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ABird’sWorld(PermanentExhibit)
ThisexhibitfeaturestheMuseum’sextraordinarycollectionofbirds,displayingover300speciesfoundinNewEngland.Here,youcanlearntointerpretthebirdlanguagetakingplacejustoutsideyourwindowathome.
Testyourobservationskillsandseeifyoucangetpastdifferentbirdswithoutthemalerting(发信号)otheranimalstoyourpresence.Learntoidentifybirdsfromadistancebyrecognizinguniqueflightpatterns.PracticeyourflyingtechniqueintheBirdWalk.
HallofHumanLife(PermanentExhibit)
Shouldyouhaveyourbaby’sDNAsequenced?
Whatkeepsyouawake?
StepinsidetheHallofHumanLife,theMuseum’snewbiologyexhibition,andencountersuchfar-reachingquestionsonanamazingjourneyinsidethehumanbody.Throughdigitalmediaandpersonalinteraction,youbecome“partofthestory’,asyoucontributeyourowndatainaprocessoflearninganddiscovery.
BODYWORLDS&
TheCycleofLife(TemporaryExhibitNowOpen!
)
BODYWORLDScomestotheMuseumofSciencewithanewchapter,GunthervonHagens’BODYWORLDS&
TheCycleofLife.Don’tmissthistrulyuniqueopportunitytolookwithinyourselfandgainawholenewperspectiveonwhatitmeanstobealive.Morethanonehundredpreservedhumanspecimensrevealthewondersofhumandevelopmentandshowhowpoorhealth,goodhealth,andlifestylechoicescanshapeyourbody.
1.Whichexhibitdoyouneedtobookinadvance?
A.ButterflyGardenB.ABird’sWorld
C.HallofHumanLifeD.BODYWORLDS&
TheCycleofLife
2.WhatcanyoudoinABird’sWorld?
A.Improveyourownflyingtechnique.
B.Communicatewithbirdsinbodylanguage.
C.Watchdigitalmediashowingbirds’history.
D.Seedifferentbirdsfromallovertheworld.
3.WhatisspecialaboutBODYWORLDS&
TheCycleofLife?
A.Itisrelatedtohumanbody.
B.Itlastsforonlyalimitedtime.
C.Itisthemostvisitedexhibitionintheworld.
D.Ithassomethingtodowiththegrowthoflife.
Afewyearsago,myhusbandCharlieandIhadmaritalproblems.Growingfamilyresponsibilitiesandfinancialworriestookatollonusandwebeganarguingfrequently,oftenlateintothenight.
However,neitherofuscouldtakethestepthatwouldendoureleven-yearmarriageandbringheartbreaktoourthreeyoungchildren.Deepdownweknewwestilllovedeachother,sowedeterminedtoworkitout.Throughcountlessdiscussions,webegantoclosethegulf.Themorehonestwewere,thecloserwebecame.
WhenIfeltwewerereachingsolidground,Iaskedmyhusbandtogivemean“eternity(永恒)ring”.ItwasnotsomuchtheringIwanted;
itwasthereassurance(保证)Ithoughtitwouldbring.
Wewentshoppingonabeautifulsummerday.Wewalkedhandinhandalongarowofjeweler’sshops.FinallyIfoundaringIliked.Whilewaitingforittobeadjusted,thejewelertookmylefthandandglancedatmyengagementring.“MayIcleanitforyou?
”heasked.“Itreallydoesn’tsparklelikeitusedto.”CharliesaidasIslippedtheringoffmyfinger.Afewminuteslaterthejewelerwasback.Theringshonelikenew!
Onthedrivehome,Ididn’ttakemyeyesoffit.Iforgotallabouttheeternityring.Ijustcouldn’tbelievehowthisoldringsuddenlysparkledthewayithadthedayCharliegaveittome.Ihadtakenitforgrantedthesepastyears,butwithalittlepolishitcouldstillmakemyheartbeatfast.
Andthat’sthewayitiswithamarriage.Youhavetoworkatkeepingitpolishedandnew,orelsethegrime(污垢)ofthepassingyearswillhidethejoy.Iputmyhandontheseatbetweenusandspreadmyfingers.Charliecoveredmyhandwithhis.IfeltIwasluckytobeabletoseethesparkleinsomethinggoldwhenIthoughtIneededsomethingnew.
4.Whydidtheauthorandherhusbanddecidetosolvetheproblems?
A.Theywereafamouscouple.B.Theydidn’twanttodivorce.
C.Theproblemswerenotserious.D.Theyhadexperienceindoingso.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3probablymean?
A.freeoftroubleB.arrivingatasquare
C.wealthyandgenerousD.ingoodrelationship
6.Whydidtheauthorforgetallabouttheeternityringontheirwaybackhome?
A.Herhusbandkeptitforher.B.Theydidn’tactuallypayforit.
C.Theoldring’slightattractedherattention.D.Thecoupleweretalkingallthewaymerrily.
7.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?
A.Wetendtoprefernewobjectstooldones.
B.Oneshouldremainthankfulforwhathehasgot.
C.Marriageshouldbeconstantlypolished.
