin10years’time,shedidn’tknowitwouldbeopenedbeforeevenayearhadpassed—andthatitwouldn’tbehereyesreadingthewords.
“Shehadtoldmethatshehadwrittenalettertoherself,andthatshewasexcitedthatshewasgoingtoopenitwhenshewasolder,”saidTaylor’smother,MaryEllenSmith.
Instead,itwasopenedbyTaylor’sparentsaftershediedlastspring.TheypostedthelettertoFacebook,hopingitwouldinspireothers.
Ithas.“We’vegottenlettersfromlotsofparentswhohavesaidithasencouragedthemtolovetheirkidsandloveeachother,”saidMaryEllenSmith.
Intheletter,Taylorcongratulatedherselfongraduatingfromhighschoolandasked,“Areyouincollege?
”
Shealsowantedtoknowifshehadbeenonaplaneyetandiftheshow“DoctorWho”wasstillontheair.
Tayloralsohadsomewordsforherfuturekids.AfterconsideringtheideaofsellingheriPadandgettinganiPadminiinstead,shetoldherfutureselftomentiontoherkidsthat“We’reolderthanthetablet.”SheincludedadrawingofaniPadforthemtosee.
Taylordiedsuddenlyofpneumonia(肺炎),leavingbehindbothherparentsandanolderbrother.
“Ijustwantpeopletoknowjustwhatanawesome,awesomepersonshewas,”herfather,TimSmithsaid.
Hermothersaid,“Ican’tbringherback,butI’msogratefulpeoplehavebeeninspiredbyherstory.”
Taylor’sfatherreadtheclosinggwordsofherletter,whichsaid,“It’sbeenyearssinceIwrotethis.Stuffhashappened,goodandbad.That’sjusthowlifeworks,andyouhavetogowithit.”
1.TaylorSmithdecidedtoopenherletterwhenshewas________.
A.18yearsoldB.20yearsoldC.22yearsoldD.24yearsold
2.WhydidTaylor’sparentspostherlettertofacebook?
A.ToshowTaylorSmith’sdeeploveforherparents.
B.Toencourageparentsandkidstoloveeachother.
C.Tomakethemselveswell-knownandmakemoney.
D.ToproveTaylorSmithwasgoodatwriting.
3.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatTaylorSmith________.
A.wasacollegestudent
B.hadnevergotaniPad
C.hadnevertakenaplane
D.wantedtojoin“DoctorWho”.
4.WhatisthemessageconveyedattheendofTaylorSmith’sletter?
A.Weshoulddevelopthehabitofkeepingadiary.
B.Weshouldaccepteverythingthathappensinlife.
C.Weshouldstopbadthingsfromhappening.
D.Weshouldshowourloveforourparentsintime.
B
ArtBeatinJanuary2016
Beijing
Youthchoirtoperform
TheyouthchoirofChinaNationalSymphonyOrchestrawillsoonperformclassicsincludingtheMexicanfolksong,TheGoldenNightingale,andtheBlueDanube,adaptedfromawaltzbyJohannStraussII.PianistsZhaoLinandWangTianyangwilljoinintheshow.
7:
30pm,Jan23.ForbiddenCityConcertHall,insideZhongshanPark,westofTian'
anmenSquare,Xichengdistrict.010-6559-8285.
Orchestrarecitals
TheChinaNationalCenterforthePerformingArtsOrchestraledbyconductorLyuJiawillgivetworecitals,featuringworksincludingBeethoven'
sCoriolanusOvertureandMozart'
sSymphoniesNo40&
No41Jupiter.CellistWangJianwilljoinintheperformances,playingSchumann'
sCelloConcertoinAminor,Op129andSaint-Saens'
CelloConcertoNo1inAminor,Op33.
30pm,Jan15;
2:
30pm,Jan16.ChinaNationalCenterforthePerformingArts,No2WestChang'
anAvenue,XichengDistrict.010-6655-0000.
BalletfromParis
ParisOperaBalletwillpresenttwogalaperformancesinthecity.Besideshighlightsofclassicalballet,suchasSwanLakeandManon,theprogramwillalsoincludemodernpiecesfromthecompany'
srepertoire.TheleadingetoilesareLudmilaPaglieroandKarlPaquette.
15pm,Jan15-16.ShanghaiOrientalArtCenter,425DingxiangRoad,Pudongdistrict.021-6854-1234.
Ensembleofswans
ShanghaiBalletwillpresenttwoperformancesofSwanLake.TheproductionchoreographedbyBritishartistDerekDeanehasjustcompletedatourin26citiesoftheNetherlands.Thespectacularproductionfeaturesanensembleof48dancers.
15pm,Jan22-23.ShanghaiGrandTheater,300RenminAvenue,Huangpudistrict.400-106-8686.
5.Ifyouonlysparesometimeintheafternoon,youcanenjoy________.
A.Beethoven'
sCoriolanusOverture
B.ClassicalballetManon
C.TheGoldenNightingale
D.ClassicalballetSwanLake
6.Accordingtothetext,weknowthatLudmilaPaglieroandKarlPaquetteare________.
A.PianistsB.balletperformersC.cellistsD.violinists
7.Ifyouareinterestedinballetperformances,whichofthefollowingplacescanyougo
toenjoyyourself?
