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The Best Places to Camp in Olympic National Park
With more than 2.5 million visitors annually, Olympic National Park is one of the most popular parks in the US. If you’re looking for breathtaking views, these are the best places to camp inside Olympic National Park.
Campground |
Brief Introduction |
Cost |
Deer Park |
Tent-only. 14 campsites are available on a first come, first served basis from June through mid-October. |
$15/ night |
Staircase |
49 campsites. The location is open through the whole year. Some of its facilities are only available during the summer. |
$24/ night |
Kalaloch |
With its 170 campsites, Kalaloch is the largest and most popular campground in the entire park. It is recreational, vehicle-friendly. |
$24/ night |
Dosewallips |
Dosewallips features roughly 30 campsites, none of which can be reserved ahead of time. It is accessible throughout the year. |
Free |
Things to Know Before You Go
●Bring a Bear Canister (防熊罐): The park is filled with all kinds of wildlife that are more than willing to help themselves to your food. Bring a bear canister to keep your supplies safe.
●Firewood: Some campgrounds have firewood for sale, but visitors are allowed to collect kindling (引火物) in locations where that isn’t the case.
●Group Camping Sites: The park offers large-group camping sites in Kalaloch. The reservation may require a phone call to complete and has different pricing models. Visit the website for more information.
●Reservation Fees: All fees for the various campsites are payable by credit card only. No cash is accepted. Be sure to have a card with you if you are not making a reservation online ahead of time.
【小题1】Which campground opens to the public free of charge?| A．Dosewallips. | B．Kalaloch. | C．Staircase. | D．Deer Park. |
| A．Firewood. | B．Cash. | C．Vehicles. | D．A bear canister. |
| A．It cannot be reserved ahead of time. | B．It offers visitors large-group camping. |
| C．It provides 30 campsite for visitors. | D．Its campsites are available throughout the year. |
In the calm and traditional world of classical music, composer Tan Dun is something of a rock star. Born in 1957 in a village near Changsha, Tan Dun worked as a rice planter in his early years. While music was strongly discouraged within the rice-planting communities, Tan learnt to play traditional Chinese stringed instruments with his friends and eventually joined a local band.
But the transition from hobby to career came about through a tragic (不幸的) tum of events. After several members of a Peking Opera troupe (剧团) drowned in a boat accident, Tan was hired to work as an arranger and violinist. The time at the troupe proved successful and Tan got the attention of Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) where he was accepted as a student in 1977. Years later, he further studied at New York’s Columbia University.
Under the teaching of famous composers around the word, Tan launched his international career through a series of modern operas. With the knowledge of eastern and western classical music, he composed Marco Polo, an abstract retelling of the 13th-century Venetian explorer’s life through eastern and western instruments.
Tan has composed symphonies and operas that have been performed in some of the world’s most famous theaters. He has also contributed the scores (配乐) to six films, including 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as several experimental multimedia projects. Such achievements have brought him great rewards, including Oscar, Grammy and Bafta awards, as well as the honor of Composer of Year, presented by classical music magazine Musical America.
【小题1】What was Tan Dun’s job in his early years?| A．Farmer. | B．Arranger. | C．Violinist. | D．Composer. |
| A．His study in New York. | B．His success in the troupe. |
| C．His achievement in scores. | D．His experience in Changsha. |
| A．By making comparison. | B．By making classification. |
| C．By following the order of space. | D．By following the order of time. |
| A．He contributed scores to four films. |
| B．He directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. |
| C．He combined Eastern and Western musical styles. |
| D．He launched his international career through symphonies. |
For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, it can be difficult to pick out important sounds, such as knocks at the door or fire alarms. Now researchers at the University of Washington have developed a smartwatch app called SoundWatch, which identifies sounds and reminds users of them with a vibration and a visual readout.
The project was led by Dhruv Jain, inspired by his own experience being hard of hearing. SoundWatch uses the smartwatch’s microphone to listen out for particular sounds, sends the data to a user’s connected phone for processing, then back to the watch to display in text what the sound is, and how loud it is. That’s accompanied by a vibration to tell the wearer that something has been detected.
