For five days, Edmonton"s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage
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For five days, Edmonton"s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that"s the traditional togetherness(友爱) that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song. This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation," Riedel said. "It"s really easy to relax, and it"s great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone"s musical interests. With so many years of experience, the festival has become a welloiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地)for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it"s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lockup area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund(基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8. |
1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to________. |
A. gather people with different musical tastes B. remind people of the real sense of folk music C. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music D. collect old stories of folk music |
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years. B. It"s hard for people to appreciate Blues. C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations. D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food. |
3. We can learn from the passage that________. |
A. people can get tickets easily for the festival B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized C. driving one"s own car to the festival is highly recommended D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday |
4. What would be the best title for this passage? |
A. Folk Music of Blues B. One Festival for All C. Festival for Family Gathering D. Edmonton"s Downtown Park |
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In America,Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort:brilliant beaches,a lively boardwalk,plenty of restaurants and nightspots,and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off-season,when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild. Meanwhile,some safety tips should be followed,enjoying the happiness and excitement the beach offers. The number l safety tip concerns ocean safety:pay attention to Flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from land-locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards. Never swim alone. Many drownings involve single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem,the other may be able to get help,including signaling for assistance from others. Don"t fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at ocean beaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity,because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach,gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving off shore. If you are caught in a rip current,don"t fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead,swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax,then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety. |
1. When coming to Virginia Beach,children can enjoy the happiness of . |
A. walking on the road made of wood B. joining the nightspots C. having interesting rides D. skiing in the sea |
2. Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be . |
A. after autumn school term beginning B. in the slimmer vacation C. during the Christmas holiday D. in the cold winter |
3. Swimming in the sea you"d better not swim . |
A. with a friend B. within the sight of the lifeguard C. with the current D. as far as you like |
4. From the passage,we can know . |
A. one in five persons swimming in the sea is drowned B. if one with lifeguard were drowning,five persons without lifeguard would be C. some 80%people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards D. some 20%drowning by the currents are rescued by life guards |
5. The passage mainly tells us . |
A. some safety tips when swimming in the sea B. the happiness and excitement the beach offers C. Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort D. the dangers for tourists from land-locked regions to swim in the sea |
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The Cherokee Indians(切罗基族) of the early 1800"s were intelligent and hardworking people. Most could read.Some lived in log cabins and others lived in large houses.A Cherokee named Sequoyah made an alphabet for his language so it could be read and written as well as spoken. As early as 1802 the state of Georgia and the federal government had signed an agreement with the Cherokee Indians that stated that the Indian land belonged to Georgia.In 1829 President Jackson had a "removal bill" introduced to Congress.The bill said that all Cherokee Indians would have to move to a reservation in Oklahoma.Georgia took the Cherokee Indians" land and began to break it into small pieces to be given to the white settlers.All contracts between Cherokee Indians and whites were canceled. Anyone owing money to a Cherokee Indian didn"t have to pay back.Some whites attacked and burned the Cherokee Indians" homes.The Cherokee Indian leaders were arrested and their homes were taken away. In 1835 two Cherokees who were not elected leaders of the tribe signed a treaty(协议) with the federal government.The treaty arranged for the Cherokee Indians to move away from Georgia.The treaty was not good because no elected leader had signed it.More than 16,000 Cherokees signed a petition(请愿书) asking that the treaty should be canceled.President Jackson refused.In 1838 ten thousand American soldiers were sent to Georgia to remove the Cherokees from the land they had lived on as long as anyone could remember.They were taken to a makeshift prison until the trip west could begin. The trip to Oklahoma began in cold weather.More than four thousand Cherokee Indians died on the trip.One fourth of the tribe died on the trail(小道) known as the "Trail of Tears". The Cherokees call this trail Nunnadaultsunyi, meaning "The Place Where They Cried".
1. We learn from the first paragraph that the Cherokee Indians of the early 1800"s ______. A. had no their own language B. passed on their knowledge by word of mouth C. lived a very primitive life D. could build houses
2. What happened to the Cherokee Indians after the "removal bill" was introduced to Congress? A. They were allowed to ask all their money back. B. They moved to a better place. C. They lost their land. D. They sold their land to the white settlers.
