*A

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BritishmusicianPaulBartonoftenplaystotheanimalsinLopburi,whichisin

centralThailand,anareaknownforitspopulationsofwildmonkeys.Thepianist

hopesthemusicshowsbringcalmtotheanimalsduringtheCOVID-19crisis.The

diseasehascausedproblemsforthemonkeys,too.Theyarehungry.Therestrictions

ontourismmeanfewerpeoplecometoseethemonkeysandfeedthem."Weneedto

makeanefforttomakesurethattheyeatproperly.Andwhentheyeatproperly,they

willbecalmerandwillnotbeaggressive,saidBarton,59.

BartonhasplayedatfoursitesinLopburi,includingatanancientHindutemple,

astoreandanoldmovietheater.ThemonkeysquicklysurroundedBartonwhenhe

playsGreensleeves,Beethoven'sFurEliseandMichaelNyman7sDiaryofLove.

Someofthemsatonhischair,whileothersclimbeduphisbodyandtouchedhishead.

“Awonderfulopportunitytoseethewildanimalsjustbeingthemselves,saidBarton,

fromYorkshireinnorthernEngland.

ButBartonkepthisattentiononhisperformance,evenasasmallmonkeyran

overhishandsontheinstrument.Othermonkeystookcontrolofhismusicpapers.

wassurprisedtoplaythepianoandfindthattheywereactuallyeatingthemusicasI

wasplayingit."Butheadded,“Iwasn'tgoingtoletthosethingsdistractfromthe

projectwhichistoplaythemusicforthesewonderfulmonkeys.^^

ThemonkeysareBarton'slatestanimalfans.Pastwildlifeaudiencesincluded

elephantslivinginspecialprotectedareas.Bartonhopestoraiseawarenessofthe

monkeys9hunger.Atthesametime,hehopestostudytheirbehaviorastheyreactto

classicalmusic.

1.WhydidBartonmadeaperformanceforthewildmonkeys?

A.Tomakefunofthem.

B.Tocomforttheirhearts.

C.Tocallforwildlifeprotection.

D.Topromotethelocaltourismindustry.

2.HowdidthemonkeysrespondtoPaul'sperformance?

A.Theyreactedwildly.

B.Someofthemlistenedsilently.

C.Theyshowedinterestinmusic.

D.Theygavehimafunnywelcome.

3.Theunderlinedword“distract”probablymeans.

A,decide

B.control

C.shift

D.attract

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A,Wildmonkeysbehavedabnormallybecauseofthehunger.

B.Bartonhasbeendedicatedtowildlifeprotectiontillnow.

C.It'spossiblethatthemusiccanplayapartofmonkeys9life.

D.TheCOVID-19broughtaboutmoredisasterstothenature.

★B

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Afamilyhopingtosellupandmovetotheothersideoftheplanetare

raffling（抽獎）theirhomeandthrowingintheirBMWforgoodmeasure.Richardand

IndiaTaylor'sdreamsofsellingtheirhousethetraditionalwaybeforetheirmoveto

Perth,Australia,butthepandemichitandthepropertymarketpaused.Sothey

decidedtoraffleitoffsothattheycouldflyintothesunsetwiththeirtwoyoungsons.

Ticketsaregoingfor￡1each,andifyouwinthe￡170,000homeinCountyDurham,

you'llalsogettheirBMWX3.

RichardworkedatconstructionfirmKomatsuinBirtley,TyneandWear.Hesaid,

“WehadanaimtomovebytheendofOctoberbutnowthatplanisindanger.We

havehadnojoyandwehavesomefriendsinYorkshirewhoraffledtheirhomesowe

thoughtwe'dgiveitatry.”

Richardsaidtherafflepresentsitselfwiththeopportunityforhisfamilytonot

onlyliveouttheirowndreambutalsotohelpsomeoneelseachievetheirs.Headded,

“Thehouseiscompletelymortgage-freeandthecarisfinancefree.Allthelegalfees

willbepaidonbothsides.Therafflecompanydoestakeapercentageofthemoney.It

issodifficulttotrytogetonthepropertyladdersofor￡1,whichisverycheapandis

life-changingforsomeone.^^

ThecoupleishopingtomovetoAustralialaterthisyearwiththelastdaytobuy

ticketsbeingNovember7.Richardsaid,"Wearehopingforticketstosellquicklyand

thenwecanannounceawinnerassoonaspossible.^^

1.Whydidthecoupledecidetoclearuptheirproperty?

A.BecauseRichardchangedhisjob.

B.Becausetheywerenotsafeinthecommunity.

C,BecausetheywantedtostartanewlifeinAustralia.

D.Becausetheydreamedtotravelaroundtheworld.

2.WhoinspiredRichardtosellhishome?

A.Hiswife.

B.Hisfriends.

C.Hisneighbour.

D.Hiscompany.

3.Howdidtherafflebenefitothers?

A,Itgavethemabighousefbrfree.

B.ItsoldthemaBMWX3atlowprices.