A.ForbiddenCityConcertHallandChinaNationalCenter
B.ForbiddenCityConcertHallShanghaiGrandTheater
C.ShanghaiOrientalArtCenterandShanghaiGrandTheater
D.ChinaNationalCenterandShanghaiOrientalArtCenter
C
BlackHistoryMonthisalsoknownastheAfrican-AmericanHistoryMonth.ItiscelebratedallovertheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanadainthemonthofFebruary,whileintheUnitedKingdomitiscelebratedinOctober.EachandeveryschoolanduniversityconductsvariousactivitiestomakethegenerationawareoftheimportancethatAfrican-Americanhistoryholdsinthenation.Theelectronicmediaisfilledwiththemesinrelevancetotheoccasion,andmanyactivitiesarecarriedoutacrossthecountrytorememberthecontributionmadebyAfrican-Americancitizensinthedevelopmentofthisnation.
BlackHistoryMonthwasfirststartedbyafamousAfrican-AmericanhistorianDr.CarterG.Woodsonintheyear1926.FebruarywaschosenasthemonthtocelebratetheAfrican-AmericanhistorybecauseitwasthebirthmonthoftwoofthemosthighlyvaluedpeopleamongAfrican-Americans.ThesewerePresidentAbrahamLincoln,whofreedtheslaves,andFrederickDouglass,whowasalsothefirstvicepresidentialnominee(被任命者)amongAfrican-Americans.Initially,BlackHistoryMonthwasknownasthe“NegroHistoryWeek”.ThiswasDr.Woodson’sattempttoencourageawarenessamongcitizensaboutthecontributionofAfrican-Americanstowardsthebuildingofthenation.Itwasonlyintheearly1970’sthatthename“NegroHistoryWeek”changedto“BlackHistoryMonth”.Andlater,intheyear1976,theentiremonthofFebruarywasdeclaredtobetheNationalAfrican-AmericanHistoryMonth,ortheBlackHistoryMonth.
Everyyear,NationalAfrican-AmericanHistoryMonthiscelebratedbymanyactivitieswithvariousideasandthemesfortheyoungergeneration.In2013,BlackHistoryMonthcelebratesthe50thanniversaryoftheMarchonWashingtonatwhichMartinLutherKing,Jr.gavehisfamousspeech“Ihaveadream”.Italsomarksthe150thanniversaryoftheEmancipationProclamation(解放黑奴宣言).ThethemeforBlackHistoryMonthin2014is“CivilRightsinAmerica”rememberingtheimportantmilestonesbyAfrican-Americansandothersinthebattleforcivilrightsandequaltreatmentunderthelaw.
8.WhatisthepurposeofBlackHistoryMonthinAmerica?
A.TorememberAfrican-Americans’contributiontoAmerica.
B.TorememberthehistoryofAfrican-AmericansinAmerica.
C.ToencourageAfrican-Americanchildrentostudyhard.
D.ToincreaseAfrican-Americanchildren’sconfidence.
9.FebruarywaschosenasBlackHistoryMonthbecause________.
A.Dr.CarterG.WoodsonlikedFebruary.
B.slaverywasofficiallyendedinFebruary.
C.African-AmericanscontributedalotinFebruary.
D.twogreatAmericanleaderswasborninFebruary.
10.Howisthesecondparagraphdeveloped?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.
C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bymakingclassifications.
11.WhatdoesBlackHistoryMonthin2014celebrateinAmerica?
A.The50thanniversaryoftheMarchofWashington.
B.MartinLutherKing,Jr’sspeech“Ihaveadream”.
C.The150thanniversaryoftheEmancipationProclamation.
D.Importantpeopleandoccasioninthebattleforcivilrights.
D
Parentsoftenassumethattimespentwiththeirkidswillgraduallydecreaseinadolescence.Butanewstudysuggeststhatwhileteenstrytoavoidspendingalotoftimetogetherwiththeirparents,privateparent-childmeetingsmayactuallyincreaseintheirearlyadolescentyears.Andthatmayraiseateenager’sself-esteem(自尊)ansocialconfidence,especiallyifitistimespentwithDad,theresearchersadded.
Theresearcherscreatedalong-termstudyinwhichtheyinvitedfamiliesin16schooldistrictsincentralPennsylvaniatoparticipate.Ineachfamily,ateenager,ayoungersibling,theirmotherandtheirfatherwereinterviewedathomeandthenaskedabouttheiractivitiesandself-worthfivetimesoveraperiodofsevenyears.
Thestudyauthorsweresurprisedtodiscoverthatwhenfathersspentmoretimealonewiththeirteenagers,thekidsreportedtheyfeltbetteraboutthemselves.Somethingaboutthefather’sroleinthefamilyseemedtoimproveself-esteemamongtheteenagersinthestudy,saidstudyauthorSusanMcHale,aprofessorofhumandevelopmentatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.
“TimespentwithDadofteninvolvesjoking,teasingandotherplayfulinteractions.Fathers,ascomparedtomothers,weremoreinvolvedinleisureactivitiesandhadmorefriend-likeinteractionswiththeirchildren,whichiscrucialforyouthsocialdevelopment,”thestudyshowed.
ButMartaFlaum,apsychologistinChappaqua,NewYork,said,“Howthesefindingsreflecttherealworldisarealquestion.ThesampleinthestudyissosmallandsounrepresentativeofmorefamiliesinthecountrytodaythatI’mnotsurehowmuchwecangeneralizingfromit.Inmycommunity,inWestchesterCounty,Idon’tseepar