A

Time

Event

Location

Audience

10:15 a.m.

on Wednesday

BABY_AND_ME

Babies from birth to 18 months old and their parents/caregivers can enjoy great books, lively songs, and rhymes, and meet other babies in the neighborhood. This program is limited to 35 participants.

Muhlenberg Library, Community Room

Children, Infant (0-18 months)

0:30 a.m.

on Wednesday

OPEN_LAB

Are you having trouble with your email? Don’t know how to cut and paste? Never touched a computer? This is the time and place for you to get ahead with 21st century technology! Bring your technology questions and/or your wireless enabled device and get one­on­one assistance, discover online tutorials, improve your skills, exceed the limits of your imagination!

St. George Library Center, TechConnect Lab

Adults

10 a.m.

on Thursday

I_NEED_A_DOCTOR:_HEALTH_INFO_ONLINE

Learn to find consumer health information online, including doctors’ credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, and how to evaluate these websites.

Kips Bay Library

Adults

12 noon on

Thursdays

No talking, no cell phone, and no noise are required in our quiet study room. This room is open thanks to our volunteers, and is subject to their availability. If you are interested in keeping the quiet study room open more hours, please see a staff member about becoming a volunteer! Quiet Study Hours: Mondays 12-5, Tuesdays 1-5, Wednesdays 1-5, Thursdays 12-5, Fridays 10-3, Saturdays 10-3. Subject to cancellation /change of hours without prior notice.

67th Street Library

50+,

Book Lovers,

Business­

people

1.Who will probably take part in the event “BABY AND ME”?

A. Book lovers. B. Businessmen.

C. Infants. D. Adults 50+.

2.Where will you go if you want to learn about computer technology?

A. Muhlenberg Library.

B. St. George Library Center.

C. Kips Bay Library.

D. 67th Street Library.

3.In which event can you work as a volunteer?

A. BABY AND ME.

B. OPEN LAB.

C. I NEED A DOCTOR: HEALTH INFO ONLINE.

D. QUIET STUDY ROOM.

Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests they both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.

“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”

Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits(轨道).

Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. And parent—child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority(权威) on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”

Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these changing roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic(民主的) process that encourages everyone to have a say.

“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily achieved by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”

1.The underlined word “gulf” in Para.3 most probably means _________.

A. distance B. interest

C. similarity D. cooperation

2.The change in today’s parent-child relationship is _________.

A. more confusion among children.

B. less respect for parents from children.

C. new equality between parents and children.

D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents.

3.By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today’s parents _________.

A. can set a limit to the change.

B. follow the trend of the change.

C. fail to take the change seriously.

D. have little difficulty adjusting(适应)to the change.

4.The purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with.

B. discuss the development of the parent—child relationship.

C. suggest the ways to handle the parent—child relationship.

D. compare today’s parent—child relationship with that in the past.

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Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear.This usually happens when people are in their late teen years or early twenties,in other words,when they are older and wiser.

Wisdom teeth can grow into place normally and never cause a problem.But often there is not enough room for them in the mouth;they might crowd other teeth.Sometimes they even push sideways through the gums (齿龈).

An impacted wisdom tooth is one that fails to completely rise through the gums.Wisdom teeth that only partly break through can leave space for bacteria to enter around the teeth.Infection (感染) is a risk in these cases.

Wisdom teeth that are not well lined and become impacted are often removed.The American Dental Association says removal is generally advised when wisdom teeth only partly break through the gums.Removal is also advised if there is a chance that wisdom teeth ate poorly lined.The best time to remove is before the teeth cause any problems or pain.Young adults are the best candidates for wisdom teeth removal.

But why do we have wisdom teeth if we often need to get them removed? One theory has to do with our diets.Scientists say the diet of ancient humans probably required more chewing teeth.Life was probably a little rougher on the teeth back then,too.So it was good to have extras.

1.According to the passage,which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Just older and wiser people can have wisdom teeth.

B.Wisdom teeth can cause problems if not in their right place.

C.Impacted wisdom teeth can’t grow out of the gum fully.

