The Festival of Cultures August
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The Festival of Cultures
August 11-14
City Park
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 Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paperl 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. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. 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.
Tickets August 11-13
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| Tickets August 14
| Adults $3
Ages 13-18 $2
Ages 6-12 $1
Ages 6 and under Free
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| Adults $3
Ages 13-18 $2
Ages 12 and under Free
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The Festival of Cultures is sponsored by the World Marketplace. For more information about the festival, call (800) 555-0199.
64. Which of the following are from Mexico?
A. The paper cuttingand troika. B. The kinderpolka and sitar.
C. The paperl picado and the raspa. D. The mayim mayim andthe gyros.
65. A family with two children at the age of 8 and 16 are going to the festival on August
12. How much money will they pay for the festival?
A. $5. B. $6. C. $8. D. $9.
66. What do we know about the festival?
A. Children will have a chance to learn different folk-dancing.
B. Storyteller Gwendolyn is invited to the festival for the first time.
C. People will be offered opportunities to play musical instruments.
D. Visitors can make paper umbrellas from their first-hand experience.
67. What’s the purpose of writing this passage?
A. To advertise for the World Marketplace.
B. To introduce a wide range of cultural traditions.
C. To explain the great significance of popularizing the festival.
D. To persuade readers to attend the festival held in the City Park. |
答案
| 64.C;65.D;66.A;67;D |
解析
64．选C．从文章地二段第二行和第三段最后一行可知。
65．选D。成人票价3元，父母共6元；8岁孩子票价1元，16岁孩子票价2元，共计9元。
66．选A。从第三段special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered可知。
67．从文章内容可知是宣传文化节的活动，欢迎人们前往参与。 |
举一反三
It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 1_____, he was determined to travel 2 _____.
He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 3_____ time to travel in London, 4_____ crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 5 _____ to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 6 _____ came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by t, , he ticket seller. 7____, he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the 8 _____, he also found the right platform. It was 9 _____ tight with people. He did not 10_____ to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better 11_____ to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was 12 _____ forward onto the train by the 13______ of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the 14 _____ of the stations where the train 15 _____, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth 16 ______ along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 17 _____ that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 18 _____. He explained his 19_____ to a man who was standing on the platform. With a 20_____ on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.
| 小题1: | | A．thought | B．advice | C．relation | D．favor |
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| 小题2: | | A．alone | B．abroad | C．along | D．away |
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| 小题3: | | A．short | B．certain | C．possible | D．bad |
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| 小题5: | | A．planned | B．had | C．happened | D．hoped |
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| 小题6: | | A．luck | B．time | C．chance | D．turn |
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| 小题7: | | A．Thus | B．Instead | C．Therefore | D．However |
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| 小题8: | | A．question | B．way | C．place | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．packed | B．caught | C．covered | D．seized |
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| 小题10: | | A．manage | B．try | C．agree | D．expect |
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| 小题11: | | A．situation | B．state | C．position | D．seat |
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| 小题12: | | A．fought | B．swept | C．drawn | D．brought |
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| 小题13: | | A．speed | B．support | C．strike | D．push |
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| 小题14: | | A．signs | B．points | C．names | D．numbers |
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| 小题15: | | A．left | B．topped | C．started | D．moved |
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| 小题16: | | A．part | B．pause | C．stop | D．arrived |
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| 小题17: | | A．glad | B．sick | C．sorry | D．tired |
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| 小题18: | | A．heard of | B．talked about | C．thought of | D．arrived at |
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| 小题19: | | A．result | B．mistake | C．difficulty | D．ticket |
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| 小题20: | | A．joke | B．smile | C．surprise | D．pity |
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The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy (经济), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁).
Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as “boats on land” for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.
In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar (农历), and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.
Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.
小题1:The words “boats an land” underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to __| A．animals for taking goods | B．creatures for pulling plows | | C．treasures of the folk culture | D．tools in the farming economy |
小题2:From the third paragraph, we know that __ | A．oxen are no more important today than in the past | | B．ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup | | C．oxen are treated as human in some areas of China | | D．people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month |
小题3:Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs? | A．The special role of oxen in farming. | | B．People’s respect and love for oxen. | | C．The practical value of an ox’s body. | | D．The contribution of oxen to the economy. |
小题4:Why does the author write the text? | A．To stress the importance of oxen in farming. | | B．To introduce the Chinese folk culture. | | C．To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox. | | D．To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen. |
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Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habitsdied hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ----obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Sine places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
小题1:We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.| A．the government is usually the first to name a place | | B．many places tend to have more than one name | | C．a ceremony will be held when a place is named | | D．people prefer the place names given by the government |
小题2:What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Change suddenly. | B．Change significantly. | | C．Disappear mysteriously. | D．Disappear very slowly. |
小题3:Which of the following places is named after a person?| A．Raffles Place. | B．Selector Airbase. | | C．Piccadilly Circus. | D．Paya Lebar Crescent. |
小题4: Bras Basah Road is named _______.| A．after a person | B．after a place | C．after an activity | D．by its shape |
小题5:What can be inferred from the passage?| A．Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain. | | B．Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes. | | C．The way Singaporeans name their places is unique. | | D．Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers. |
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Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.
There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The most simple things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves for the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.
1. According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following
except _____.
A. language communication B. weather conditions and customs
C. public service systems D. homesickness
2. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, __________.
A, the fewer difficulties you may have abroad
B. the more difficulties you may have abroad
C. the more money you will earn abroad
D. the less homesick you will feel abroad
3. What is the main idea of the last passage?
A. Escape unfamiliar environment
B. The feeling of homesickness.
C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.
D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture. |
The Queen’s English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.
Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.
He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”
“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been hears saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that man in the black hat’. And ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by the 1970s ‘lost’.”
The Queen’s broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).
The results were published (发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.
小题1:The Queen’s broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because ______.| A．she has been Queen for many years | B．she has a less upper-class accent now | | C．her speeches are familiar to many people | D．her speeches have been recorded for 50 years |
小题2:Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?| A．“duaty” | B．“citee” | C．“hame” | D．“lorst” |
小题3:We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _______.| A．speech sounds | B．Christmas customs | C．TV broadcasting | D．personal messages |
小题4:What is the text mainly about?| A．The relationship between accents and social classes. | | B．The Queen’s Christmas speeches on TV. | | C．The changes in a person’s accent. | | D．The recent development of the English language. |
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