Original text:
① China’s family concept is related to his cultural tradition.
A harmonious family was once very enviable.
It is not uncommon for the past four generations to live under one roof.
Because of this tradition, many young people continue to live with their parents after marriage.
Today, this tradition is changing.
With the improvement of housing conditions, more and more young couples choose to live separately from their parents.
But the connection between them is still very close.
Many old people still help to look after their grandchildren.
Young couples also take time to visit their parents, especially on important festivals such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Streamlined structure:
①。 . . Ideas and. . . concern
②。 . . Big family. . . Enviable
③。 . . It is not uncommon for four generations to live under one roof.
4 due to. . . Tradition, . . Young man. . . Continue with. . . cohabit
⑤ Today. . . Tradition. . . change
6 follow. . . Improvement,. . . Couples choose. . .
7 but. . . Contact. . . close
⑧。 . . Old people. . . Help. . .
⑨。 . . Couples also. . . Visiting parents, especially in. . . festival
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Reference translation:
①Chinese family values are related to its cultural traditions。
②The harmonious extended family was once very admirable。
③It was not uncommon in the past that four generations were living under
one roof。
④On account of this convention， many young people continue to live with
their parents after marriage。
⑤Today， this tradition is now going through changes。
⑥With the improvement of housing conditions， a growing number of young
couples choose to live apart from their parents，
⑦though there still exist strong ties between them。
⑧Many elder people help take care of their grandchildren as before。
⑨Young couples also take time to visit their parents， especially during
important festivals such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival。
V. Listening to the original text
NEWS 1
News report one
（1） New York City police captured a cow on the loose in Prospect Park on
Tuesday after the animal became an attraction for tourists while walking along
the streets and enjoying the park facilities。 The confused creature and
camera-holding humans stared at each other through a fence for several minutes。
At other times， the cow wandered around the 526 acre park and the artificial
grass field normally used for humans sporting events。 Officers Kangri used
soccer goals to fence the animal in。 However， the cow then moved through one of
the nets， knocking down a police officer in the process。 Police loinbo
eventually tracked the cow between two vehicles parked on either side of a
baseball fields bench area。 An officer then shot an arrow to put it to sleep。
Then officers waited for the drug to take effect。 After it fell asleep， they
loaded the cow into a horse trailer。 It was not clear where the cow came from or
how it got lost obniol。 （2） Police turned it over to the animal control
department after they caught it。
Q1： What happened in New York‘s Prospect Park on Tuesday？
Q2： What do we learn about the cow from the end of the news report？
NEWS 2
News report two
Starting April 28 of this year， the National Museum of Natural History will
begin renovating its fossil hall， the fossil hall， which displays some of the
world‘s oldest and largest fossil specimens， receives more than 2 million
visitors each year。 It’s one of the museum‘s most famous attractions。 （3） As a
result， the museum plans to expand the hall as well as add to its ancient bird
collection。 Bird lovers， both young and old， have already responded with
excitement at the news。 loinbo The museum’s social media account has been
flooded with messages of support。 In the meantime， the current collection will
be closed。 However， visitors will be compensated during the closure。 Museum‘s
special exhibition area will now be free of charge。
This week， the resident exhibition is （4） a display of ancient wall
paintings on loan from Australia。 They celebrate the cultural heritage of the
country and will be available to view until Sunday。 Next week， the exhibition
will be taken over by the Wildlife Photographer Oh Young Ping of the Year
competition。 The winner of this year‘s competition will be awarded a preview of
the new fossil hall， as well as a cash prise。
Q3： What does the news report say about the Fossil Hall of the National
Museum of Natural History？
Q4： What is on display this week in the museum‘s resident exhibition
hall？
NEWS 3
News report three
Six birds have just been trained to （5） pick up rubbish at a French
historical theme park。 According to the park‘s manager， Mr。 VBA， the goal is not
just to clear up the park。 He says visitors are already good at keeping things
clean。 Instead， he wants to show that nature itself can teach us to take care of
the environment。 He says that rooks， （6） the chosen birds， are considered to be
particularly intelligent。 In the right circumstances， they even like to
communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play。 The birds
will be encouraged to clean the park through the use of a small box that
delivers a small amount of bird food each time the rook deposits a cigaret
and/or a small piece of rubbish。 So far， visitors to the theme park have been
excited to see the birds in action。 （7） However， some parents are concerned that
it encourages their children to drop litter so they can watch the birds pick it
up。 VBA is not concerned about this criticism。 He maintains most of the feedback
he has received has been overwhelmingly positive。 He hopes now to train more
birds。
Q5： What has six birds been trained to do at a French historical theme
park？
Q6： Why were rooks chosen by the park manager？
Q7： What is the concern of some parents？