D.Wisdom teeth that only partly break can get bacterial infections.

2.Wisdom teeth should be removed ________.

A.when they break through the gums

B.when they are below the gums

C.if they are not well lined or get impacted

D.if they take up enough room in the mouth

3.We can learn from the passage that________.

A.impacted wisdom teeth have the risk of getting infected

B.ancient humans need chewing teeth because of their happy life

C.older adults are the best candidates for wisdom teeth removal

D.more chewing teeth are needed for the diet of modern humans

4.The main purpose of the passage is to________.

A.advise B.persuade

C.comment D.introduce

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Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.

At parties, more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too many people in society are using smartphones while driving and as a result, they get into car crashes. 34 percent of teenagers admit to texting while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People's attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.

Just as drivers dismiss the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face?to?face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.

As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a text or mindlessly check their messages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is preventing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face?to?face, but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.

1.The purpose of this text is to ________.

A.call for an end to use the smartphone while driving

B.appeal to us to pay attention to communication skills

C.express a concern about the overuse of the smartphone

D.advise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone

2.The second paragraph is developed by ________.

A.giving examples B.listing figures

C.comparing facts D.analyzing the effects

3.The author advocates us to make new friends ________.

A.by using smartphones

B.in a face?to?face way

C.in different ways

D.under a free circumstance

4.Over?dependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ________.

A.parties and gatherings limit their social circle

B.people are more and more narrow?minded

C.people's communication skills are weakened

D.face?to?face communication becomes less important

Have you ever found yourself in his situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child-a bit of nostalgia(怀旧) or “blast from the past,” as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.

Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen-and-repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.

All three groups studied words from the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.

Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words by speaking them.

Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.

Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinburgh’s website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”

1.The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to__________.

A. recall the past

B. attract the readers

C. introduce the topic

D. compare the childhood with the present

2.According to the passage which language doesn’t share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages?

A. Hungarian B. Spanish

C. Italian D. English

3.Based on the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that __________

A. singing is the best way to learn a language.

B. the brain probably works best when the foreign language learners sing the words.

C. a listen-repeat method is very effective for any language learner.

D. Dr. Katie Overy and Dr. Ludke disagree with each other.

4.In which situation can the finding of the research be applied?

A. A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.

B. A child is going to have his first music lesson.

C. A student is going to learn a new English song.

D. An American is going to learn some Chinese.

Chinese police are joining Italian officers on the streets of Rome and Milan in an experiment aimed at helping tourists from China feel safe, Italy’s interior ministry has announced.

The experiment is the first of its kind in Europe, China’s ambassador to Italy, Li Ruiyu, said at a meeting to announce the project, according to a statement from the Italian ministry.

The four Chinese officers, who were trained by Italians in Beijing, will wear the same uniforms they wear at home so their compatriots can recognize them easily.

More than 3 million Chinese tourists come to Italy every year, according to Liao Jinrong, the director general of the Chinese international co-operation bureau.

“This service was planned with Chinese tourists in mind and, if it works well, we may consider other forms of collaboration, given the presence of the Chinese community in our country,” said the interior minister, Angelino Alfano.

The officers will share information with Italian police and help Chinese tourists if they need to contact local authorities and diplomats from Monday until 13 May, the ministry said.

Liao, the head of the Chinese international co-operation bureau, said the officers’ assignment was a “historic moment” recalling that the route between China and Italy was mapped 700 years ago by Venetian merchant traveler Marco Polo.

1.Why do the Chinese police come to work in Italy?

A. They plan to help the Italian police.

B. They plan to help Chinese in need in Italy.

C. They plan to show Chinese tourists around Italy.

D. They plan to comfort Chinese tourists.

2.What does the word “compatriot” mean?

A. company B. countryman C. family D. friend

3.According to Angelino Alfano, the experiment _____________.

A. will be the first of its kind in Europe

B. will improve the presence of the Chinese community in Europe

C. will give a good example to other forms of cooperation if it succeeds

D. will help Chinese tourists contact local authorities

4.What dose Liao think of this service?

A. meaningful. B. perfect. C. useless. D. interesting.

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