“This technology provides people with a way to experience sounds that require an action—such as getting food from the microwave when it beeps, which can improve people’s experiences and help them feel more connected to the world,” says Jain. “But it’s not perfect of course. The app sometimes gets it wrong, or takes too long to tell a user. However, these issues are being worked on.”
Disability is highly personal, and Jain hopes his team can find ways for people to personalize this app for their own specific needs. For example, people can be told about the sounds they care about- a husband’s or wife’s voice versus general speech, the back door opening versus the front door opening, and more.
【小题1】What does “them” in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Researchers. | B．Apps. | C．Sounds. | D．Fire alarms. |
| A．How it works. | B．Why it is invented. |
| C．Who it is intended for. | D．What it can detect. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Critical. | C．Objective. | D．Disapproving. |
| A．Affordable. | B．Personally tailored |
| C．Multifunctional. | D．Fashionably designed. |
Western fashion brands (时尚品牌) have a design problem with Chinese characters, or hanzi. They still disappoint Chinese customers with the way they use Chinese writing on their products.
The most common mistakes suggest there is not enough research and cultural understanding. For example, a Burberry scarf was embroidered (刺绣) with the Chinese character fu upright instead of upside down, as it’s traditionally shown in China. Even the fonts (字体) are a problem. In May, Dior, one of the world’s leading fashion brands, started a special service for customers to have their Chinese names embroidered on Book Tote handbags. When some Chinese stars carrying the customized handbags were shown on social media, the Chinese fashion community expressed their disappointment. Many believed the font on Dior’s handbags showed little artistic taste and looked cheap.
It’s not all disappointment, though. Experimentation and careful research have brought positive results for brands coming close to hanzi. Consider the logo (标志) created for Prada Rong Zhai, an old building repaired and owned by the Prada Group in Shanghai. The Rong Zhai type was created by 2 x4 (a New York-based design studio) by using the Roman letters in the original Prada logo to create the Chinese characters. The result is a unique logo that suggests both lettered strictness and a classic Prada style. The type’s West-meet-East mix won broad admiration among Chinese customers online.
One way to keep up to date is to team up with creatives and artists of the country to create designs that can be more acceptable to Chinese customers. Joining forces with local partners can also avoid misunderstandings that happen when a design team doesn't know Chinese culture very well.
【小题1】What were the Chinese fashion community disappointed at？| A．The design’s old-fashion. | B．The design’s higher price. |
| C．The design’s common font. | D．The design’s ugly brand name. |
| A．It brings together Western and Chinese writing. |
| B．It is created to introduce Chinese hanzi culture. |
| C．It was designed by online supporters of the company. |
| D．It invited a famous Chinese star to write the characters. |
| A．Try to create more fashionable fonts. | B．Show more hanzi in Western culture. |
| C．Find the causes of cultural differences. | D．Work together with Chinese designers. |
| A．International brands spreading Chinese culture. |
| B．Western fashion's struggle with Chinese writing. |
| C．Western designers' research on Chinese characters. |
| D．The collection between Chinese customers and hanzi. |
Social media is a double-edged sword. It can be good or bad, depending on how people use it. Here are several ways to help one use it responsibly.
Social media can be a big waste of time if you spend most of your day looking through what other people post, commenting on and liking things, or looking at every message on your device. Instead, you should learn to practice some self-control and limit your usage every day.
Think twice before posting something.
Materials posted on social media are often more lasting than you think. And even if your post is deleted, words and images you upload on these platforms can remain online and be difficult to remove.
Learn to check the truth of things that you see.
Some of the things you see on social media might not necessarily be true, especially when it comes to news and information. You may immediately believe what you see and read. The danger of this behavior is that you might be spreading misinformation if you share what you have seen before checking the truth of the post.
| A．Follow those that matter to you. |
| B．Don’t let social media eat all your time. |
| C．And you never know where they might end up. |
| D．What’s more, avoid posting unprofessional photos or bad comments. |
| E．Social media can have a powerful impact on a person’s emotional state. |
| F．Just make it a practice to research the accuracy of any information or image. |
| G．For example, try setting specific times per day when you check your social media accounts. |
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