The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival's many activities.
Crafts: See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabewe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paper picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.
Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listen to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Tailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6 – 8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9 – 12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.
Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with captivating tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.
Food: Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.
The festival of Cultures is sponsored by the World Marketplace. For more information about the festival, call (800) 555 – 0199.
【小題1】In the festival, you are most likely to see the art of making _______.
| A．paper. | B．umbrellas. | C．bamboo beds. | D．flower vases. |
| A．The troika. | B．The raspa. | C．The kinderpolka. | D．The mayim mayim |
| A．in large quantities | B．with natural tastes |
| C．not able to be refused | D．hot but delicious |
| A．August 11 | B．August 12 | C．August 13 | D．August 14 |
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
解析試題分析: 本文介紹了8月11日到8月14日一年一度的文化節(jié)中的一些活動(dòng)。其中包括工藝展覽和現(xiàn)場(chǎng)制作，還有音樂(lè)舞蹈活動(dòng)，人們可以欣賞到來(lái)自世界上很多國(guó)家的民俗歌舞。此外，還有各地名吃，而且在活動(dòng)期間兒童可以免費(fèi)享用。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand可知人們?cè)谒囆g(shù)節(jié)期間可以看到紙傘的制作工藝，故選B。
【小題2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段Children ranging in age from 6 – 8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany.可知選C。
【小題3】C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.可以推測(cè)食物是美味誘人的，讓人難以拒絕的，故答案選C。
【小題4】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二幅圖表內(nèi)容Tickets August 14。Ages 12 and under Free可知在8月14日，6-12歲兒童免費(fèi)就餐，故答案選D。
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In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition, "PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
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If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
【小題1】By writing the article, the writer tries to ________ .
| A．explain some Internet language |
| B．suggest common Internet language |
| C．laugh at the Beijing father |
| D．draw our attention to Internet language |
| A．Fathers can't possibly know it. |
| B．The daughter should understand it. |
| C．Online game players may know it. |
| D．"Super Girl" shouldn't have used it. |
| A．a(chǎn)re used not only online |
| B．can be understood very well |
| C．a(chǎn)re welcomed by all the people |
| D．cause trouble to our mother tongue |
| A．行話 | B．粗口 |
| C．歌詞 | D．趨勢(shì) |
| A．A puzzled father |
| B．Do you speak Internet-ish? |
| C．Keep away from Internet-ish |
| D．Kong Long or Qing Wa? |
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For four centuries, historians have guessed why Elizabeth never married.In her own day, her decision to remain single was considered absurd and dangerous.A queen needed a husband to make political decisions for her and to organise and lead her military campaigns.More important, she needed male heirs to avoid a civil war after her death.
There was no shortage of suitors for the Queen, both English courtiers (朝臣) and foreign princes, and it was confidently expected for the best part of 30 years that Elizabeth would eventually marry one of them.Indeed, although she insisted that she preferred the single state, she kept these suitors in a state of permanent expectation.This was a deliberate policy on the Queen's part, since by keeping foreign princes in hope, sometimes for a decade, she kept them friendly when they might otherwise have made war on her kingdom.
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Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, had had her mother, Anne Boleyn, killed; her stepmother Catherine Howard later suffered the same fate. When Elizabeth was 14 she was all but attracted by Admiral Thomas Seymour, who also went to the prison within a year. Witnessing these terrible events at an early age, it has been argued, may have put Elizabeth off marriage.
Elizabeth had to decide her priorities. Marriage or being single? Elizabeth was far too intelligent.The choice she made was courageous and revolutionary, and, in the long run, the right one for England.
【小題1】To the suitors including English courtiers and foreign princes，Elizabeth ________.
| A．held back the truth |
| B．gave a definite answer “no” |
| C．kept them expecting deliberately |
| D．said she preferred the single state |
| A．prejudice against her |
| B．separation of the court |
| C．jealousy among English courtiers |
| D．a(chǎn) negative impact on English politics |
| A．Queen Elizabeth was not a Catholic. |
| B．Some foreign princes made war on Britain. |
| C．Catherine Howard was killed by Anne Boleyn. |
| D．Admiral Thomas Seymour was killed by Henry VIII. |
| A．Pitiful. | B．Approving. |
| C．Negative. | D．Neutral. |
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In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowe's store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, “You mean Tallady, who works here？”
Steve and Tallady, a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but they'd never really talked. He hadn't even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. “I wasn't sure how to approach her，” he told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.