D.Weshouldtrytorediscoverthetruevalueofoldobjects.
Haveyoueverheardarumorspreadaroundbystudentsatyourschool?
Rumors,likefakenews,canoftenmisinformindividualsandleadthemtobelievefalseinformation.
Inanattempttosettlethisproblem,thecountryofSingaporehaspassedabillthatbanscompaniesandindividualsfrompublishingfalseinformationonline.
Thislaw,knownasTheProtectionFromOnlineFalsehoodsandManipulationBill,hascausedapublicoutcry(强烈的抗议),asthegovernmenthasbeengiventhepowertoremovecontentthatitconsidersinaccurateoragainstthepublic’sinterest.
SinceSingapore’scitizensarepartofdifferentracialandreligiousgroups,thegovernmentfearsthatrumorsorfakenewscanincreasetensionswithinanalreadysmallcountry.
Withthenewlawcomingintoeffect,Singapore’sgovernmentnowhastheauthoritytomonitornewssites,socialmediaplatforms,andotherdatabasesofinformationtodeterminewhetherthecontentisfalsified.Thegovernmentcanorderfortheremovaloffakenews,andpublishersofthisinformationcanreceiveprisontimeandfinesuptoonemillionSingaporedollars!
Criticsfearthatthebillthreatenstheirfreedomofspeechandfreedomofexpression.Sincenationalissuesandworldnewsaregenerallydiscussedononlineplatforms,manyareconcernedthatthisnewbillwillpreventindividualsfromtalkingfreelyandhavinghealthyconversations.
Severalcompanies,includingGoogle,Facebook,andTwitter,haveofficessituatedinSingapore,meaningthatthenewlawwillaffecttheircompanyoperations.SocialmediacompaniesinSingaporecouldfaceadeclineinactivity,asusersmayfearpostingtheiropinionsandbeingpunishedbythegovernment.
Othersareconcernedthatthelawdoesnotclearlystatewhata“falsestatement”is.Suchanambiguitymightallowthegovernmenttomisusetheirpower,eventhoughtheintentionistocurtailthemowoffalseinformationandrumorsthroughoutSingapore.
ThislawdoesgiverisetoseveralconcernsrelatedtofreedomandprivacyanditwillbeinterestingtoseewhatSingapore’sgovernmentwilldotodealwiththisproblem.
8.Whyaresomepeopleagainstthebill?
A.Theythinkthebillcan’tgetridoffakenews.
B.Theybelongtodifferentracialandreligiousgroups.
C.Theythinktheirfreedomofspeechmaybeharmed.
D.Theydon’twanttoincreasetensionsintheircountry.
9.Whatdoesthegovernmenthavetherighttodounderthenewlaw?
A.Punishpublishersoffakenews.
B.Monitortelephoneconversations.
C.Prohibitcertainpeoplefromgoingonline.
D.Finefake-newsmakersanyamountofmoney.
10.HowwillthenewlawaffectsocialmediacompaniesinSingapore?
A.Theirusers’privacymaybedisturbed.
B.Theirincomewillincreaseveryslowly.
C.Theirillegalactivitieswillcometolight.
D.Theirsocialmediamaybecomelessactive.
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph8probablymean?
A.proveB.accelerate
C.promoteD.decrease
Expertsnotethatanunhealthylifestylecanputyouatgreatriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.Sodoctorsurgeustoeathealthyfoods,getexercise,stopsmokingandlimitouralcoholintake.Butthereissomethingelseyoucando.Anditisfreeandeasy.Smile!
Dr.Chockalingam,aheartdiseasespecialistinColumbia,adviseshispatientstosmile.Hesaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelpyourheart.“Whenwesmile,thebrainwiringchanges.Thechemicalsthatarereleasedaremorepositive.”Hesayssmilingisthefirststepinfightingphysicalandemotionalstressanditssometimesharmfuleffectsonhumanhealth.ThisisnotjustNewAgeadvice.Severalstudiessupporthisopinion.
Whenyoufeelstressedorunderpressure,yourbodyreleasesmanynaturalhormones(荷尔蒙)includingadrenalineandcortisol.Adrenalineincreasesyourheartrateandbloodpressure.Cortisolisthebody’smainstresshormone.Itincreasessugarinthebloodstream.Ifyouaretrulyindanger,thesehormonescanhelpyou.Theyarepartofwhatwecallourfight-or-flightresponse.
However,whenwearestressedforalongperiod,thesestresshormonesareever-presentinourbodies.Andthat,medicalresearcherswarn,mayleadtohealthproblems.
Researcherssaytheconnectionbetweenstressandheartdiseaseisstillunclear.However,theyclaimthatwhenpeoplearestressedforlongperiodsoftime,theymayhaveanunhealthylifestyle,whichcanleadtohealthproblems.
Dr.Chockalingamsaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelp.Hetellshispatientstosmile20timesanhour.Tosome,thatmightseemlikealotofsmiling.Orsomemightevenfeelfoolish...smilingforseeminglynoreason.Butasmiledoesnotinvolvedrugs.Itisnotinvasivelikeasurgicaloperation.It