C.Ithelpedthemrealizetheirdreams.

D.Ithelpedthembuildagoodrelationshipwiththecouple.

4.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A,Thehouseisonlyworth￡1fbrsale.

B?It'shardformanypeopletobuyahouse.

C.Thefamily'sdreamwillberealizedonNovember7.

D.ThewinnermustacceptthehousetogetherwiththeBMWX3.

★C

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Mostkidsathisageplaywithtoycars,buta5-year-oldOgdenboychosethereal

thing.Afterhedrovehisparents9SUVandheadeddownthefreeway—onlytobe

stoppedbyapoliceman,AdrianZamarripagothiswishofcruisinginaLamborghini.

Adrian'sadventurecaughttheattentionofnewsmediathroughoutthecountry.

OnTuesday,fellowLamborghinifanandownerJeremyNevesdidn'twanttofocus

onthenegativity.SohetreatedAdriantoridesupanddownthestreet.Thistime,

Adriansatinthepassengerseat.

EventhoughtheboytookadangerousriskandNevesdoesn'twanttoencourage

similarbehavioramongotherkids,hesaidhecouldn'thelpbutfeelinspiredwhena

friendsenthimanarticleabouttheboy'sadventure.

“Hehadthecouragetojustgoafterwhathewanted,youknow?”saidNeves,

whotookhisownfirstjoyrideatage12.Nevessaidhewantedtocheeruptheboy

andothersinatimefilledwithnegativity,fearanddoubt.HeembracedashyAdrian,

whodidn'tsaymuch,butcouldbeseensmilingandinspectingthecar.

"Maybehe'sgettingpunished,maybehe'sgrounded,andmaybehe'sgotsome

chorestodo.Icanrelatetothat,“Nevessaid."Atthesametime,Ithoughtitwouldbe

reallycooltosay,'Yourdreamsaren'tasfarawayasyouthinktheyare.'"

“He'salwaystalkedaboutwantingaLamborghini,andnowhegotachanceto

rideinone,^^saidAdrian'smumEstrada."I'mgladthatafterallthefearourown

familyputinhim,hegottolivehisdream.^^

1.Whatdidtheboyreallydo?

A.Heplayedwithtoycarslikemostkids.

B.Hedrovehisparents'caronthefreeway.

C.HedroveaLamborghinionthefreeway.

D.Hewascaughtbythepoliceonthefreeway.

2.WhydidNevestakearidewithAdrianinaLamborghini?

A.Toshowthelovetohim.

B.Toremovehisbadmoods.

C.Tohelphisparentsfindhim.

D.Tomakefriendswithhim.

3.WhatdidAdrian'smumthinkabouttheexperience?

A,Adrianbehavedbadly.

B.Adriandidn'tlistentoher.

C,Adrianwasbravetodriveacar.

D.Adrian'sdreamcametrue.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Nevesdidn'thavetheadventurousspiritinhischildhood.

B.EstradawassatisfiedwithAdrian'sabilityandbehavior.

C,Adrianhaswalkedoutoftheshadowoffearfulexperience.

D.Thegrowthofchildrendeservestheattentionofthewholesociety.

★D

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You'veprobablyalreadyheardofChina'sDidiChuxing.Ifstheride-hailingfirm

bestknownfordrivingUberoffChina'sstreets.Itisnowalsotheworld'slargest

ride-hailingapp.ButhowmuchdoyouknowaboutitsfounderChengWei?

Wellforastart,he9sonly35yearsold."Iwasbornin1983,“hesays.uMyentire

managementteamhasalotofpeopleintheir30s.Webringalotofsurprises/9

EverystepoftheDidijourneyhasbeenwellplanned.Hisfirststepwastorule

themarketinChina.Hisnextstepistotakeovertheworld.ButChengWeipointsout

thatDidi'swayofenteringnewmarketsisnotwhatmostintheWestmaybeusedto.

“Didi'sglobalstrategymaybealittledifferentfromothers/9hesays,smiling.

“Ourstrategyisn'talwaystodoeverythingourselves.Butinmarketswherethere

aren'tanysuccessfullocalcompanies,Didiwillenterthatmarkettoshareour

experience.That'swhatwe'redoingrightnow.^^

Preciselyandmethodically,Didiismakingitsmoveintoglobalmarkets.Ithas

alreadyenteredJapanandTaiwan.Andearlierthisyear,itbought99,BraziPsleading

ride-hailingapp.Justthisweek,thecompanywasalsolaunchinginMexico.The

movewillsetituptocompeteagainsttheAmericancompanyUber.

“Forthepasttwodecades,itwasChinawholearnedmorefromtheUSJhesays.

“Butinthenext10years,we'llrideonsuccesseseachother.There'snopoint

thinkingwhowillbebetterorgreater/9

1.WhatmadeDidiChuxingbestknown?

A.ItdroveUberoutofChina'sstreet.

B.Itistheworld'slargestride-hailingapp.

C.Ifsfounderandmanagementteamareyoung.