Atravelerwaswalkingacrossadesert(沙漠)alone,planningtodoitinonemonth.Morethantwentydayspassed,andthejourneyhadbeengoingon_______.“SoonI’llbeabletowalkoutofthisdesert,”hethoughtgladly.
Butthedesertwasneverfriendly_______travelers.Inashorttime,therecameastrongsandstorm.Hehurriedly_______hisheadwiththeclothes,prostrate(卧倒的)onthesand.Afterabouttenminutes,thesandstorm_______.Heshooktheclothesandstoodup.Atthatmoment,hefoundhimselfinahopelesssituation—thebackpackwithfoodandwaterwassweptawaybythe_______.
Asweknow,itseems_______toleavethedesertwithoutfoodandwater._______,hehadapearleft.Hehelditinhishandstightly.“Nottoobad,atleastIhaveapear.I_______Icanwalkoutofthedesert.”
Daysandnightswentbyquickly,butthedesertstilllookedendless.Besides,hunger,thirstandfearof_______werealwaysaroundhimlikeghosts.________,eachtimehewasclosetolosinghope,heforcedhimselftostareatthepearthathehadbeen________.“Nottoobad,atleastIhaveapear.”
Asmallpearbecamethe________forhissurvival(生存).Threedayslater,________hesawavillagenotfaraway,helaughedwithexcitement.Hefeltcompletelyrelaxed—the“pear”broughthimbackto________.
Tokeephopeisthebestweapon(武器)forvictory,sonevertellyou“________left”becauseonlyifyoutrytosearch,youcanalwaysfinda“pear”topullyououtoftrouble.
SunshineParkhelpsallofyouenjoysomethingexcitinginthecomingdays.Youcanhaveagreattimeridingrollercoastershere.Thereisalsoawaterpark,amonkeyislandandofcoursedeliciousfoodssuchaschocolate,ice-creamandhamburgers.
NowtheCandyHouseiscomingandyouwillhaveasweetmemorythere!
Openinghoursforthisweek:June27—30,Monday—Thursday,closed
July1,Friday,5pm—9pmJuly2,Saturday,2pm—9pmJuly3,Sunday,1pm—4pm
Tickets:Buyticketsatwww.sunshinepark.com
OneDaytip:30yuan（Ages5+）Free.（Childrenages5oryounger）
Two—Daytip:25yuanaday（Ages5+）Free（Childrenages5oryounger）
Tips:1.Visitwww.sunshinepark.comforyourtickets.
2.YoucanalsobuyticketsattheTicketOfficeoutsidetheparkgate.
Notes:1.Allvisitorsovertheageof2mustwearfacemasks（口罩）.
2.Allvisitorsshouldhavetheirtemperaturestakenbeforeentering.
3.Followdirectionsfromtheworkersinthepark.
Contact:400-9902123
Peopleliketospendtheirsparetimedoingtheirhobbies.Almosteverythingcanbeahobby.Peoplewhohavehobbiesbuildmodelships,weavebaskets,watchbirds,lookafterpets,climbmountains,growflowers,fish,ski,skate,andswim.Theyalsopaintpictures,gotoconcerts,andplaymusicalinstruments.Theycollecteverythingfrombookstoleavesandfromshellstostamps.
Peopletakeuphobbiesbecausetheseactivitiesofferenjoyment,friendship,knowledgeandrelaxation.Sometimestheyevengetmoneyfromtheirhobbies.Hobbieshelppeoplerelaxafterhardwork,andgivethemabalance（平衡）betweenworkandplay.Anyone,richorpoor,oldoryoung,sickorwell,canfollowasatisfyinghobby,nomatterhowoldheorsheis,orhowmuchmoneyheorshehasgot.
Hobbiescanhelpaperson’sphysicalandmentalhealth.Doctorshavefoundthathobbiesarevaluableinhelpingpatientsrecoverfromphysicalormentalillness.Manyhospitalstreatpatientsbyhavingthemtakeupinterestinghobbies.