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【小題1】Steve gave up the online search for his birth mother in 2003 because ________.
| A．the agency didn't give him any help |
| B．there was no information about his mother |
| C．his mother didn't turn up online |
| D．he missed the information about his mother |
| A．Her home address. | B．Her full name. |
| C．Her boss's name. | D．Her new job. |
| A．Because she didn't want to talk to him. |
| B．Because he wasn't fully prepared for the reunion. |
| C．Because she was very difficult to approach. |
| D．Because he didn't think she was his birth mother. |
| A．The Love of Mother |
| B．An Unexpected Meeting |
| C．The Power of the Internet |
| D．An Unusual Reunion |
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Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all, Johnny Carson. This man is painfully shy, yet for decades he made a living talking and associating with different people every night, in front of a national audience. Carson has never done away with his shyness, but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend among talk show hosts. Look also at Sally Fields, who has recently admitted her problem with shyness. This is a woman who has appeared in many films, TV shows and interviews, yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her.
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【小題1】In the author’s view, shyness can be explained as .
| A．a(chǎn) not very normal mental condition |
| B．a(chǎn) disease that can be easily cured |
| C．something we pick up after birth |
| D．a(chǎn) kind of emotional disability |
| A．has dealt with shyness very successfully |
| B．has done away with his shyness carefully |
| C．is described as a hero in some legend books |
| D．failed to become a good talk show host |
| A．proud all the time |
| B．close to Jane Fonda |
| C．impolite when young |
| D．shy in her early years |
| A．we are not open enough |
| B．we don’t feel secure at heart |
| C．we try to reach out to others all the time |
| D．we lack some social skills |
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The connection shared by grandparents and grandchildren is something very special and despite the changing family situation, it still remains strong across generations. For most of us, our grandparents were our first best friends, the ones with whom we shared our secrets and our pain.
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Many teenagers feel that their parents treat them as grown-ups, while their grandparents give them much freedom.
Leela Narayanan, a grandmother. says that she loves to pamper her grandchildren and cook favorite dishes for them. She further adds that her eldest granddaughter, who is now 19, was brought up by her till she was four and the closeness they shared remains the same even now。
At times, the gap m generations plays a negative role, when grandparents find it difficult adjusting to the modern lifestyle. Technology is what works against this relationship. Youngsters' eing crazy about with gadgets leaves them with no time for their loved ones.
Maria Kutty, is a grandmother t0 12 kids. Her face lights up every time her grandchildren are mentioned. But she has one complaint. "All my children stay close to me but when they come to visit and I want to spend time with them, I can't find them anywhere. They only have time for clickety-clackety things in their hands. Sometimes they listen to loud music and talk about things I don't understand. I feel very sad when I think of all those times," she says.
【小題1】The author uses Kedar Patwary as an example ______.
| A．to show Indian society is full of perfect harmony |
| B．to stress all the children admire their grandparents |
| C．to show grandparents get on well with grandchildren |
| D．to indicate grandparents are all good babysitters |
| A．Spoil. | B．Raise. | C．Manage. | D．Educate. |
| A．grandchildren can 't fit in with modern lifestyle |
| B．grandparents are eager to know more technology |
| C．grandchildren are addicted to their digital products |
| D．grandparents spared no time with their grandchildren |
| A．By giving example. |
| B．By following the order of time. |
| C．By making comparisons. |
| D．By his personal experience. |
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Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful ? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak . For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening No one has discovered why this is so , but it leads to such familiar monologues（自言自語(yǔ)） as : "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again !" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and -energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes . Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway . Counteract（對(duì)抗/抵消）your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to .If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch . Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor . Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
【小題1】If you wants to work more efficiently at your how point in the morning, you should _____.
| A．change his energy cycle | B．overcome his laziness |
| C．get up earlier than usual | D．go to bed earlier |
| A．help to keep your energy for the day's work |
| B．help you to control your temper early in the day |
| C．enable you to concentrate on your routine work |
| D．keep your energy cycle under control all day |
| A．Change Your Habits | B．Save Your Energy |
| C．Daily Energy Cycle | D．Temperature- and-Energy Peak |
| A．news report | B．research paper | C．medical textbook | D．fashion journal |
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Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺騙)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
【小題1】We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
| A．buy lottery tickets if possible |
| B．make use of half-truths |
| C．be careful about what they are told |
| D．not trust the Yucky Company |
| A．Using half truths is against the law. |
| B．Technically, half truths are in fact lies. |
| C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache. |
| D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term. |
| A．He’s really a big loser! |
| B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well. |
| C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths. |
| D．It’s against the law to make false statements. |
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When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising---and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十幾歲) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.
【小題1】What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
| A．Staying on the farm | B．Moving to the countryside |
| C．Leaving home for the city | D．Running away from the school |
| A．He is very old now. | B．He is in good health. |
| C．He prefers driving a car. | D．He lives in the city now. |
| A．express his opinions about way of life |
| B．describe his life in the countryside |
| C．show an interest in the outside world |
| D．persuade the reader to live in the city |
| A．By inferring | B．By comparing |
| C．By listing examples | D．By giving explanations |
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