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Mei Xiang and Tian TianOn December 6,2000,the Smithsonian's National Zoo got another pair of pandas fromChina.Unlike Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing,the Zoo's second pair of pandas are on loan.Since they came to the Zoo,Mei Xiang and TianTian have had four babies:Tai Shan,BaoBao,Bei Bei and Xiao Qi Ji.The latter was born on August 21,2020,and is still livingwith his parents in the Zoo.At age 4,all his brothers and sisters had been returned to Chinaunder an agreement.Jing Jing and Si HaiOn October 19,2022,China lent Qatar two pandas just one month ahead of the WorldCup in the country.Jing Jing,a 4-year-old male,has been given the Arabic name Suhail,andthe 3-year-old female Si Hai has been given the Arabic name Thuraya.They will live in Qatarfor fifteen years.21.What is unique about Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing?A.They were state gifts from China.B.They were models for the WWF logo.C.They had a lot of healthy babies.D.They landed in the London Zoo by accident.22.Which panda is still living in the Smithsonian's National Zoo?A.Tai Shan.B.Bao Bao.C.Xiao Qi Ji.D.Bei Bei.23.When will JingJing and Si Hai be returned to China?A.In2025.B.In2032.C.In2035.D.In2037.BIt is a windy day.Glenn Gould has got a coffee cup sitting on the piano top and isworking on a music written by Bach.As he plays,he gets so totally lost in the music thatsuddenly,he stands up,and walks in what looks like a dream to the window.There's a total silence.Then the Bach flows out of him.He's still playing,but in hishead.Then he turns,wanders back,sits down on a low chair in front of the piano and picksup right where his voice left off,but now with new energy.Gould,the greatest interpreter of Bach,is a strange man.He doesn't like to practise.Instead,he'll prepare for concerts mentally,running the piece over and over and playing withimaginary fingers.Gould,for some reasons,reminds me of Michael Jordan playing basketball or Etta Jamessinging the blues:There's a concentration that's so deep that it feels special,like a kind of"flow"."When you are in it,you lose track of everything except what you're doing,"writesneuroscientist Daniel Levitin."There was a surgeon,who wasn't aware that the roof of hisoperating room had collapsed until he was done with the surgery.In this state,what youthink becomes what you do.You get blissfully lost in an activity,forgetting time,yourselvesand your problems.”How does one get there?That's still a mystery.Practice is important.Strong willmatters.Talent helps.When you find your "flow",your brain changes.Sex,hunger andthirst matter less.You are chemically released and can now wander far and wide.Yes,youhave no idea where you are or how this is happening.But once you find your "flow",it's oneof the most wonderful experiences ever.When I watch Glenn Gould walking back to his piano,I see a man living in heaven,ifthere is one.【高三12月阶段检测联考·英语第3页（共8页）】233263D