Inearlytimes,mostpeopleweretoobusymakingalivingtohavemanyhobbies.Butwhensomepersonshadfreetime,theydidenjoyhobbies.TheancientEgyptiansplayedgameswithballsmadeofwood.
Peopletodayhavemoretimethaneverbeforeforhobbies.Withthehelpofmachinestheydon’tneedtospendlotsoftimeontheirjobs.Morepeopleareretiring（退休）thaneverbefore,andatanearlierage.Ifapersonhashisownhobby,hewillneverneedtoworryabouthislifeafterheretires.
WilliamOsler,afamousCanadiandoctor,expressedthevalueofhobbiesbysaying.“Ifamanhasn’tgotahobby,hewon’tbereallyhappy.”
①Somewell-knowntraditionalmusicwasplayedbytheChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestra(中央民族乐团)intheirconcertonJanuary4.Audiences(观众)enjoyedthebeautifulsoundsguzheng,thepowerfultunesofsuona,thetearfulnotesoferhuandsoon.EachtraditionalChinesemusicalinstrumenttellsitsownstory.
②“I’vefalleninlovewiththesoundsoftraditionalinstruments,especiallypipa,afour-stringed(弦)instrumentwithahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Itcanproducedifferentsounds,suchasthesoundsoffallingsnowandraindrops.EverytimeIlistentoapipatune,Ihaveastrongfeelingofpeace,”saidYangTian,anaudienceoftheconcert
③However,arecentreportsuggests___________.Towakeuppeople’slovefortraditionalmusic,somethingcreativehasbeendone.
④Insometraditionalmusicconcerts,VR(虚拟现实)technologyisusedtobringthestarskyorthebeautifulsandyviewofDunhuangtothemusichall.Itmakestheexperiencelikewatchinga3-Dmovie.
⑤LiXiaobing,amusicteacherfromBeijing,mixestraditionalfolk(民间)singing,operaandChineseinstrumentsthroughtechnology.Peoplearesurprisedathisworksandtheylovethem!
⑧Somemusicianstrytoaddsomethingnewtotraditionalmusic.Theybringmodernmusiclikepopandrapintotraditionalmusic.Whentheeastmeetsthewest,thenewformofmusicwinstheheartsofboththeoldandtheyoung.
⑦Traditionalmusicshowsthebeautyofourculture,andwithsomecreativity,greatthingshappen.
“Mermaids”(“美人鱼”)cometogetheragainstwaterpollution
WaterpollutionisdamagingtheUK’srivers.Environmentalists(环境保护主义者)believetheproblemhasbeencausedbywatercompaniesandweakregulation(监管).Someofthemhavecometoriverbankstomaketheirvoicesheard.
SurfersAgainstSewage(污水)isacharityofwaterlovers.OnApril23,thousandsofthegroup'smembersgatheredonriverbanksacrossthecountry.Theirmarchesattractedlargenumbersofpeople.Thebeach-lovingpublicarecallingforanendtothedumpingofwastewaterintotheUK’sbathingwaters(浴场水城)by2030.
InManningtreeandEssex,peoplewentonamarchbytheRiverStour.Manyoftheswimmersdressedupinmermaidcostumes.Oneofthesignsonthesitesaid,“Don’tbemean(卑鄙的).Keepwaterclean.”
AnglianWaterisawatercompanyintheeastofEngland.Lastyear,itpouredrawsewage(未经处理的污水)intotheRiverStour389times.Thishappenedoveraperiodoftimeofmorethan4,000hours.Thecompanysaiditwasspendingmillionsofpoundsinordertodealwiththisproblem.
AnnaBaxterorganizedtheManningtreemarch.Shesaidthatthesituationwas“completelyunacceptable”.Accordingtodata,watercompaniespouredrawsewageintoBritishrivers372,533timeslastyear,foratotalofmorethan2.6millionhours.Also,everysingleoneofEngland’sriversfailedapollutiontestin2020.
