Pigeon keeping in Old Delhi is deeply rooted in its Mughal heritage ()"A kabootarbaaz takes
huge pride in their pigeons,"says Ratnendu Ray,a heritage walk conductor."It's about cultural identity
and belonging."This tradition,kabootarbazi,dates back to ancient times,with its roots in the
Mahabharata era.Later,it turned into a popular sport,which reached its peak under Emperor Jahangir.
Today,thousands of pigeon keepers across Delhi carry on this tradition,rising from trainees to
masters.But Shaheen Parveen is unique.She is the only female pigeon keeper in Delhi.In Khawaja Mir
Dard Basti,Parveen balances roles as wife,mother,and grandmother.
Yet,Parveen finds peace on her rooftop,where she tends to over 100 pigeons.She inspects their
health,feeds them a custom grain mix,and trains them through timed flights.Evenings are spent on roll
calls,nest checks,and perfecting their skills for competitions.
Parveen's journey to respect has been tough.Her love for pigeons began with her father,but her
brother disapproved,and others criticized her for pursuing an "unbecoming"hobby.Yet,Parveen kept
going,driven by her love for the birds."When your skills are praised and the community respects you,the
voices of critics don't matter,"she says."I will continue doing what I want and what gives me peace."
24.What is the main activity described in the second paragraph
A.Pigeon release ceremonies on rooftops.B.A heritage walk in Old Delhi.
C.Cultural dances performed outdoors.
D.Street markets opening at dusk.
25.What can be inferred about kabootarbazi from paragraph 3
A.It requires special skills and facilities.B.It originated as a form of entertainment.
C.It was popularized by Emperor Jahangir.D.It is a tradition linked to cultural identity.
26.Why was Parveen's journey to respect seen as challenging
A.She lacked pigeon-keeping skills.
C.She had too many pigeons to care for.
B.She faced disapproval and criticism.
27.What is the primary focus of the text
D.She had to balance multiple roles in her family.
A.Shaheen Parveen's career challenges.
B.The history of pigeon keeping in Delhi.
C.The role of women in preserving India's traditional sports.
D.Shaheen Parveen's experience as a female pigeon keeper.
In her book Unequal:The maths of when things do and don't add up,Eugenia Cheng challenges the view
that equality in mathematics is straightforward.She argues that in both math and life,some things are more
equal than others.Cheng begins with equations（方程式)，noting that interesting ones show sameness with
difference.For example,while 180=180 tells us nothing,x+y+z=180 (for angles of a triangle)is
meaningful,but only true in certain contexts,like a two-dimensional plane,not on a sphere ()
Cheng's aim is to explore how we decide when things are "the same"in mathematics.Her approach
is both playful and deeply serious,explaining abstract concepts through interesting examples like making
Mobius strips（莫比乌斯环)and baking a cake,
Having opened with equations,Cheng moves on to numbers,joking that the good thing about them
is that they are boring.By this,she means that they reduce potentially confusing complexity to a single
quantity.Numbers can be powerful tools because they let us focus on one aspect of a situation in detail.
They can also be misleading if we forget they are a simplification of reality.It would be dangerous to
assume,for example,that two people who get the same score on an IQ test are equally intelligent.
Cheng really increases the level of abstraction in her discussion of sameness within category theory,but
readers do join her on this intellectual joumey.After all,some of the greatest works of art,literature and
music are technically challenging,yet we still find them beautiful without understanding all its technicalities.
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though.
M:Smart move!
W:How's your project going
M:Well,my team's studying plant growth.We thought it'd be easy,but we have different ideas.Some want to test
different soils,and others prefer changing the sunlight amount.
W:Did you figure it out
M:Not yet.And to make things worse,we had to restart our experiment.The plants didn't grow because we
overwatered them！
W:Oh no!Science really is all about trial and error.What's your plan now
M:We're planning to film a video to document the new process.Do you think we should add background music
W:It depends.Keep it simple if it's educational,but music could make it more interesting.
M:Thanks for the advice!
W:Wish us luck with our project!
Text10(出国留学)
I'm Suci,an Indian student.After I graduated from a university in my homeland,I went to study abroad.I
finished my Master's degree in Denmark and Doctor's degree in Sweden.This experience has taught me a lot.
When you study abroad,the first thing you might notice are the many differences between people.But in a
strange way,you also start to see that all of these differences are also universal and people in many ways are the same
everywhere.Studying abroad gives you the opportunity to really understand people from different culture background
and when you make friends,you learn to hug people's perfections alongside their shortcomings.
This blessing of knowing many people from many cultural backgrounds taught me to understand myself better,and
the importance of deepening my soft-skills.
Do you also have a dream of studying abroad You can keep what I said in mind.
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