3. We can infer from the third paragraph that the treaty ______. A. was against the will of the Cherokee Indians B. didn"t take effect in the end C. was turned down by President Jackson D. was misunderstood by most Cherokee Indians
4. The trail to Oklahoma is called "Trail of Tears" because ______. A. many Cherokees escaped from the trip B. the weather was very cold during the trip C. Cherokees walked beside a big river D. many Cherokees lost their lives during the trip |
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Although Wu Huifei was only a concubine (妃子) of Tang Xuanzong (AD 685-762), the sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, her influence was far greater than most in her position. Historians say that the ruler loved her so much that, in AD 724, he banished his wife and made Wu a royal concubine. "Although she was only a concubine, she was treated as an empress with palace etiquette (礼节)," explained Shi Xiaoqun, director of relics collection for Shaanxi History Museum. "Tang Xuanzong even wanted to make her his empress but was opposed by the ministers." The emperor had thousands of concubines in his palace in Chang"an (now called Xi"an, capital of Shaanxi province) but, according to Shi, he only loved Wu, the mother of seven of his children. Wu died in the December of AD 737 at the age of 38 and was buried in Jingling Mausoleum. She was given the title Empress Zhenshun after her death. "It"s rare for a concubine to be given so much posthumous (死后获得的) honor in the history of Chinese feudal (封建) society," said Liu Daiyun, research director at the Shaanxi Archaeological Research Institute. Her tomb -53 meters wide by 56 meters long - is located in the west of Pangliu village, which is part of Xi"an"s Chang"an district. The recovered sarcophagus (石棺) is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2 meters tall and is decorated with flowers and maiden figures, which archaeologists say is a rare cultural relic of high scientific, historical and artistic value. In ancient times, a sarcophagus was used to house wood coffins in order to preserve the body of the noble person. "I knew it was precious but I didn"t know it was so beautiful," said Han Qinglong, who headed the team that brought the relic back to China four years after it was stolen and sold abroad by tomb raiders (盗墓者). |
1. The underlined word "banished" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to " " |
A. killed B. removed C. divorced D. persuaded |
2. The passage mainly focuses on . |
A. the life story of Wu Huifei. B. the reason why Wu Huifei was favoured by Tang Xuanzong C. the scientific, historical and artistic value of the recovered sarcophagus of Wu Huifei. D. the influence of Wu Huifei and her posthumous honor. |
3. Which of the following descriptions about Wu Huifei is true according to the passage? |
A. She wasn"t made empress by Tang Xuanzong because of the opposition from the ministers. B. She was born in 737 AD and died in 775 AD. C. No other woman has a greater influence on Chinese history than she does. D. Like many concubines, she was given much honor after her death. |
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editor, You can find language pollution whenever you open a newspaper or turn on your TV set, listen to a popular song at various advertisements. Language pollution exists almost everywhere and can be seen in the following places: 1. Chinese characters are written in the complex (复杂的 ) form. Although simplified Chinese characters were accepted for use many years ago, it seems that more and more people like Chinese characters written in the complex form. 2. Many goods are produced in China but carry foreign names, which sound strange and have no meaning at all. 3. Words and expressions being used have a bad meaning. "Ba"(霸), which means bully in Chinese, is one example. Now there are a lot of goods, restaurants, even factories or firms, with "Ba" in their names. 4. There are too many incorrect grammatical expressions. Some films have strange names and incorrect grammatical structures. "Ai ni mei shang liang", which means "I love you without consulting", is grammatically incorrect and this kind of expression is now becoming popular. Some language experts point out that language pollution must be done away with, which is an idea shared by myself and many others. Fan Yongqian 1. The writer of the letter suggests that ______. A. something be done to make our language pure (纯正) B. the Chinese language not have the word "ba" C. everything have a good name and a good meaning D. everybody try their best to stop pollution
2. What the writer wants to say is that ____. A. great difference exists between the Chinese characters written in the complex form and simplified form B. many people agree with the experts on language pollution in China C. our newspapers, TV programs, pop songs and advertisements are getting polluted D. some film writers haven"t studied Chinese grammar
3. The expression "do away with" in the last paragraph means "_______". A. clean B. recycle C. get away D. end
4. What do you guess Fan Yongqian is? He or she probably is _____. A. a reader B. a singer of pop songs C. a language expert D. an expert of grammar |
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Christmas is a season to spread joy and laughter. But will it not be wonderful to spread this joy by caring a little more about nature and going green? It"s not a bad idea to do your bit and contribute in your own small ways to saving nature and all the natural resources. Here are some tips which will help you sort out a few ideas for a green Christmas. Reduce the use of the lights which are used to decorate your homes. Make use of the eco-friendly lights available on the market that use less energy. These lights use minimum energy and you end up having less wastage of electricity. Reuse the wrapping paper from previous years to wrap the gifts. You don"t need to buy new wrapping paper every year. Also try using the same baubles (小玩意) and trinkets (小装饰品) for decorating your Christmas tree. Handmade or homemade baubles are the best way and these also add a personal touch to your Christmas tree. Recycle all those trinkets that you cannot use anymore. Sending out Christmas cards made from recycled paper is a thoughtful way of going green for Christmas. There are many charities which sell these cards made from recycled paper. Make use of these green Christmas ideas, and spread the message of going green to your near and dear ones. These are the 3 R"s for green Christmas ideas. In addition, green Christmas gifts are a way of spreading the message of what you believe in. A gift is indeed an ideal way. Make your own gifts. If you think you have a skill, use it. Instead of going to shops and buying presents for your family and friends, you can make your own Christmas gifts at home and give them away. For example, you can make gifts for Christmas at home such as homemade Christmas cookies and chocolates, handmade soaps, soft toys, homemade candles, different types of cakes baked at home, etc. If you have no time to make these gifts, think of other thoughtful ways of going green for Christmas. You can invite your family and friends over for a home cooked meal and prepare the dishes they enjoy best. Your family and friends can even assist you in planning the menu and cooking the meal together. This can help make your relationship stronger. Use these green Christmas ideas and celebrate an eco-friendly Christmas. Whoever knows your friends and relatives may follow in your footsteps and contribute their share towards protecting the environment.
Green Christmas ideas | Ideas | Supportive details | Reduce the use of the lights used for home (1) | Use eco-friendly lights that use up less energy to (2) _____ electricity. | Reuse the wrapping paper, as (3) as baubles and trinkets. | ● Make full use of the items used (4) . ● Make the baubles by yourself. | Recycle all those (5) ___ trinkets. | Send out Christmas cards made from recycled paper, which can be (6) ____ from many charities. | Make Christmas gifts on your (7) ____ | Make gifts for Christmas at home (8)____ than buy them from shops. | Have meals at home. | ● Cook a meal at home and prepare the (9) dishes of your family and friends you will invite. ● Involve your family and friends in planning the menu and cooking the meal to (10) your relationship further. |
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