HughTagholm,CEOofSurfersAgainstSewage,said,“WhenIgoforasurf,whenmysongoesforaswim,orwhenanyonetakesthetimetoenjoytheUK’sbluespaces,weshouldn’thavetodothisattheriskofgettingsickfromsewage”.
Asyouknow,campinghasalotofadvantages.Hereisalistofthemostimportantreasonstosendyourkidstocamp.Atcamp,childrencandoasmanythingsasfollows.
Maketruefriends
Campistheplacewherekidsmaketheirverybestfriends.Freefromthesocialexpectationsandstressatschool,campencourageskidstorelaxandmakefriendseasily.Alltheamazingactivitiesandendlessfunatcampdraweveryonetogether.Everyday,friendshipsarecreated.
Learnsocialskills
Comingtocampmeansjoiningacommunitywhereeveryonemustagreetoworktogetherandrespecteachother.Whentheyliveinasmallroomwithothers,kidssolveproblemswithoutthehelpoffamilies,andunderstandtheimportanceofopencommunicationmoredeeply.Campbuildsteamwork.
Growmoreindependent(独立)
Campistheperfectplaceforkidstopracticedecidingtodosomethingforthemselves.Managingtheirdailychoicesinthesafe,caringenvironmentofcamp,childrenwelcometheseasachancetogrowinnewdirections.Camphelpskidsdevelopwhotheyare.
Experiencesuccessandbecomemoreconfident
Camphelpschildrenbuildself-confidence.Withitsnon-competitiveactivitiesanddifferentchancestosucceed,camplifereallyopensanewworldforyoungpeople.There'sachievementeveryday.Campteacheskidswhattheycando.
Spendtheirdaybeingphysically(体力的)active
Aschildrenspendsomuchtimethesedaysinsideandmostlysittingdown,campprovidesawonderfulchancetomove.Running,swimming,jumping,climbing!Youngbodiesgetfullyexercised.Campisaction!
“Moneycan’tbuymelove,”thefamousUKrockbandtheBeatlesoncesang.Butwhatabouthappiness
AccordingtoElizabethDunnandMichalNorton,“moneycanmakeyoumoresatisfiedwithlife”.Thesecretisthatyouneedtoknowhow56(spend)it.IntheirbookHappyMoney:TheNewScienceofSmarterSpending,theyoffertipsforhappyspending.
Buyexperiencesinsteadofthings.
Apairofnewshoesmaymakeyouhappyforawhile,butthejoysoondisappears.Spendyourmoneyonexperiencessuchasgoingonholidayor57(visit)amuseum,whichwillmakeyouhappierthanthingsandgiveyousomethingtotalkaboutwhenyouarewithyourfriends.
Makeitatreat.
Youlovehamburgers,but58youhaveoneeveryday,theenjoyableexperiencewillfinallybecomeboring.So,makeahamburgeraspecialtreat59awholeweekofhardwork.
Invest(投入)inothers.
Thecombination(结合)ofusingtimeandmoneyonsomeoneelseisthemagicformula(公式)forhappiness.Ifyouarepreparing60birthdaygiftforyourfriend,stopthinkingaboutbuyingabracelet(手镯).Instead,goandbuythebeads(珠子)andmakethebracelet61(you).Afterall,agiftmadebyhandnotonlyshowsyourthoughtfulmind,butalsoeven62(good)expresseshowmuchyoucareaboutyourfriend.
Evenwiththesetips,however,DunnandNortonsaidthatyoushouldn’t“beton”(孤注一掷)moneybuyinghappiness.Happinesscan’t63(search)for,butitcomestoyou64(slow)—it’stheresultofhavingsomething65(mean)todo,somethingtohopeforandsomeonetolove.
66.如何能够成为更好的自己，怎样完善自己，提升自己呢？请以“Howtoimprovemyself”为题，写一篇英语短文。参考词汇：respectelders尊敬长辈
Howtoimprovemyself
I’lltrytoimprovemyselfandmakemeabetterperson.
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