強化練(十一)應用文(限時：20分鐘)AThesedestinationsmarchtothebeatoftheirowndrum.Soputonyourdancingshoesandheadtothesesweet-soundingcities.NewOrleansInthe19thcentury，slavesgatheredonSundaystoplaydrums，dance，andsinginCongoSquare.ThoselivelyrhythmsofAfricaranheadonwiththesoundsofEuropetocreatejazz，atypicalAmericanartformthathasinspiredgenerationsofAmericansandspreadaroundtheglobe.Butthisisn’tsuit-wearing，head-nodding，politejazz.NewOrleansjazzsweepsyouoffyourfeetandmakesyoujumpandclapandsingalong.ChicagoLargenumbersofAfrican-AmericanslefttheSouthinsearchofbetteropportunitiesduring1916－1970andChicagoattractedscoresofthesepeople，whobroughtwiththemthesoundoftheMississippiRiver.Here，itchangedintosomethingsadandsymphonic：blues.BlueswasnotborninChicago，butitwasherethatitfoundanewvoiceandbegantospreaditsmessagearoundtheworld.MemphisMemphisisthebirthplaceofrockandroll.ItwashereinSunStudiosinthesummerof1951thatIkeTurnerandhisbandtheDeltaCatsrecorded“Rocket88”，widelyregardedasthefirstrockandrollsong.But，likesomanygreatthings，ithappenedbyaccidentthattheguitarist’sloudspeakerbrokedownduringtherecording，creatingauniqueguitarsoundthatwouldbecomeahallmarkofthemusic.Peopledidn’tknowhowtoclassifyit，buttheyknewtheylovedit.Therestishistory.NewYorkCityNewYorkisoneoftheworld’sgreatestcitieswhereyoucanlistentoallkindsofmusic.ButtoexperienceatrueNewYorkstateofmind，youhavetoleavetheshinytowersandBroadwayshowsofManhattanandheadtoHarlem，theBronx，Brooklyn，andQueenstoexplorethecity’ship-hophistory.1．WhatdoNewOrleansjazzandChicagoblueshaveincommon?A．Theysoundverysad.B．Theyhavesimilarorigin.C．Theyhappenedbyaccident.D．Theyareplayedontheguitar.2．Whenwasrockandrollborn?A．Inthe19thcentury.B．Inthelate19thcentury.C．Intheearly20thcentury.D．Inthemid-20thcentury.3．WhatareHarlemandQueensknownfor?A．Blues. B．Jazz.C．Hip-hop. D．Rockandroll.BScientificeducationaltoyscandevelopkid’sreasoning，problem-solvingandcriticalthinkingcapacityandimprovetheirhand-eyecoordination(協(xié)調(diào))．Butthemostpowerfulthingisthatthechildrenwillassociatelearningwithfun.Thatmeanstheywillgrowintoadultswithathirstforknowledgeandahighlydevelopedsetofskillsforlearning.Herearesomeofthebest：·ScienceKitYoucanguaranteetwothingsifyoubuyyourkidsone：alotoffunandalotofmess.It’sa20-piecekitthatteachesthebasicsofchemicalreactions.It’srecommendedforkidsaged6andabove，withadultcompany.Youdon’thavetobeascientist，sincethereisanactivitybookwithinstructionsforpossibleexperiments.·MiniTerraKitYoudon’thavetowaitforthesuntocomeouttoteachkidsaboutthenaturalworld.Thisall-inclusivekitisaminiaturegardenthatsimulatesanaturalenvironmentbyusingapowerfulLEDlight.Itincludesaterrariumjar，light-upjarlid，MicroUSBcharger，andallthenaturalingredientstogetstarted.Italsohasasimpleinstructionbookletthatyoucanworkthroughwithyourkids.·GravityRunThisclassicisnotjustaboutbuildingastructureandwatchingthemarblesgoupanddown.Thegamesaredesignedforkidsaged8＋todevelopspatialawareness，planning，andreasoning.With60challenges(beginnertoexpert)，thisaward-winninggamecanbeenjoyedbyallthefamily.Theexpertlevelsareactuallyquitechallenging，sobepreparedforsomefailures.·WeRoKitThisprize-winningrobottoyfeaturesover840pieces，aWeRoMoveHub，InteractiveMoto，andaDistanceSensor.Youcanbuilditinto5completelydifferentrobots，meaningendlessfunforthekidsandevenadults.Oncethey’vebuiltthecharacteroftheirchoice，theycanprogrammeittoperformcountlesstasksincludingwalkingandtalkingonitsown.4．Whatisthegreateststrengthofscientificeducationaltoys?A．Trainingyoungscientists.B．Stimulatinglearningdesire.C．Developinghand-eyecoordination.D．Buildingupproblem-solvinghabits.5．Whichtoysuitskidswhoenjoygrowingplants?A．ScienceKit. 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D．WeRoKit.6．WhatisspecialaboutWeRoKit?A．Ithasdifferentlevels.B．Itistheonlyprize-winner.C．Itrequiresparentalguidance.D．Itinvolvesprogrammingskills.CTeenAdventure：EuropeCoasttoCoast2022IfyouareinterestedinEuropeCoasttoCoastforthesummerof2022，pleasereachouttousandwewillnotifyyouwhenwe’vepublishedthe2022scheduleandopenedtheapplication.Holland，Belgium，ParisOurgroupwillgatherinAmsterdamandspendthefirstnightintheancientDutchcityofHaarlembeforepickingupthewell-traveledNordzeeroutebikeroute.Thisprotected，coastalpathwindsitswayalongthecoastoftheNorthSeafornearly300miles，pastwindmillsandoverbanks.We’llmakeourwaythroughcharmingDutchandBelgiantownsandcrosstheborderintoFrance.OnceinFrance，we’llridequietcountryroadsthroughsmallvillages，enjoyingthemanydelightsofruralFrenchlifealongourway.We’llcontinuesouthtoChantillyandtakeatrainintospendadayintheCityofLight.RuralFrance，Germany’sBlackForest&theBodenseeFromParis，wecontinueeastthroughthevineyard(葡萄園)coveredhillsoftheChampagneregion，intothegreenvalleysofAlsace-Lorraine，andthenontoStrasbourg，rightonFrance’sborderwithGermany.We’llcrosstheRhineRiverandfollowGermany’soutstandingnetworkofbikepathsthroughthecharmingBlackForesttotheshoresofLakeConstance，alsoknowninGermanyastheBodensee.We’lllookacrossthisfamouslaketothesnow-coveredpeaksoftheAlps—thenextlegofourjourneytogether.TheAlps，NorthernItalyVeniceLeavingtheBodensee，we’llstartourclimbintoandthroughtheAustrianAlps.ShortlyafterskirtingtheSwiss