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Do you play an instrument?Have you ever made one?Terje Isungset can answer yes to both questions.And he makes instruments out of something pretty cool.Ice! 

Isungset got the idea for ice music more than 20 years ago."I was asked to do a concert in a frozen waterfall,"he says.This gave him the idea to play instruments that were actually made out of ice.As far as he could tell,this hadn't been done before."There were no books to read about it —nothing on the Internet,"he says."So I had to create everything by myself." 

In 2006,Isungset helped start the Ice Music Festival.It is held in February.Almost everything at the Ice Music Festival is frozen."As you can imagine,there are a lot of logistics in doing an ice concert,"Isungset says."We come to a place,we collect the ice,and we build the concert space out of snow and ice." 

For the festival Isungset has a goal of trying to invent a new instrument every year.He is going to play an ice horn(喇叭) this year."Would your mouth stick to it?Many people ask that question,"Isungset says."If the horn was made out of metal (金属),it would get stuck completely."His solution?Use a small piece of leather(皮革).Place it on the horn's mouthpiece."It's the only part of my instrument that is not made of ice."

(1) What are Terje Isungset's new instruments mainly made of? A. Ice. B. Paper. C. Metal. D. Leather.
(2) What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. Where Terje Isungset gave his first concert. B. When Terje Isungset fell in love with music. C. Why Terje Isungset liked reading on the Internet. D. How Terje Isungset got to make new instruments.
(3) What does the underlined word " logistics" in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 规章制度 B. 阻碍 C. 后勤工作 D. 质疑
(4) Which of the following best describes Terje Isungset? A. Humorous. B. Creative. C. Honest. D. Responsible.
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On a bitter cold Sunday morning just outside New York City, a group of women — all moms, many strangers to one another — gathered for their very first group scream.

Jessica Kline, the publisher of Macaroni KID Clifton-Montclair, organized the mom screaming event in her community. Two years of a pandemic, burdened with the stresses of childcare and school disruptions(中断), have left many parents drained. A new CBS News poll finds nearly half of parents report feeling exhausted or frustrated.

Kline told correspondent Meg Oliver that over the last two years, she's often felt overwhelmed and isolated. When the pandemic started, she had three children under the age of six at home. "My house felt narrow; I felt like the walls were caving in on me, "she said."And I just felt like there was no place to go. "

As the women gathered and screamed on this day in Verona Park, in Verona, N. J., caved emotions poured out. They got a great sense of relief. "I love my kids dearly, but it is nice to just be able to go and be in a community of moms." One woman laughed.

Psychologist Lisa Damour, a CBS News contributor, said these screaming events can be a healthy way to express and release emotion. "It offers relief. It's important to talk about the uglier sides of parenthood, to make parents feel less alone and ashamed. "

Kline hopes this is just the beginning of mom gatherings in her community. She said, "I hope that moms walked away with a sense of self-care, even if it's just for a little bit, and a positive memory that they can bring with them after this entire chaos."

(1) Why did the moms join in the screaming event? A. To exchange their parenting skills. B. To keep themselves from loneliness. C. To seek help from a psychologist. D. To let out their negative emotions.
(2) Which may be a quote from the screaming moms? A. "I feel so guilty for being a full time mother." B. "Keeping my kids entertained throughout the day is fun." C. "I just work, and my daughter — I have no time for me." D. "I don't want to be away from my kids even for a little while!?"
(3) What can be inferred about the screaming event? A. It greatly strengthened the mom-kid bond. B. More such events will be organized nationwide. C. The parenting skills of working moms are poor. D. Moms felt good and grateful for this opportunity.
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"By removing needless details in pursuit of perfection, Van Den followed in the footsteps of many great artists, writers, composers, and painters."

Juhani Murros made an unexpected discovery during his visits to art galleries when he worked for an organization in Ho Chi Minh City in 1990. A small still life in an unnoticeable gallery commanded the Finnish physician's attention. "It was not an eye-catching oil painting, yet its dark, mysterious colors and the emotional tension of its disciplined composition set it apart." Thus began a long journey of discovering the art and life of Van Den, a Buddhist of mixed Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry who studied in Paris for less than two years during the first French Indochina War.

