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irs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome. ◆ Hungry Our exhibits will feed your mind but what about your body? Our caf233。 they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring. A nervous night to be sure,but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was acpanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so. is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according ro paragraph 1? made in vain. injured in his work. uncertain about his future. forced out of their homes. was the author called to Muttontown? rescue a woman. take care of a woman. look at a baby owl. cure a young owl. made the chick calm down? new nest. food. recording. parents. would the author feel about the oute of the event? ’s unexpected. B. It’s beautiful. C. It’s humorous. D. It’s discouraging. C Some of the world’ s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(聯(lián)合 ) voice across cultures. Despite the celebrations, though, in the . the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations. It’ s Jason Moran’ s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’ s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture. “ Jazz seems like it’ s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’ s reporter Neal Conan. “ What I’ m hoping to acplish is that mu generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It’ s actually color, and it’ s actually digital.” Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “ The music can’ t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran. Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’ s music for a dance party, “ Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “ For me, it’ s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感 ) lie? Are we, as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “ So I want to continue those dialogue. Those are the things I want to foster.” 28. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day? A. To remember the birth of jazz. B. To protect cultural diversity. C. To encourage people to study music. D. To recognize the value of jazz. 29. What does the underlined word “ that” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Jazz being more accessible. B. The production of jazz growing faster. C. Jazz being less popular with the young. D. The jazz audience being larger. 30. What can we infer about Moran’ s opinion on jazz? A. It will disappear gradually. B. It remains black and white. C. It should keep up with the times. D. It changes every 50 years. 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Exploring the Future of jazz. B. The Rise and Fall of jazz. C. The Story of a jazz Musician. D. Celebrating the Jazz Day. 細節(jié)理解題。 推理判斷題。 D A buldityourself solar still(蒸餾器) is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the . Department of Agriculture, it’ s an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it’ s all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only ponents required, though, are a 5’ ? 5’ sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container— perhaps just a drinking cup — to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt. To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to i