Murros' biography is, by necessity, brief because there is limited knowledge of the artist, mostly in oral way by family and friends. Many of his paintings did not survive the damp Southeast Asian climate nor the political chaos of his lifetime. However, the author's research appears to be extensive, as much a years-long spiritual examination of Van Den as a historical one. The artist's love for country life is apparent in his work, and it is said by those who knew him that he preferred to paint countryside scenes close to his heart and worked as an outsider. He is uninterested in the more elegant work of academically recognized painters. Despite these limitations, Van Den won Vietnam's most honorable art award in 1960.

Murros gives an in-depth look into the life of this little-known unsung master. The book introduces the readers to Van Den's art with photographs of his paintings, accompanied by short stories behind them. The book is as quiet as the artist's work, but it is a satisfying read. Each stroke of words in the book connects to the readers; the narrative awakens the artistic spirit in each one of us, encouraging us to follow our heart.

(1)  What of Van Den first impressed Juhani Murros? A. His life story. B. His painting style. C. His birth place. D. His emotional stale.
(2) What can we learn about Van Den? A. His works are rarely available today. B. He showed great love for his country. C. He works were of mysterious themes. D. He ever travelled in China and Vietnam.
(3) Why is Murros' biography brief? A. Van Den's art wasn't well accepted. B. Murros had limited knowledge of art. C. Murros had gained little primary data. D. Van Den's family kept everything back.
(4) Which of the following can describe this book? A. Amusing. B. Detailed. C. Objective. D. Inspirational.
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Every summer, the calls of thousands of swamp sparrows can be heard across North America's wetlands. These little brown birds know only a few songs, but they know them very well. In fact, their musical set list probably hasn't changed much for centuries.

Like humans, baby swamp sparrows learn to communicate by copying adults. From a young age, they learn to copy, or mimic, songs sung by their elders. "Swamp sparrows very rarely make mistakes when they learn their songs," says biologist Robert Lachlan. In fact, their mimicry is so accurate that the music changes little between generations.

Just like children, the sparrows don't remember every song they hear. Lachlan says. "They don't just learn songs at random; they pick up commoner songs rather than rarer songs." In other words, they learn songs they hear most often. It's an example of a strategy that scientists call conformist bias. Until recently, this learning ability was thought to be special only to humans.

Between 2008 and 2009, Lachlan's research team recorded the calls of 615 male swamp sparrows across the northeastern United States. The researchers used computer software to break each song into a collection of notes, or syllables. They then measured the differences between the tunes.

The research revealed that only 2 percent of male sparrows sang a different song from the standard tune. The combination of accurate mimicry and conformist bias allows the birds to create traditions that last for centuries. "With those two ingredients together, you end up with traditions that are really stable," says Lachlan. "The song-types that you hear in the marshes(湿地)of North America today may well have been there 1,000 years ago." Lachlan's study is also among the first to measure the longevity of song traditions within a bird species.

The findings are really exciting, says scientist Andrew Farnsworth. He hopes that future research will evolve from these studies. For example, scientists may be able to identify how other animals are able to preserve their cultural traditions. "Seeing the potential for it in other organisms is super cool," says Farnsworth.

(1) What do we know about Lachlan's research? A. The calls of 615 female swamp sparrows were recorded. B. Accurate mimicry allows the birds to create the centuries-long traditions. C. It aimed to study swamp sparrows' learning ability. D. Computer technology helped a lot during the research.
(2) Which of the following is an example of conformist bias? A. A new slang word becomes popular with a group of teenagers. B. A dog learns to do a trick because its owner rewards it regularly. C. A student memorizes historical events for a history exam. D. A student loves singing and joins the school chorus.
(3) What is Andrew Farnsworth's attitude towards the findings? A. Indifferent. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Conservative.
(4) Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. The Amazing Lifespan of Swamp Sparrows. B. The Traditional Musical Set List of Swamp Sparrows. C. The Evolution of Swamp Sparrows in North America. D. The Great Learning Ability of Swamp Sparrows.
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