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Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers fried to conquer (征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two "Irelands". Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country. In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of bunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851. For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace. The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were "the greatest talkers since the Greeks". Since independence, Ireland has revived (复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc. |
1. What does the author tell us in paragraph 1? |
A. how the Irish fought against the English. B. how Ireland gained independence. C. how English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D. how two "Irelands" came into being. |
2. We learn from the text that in Ireland _____. |
A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population B. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside C. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker D. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments |
3. The last paragraph is mainly about _____. |
A. the Irish character B. Irish culture C. Irish musical instruments D. a famous Irish writer |
4. What can be the best title for the text? |
A. life in Ireland B. A Very difficult history C. Ireland, past and present D. the independence of Ireland |
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Public Speaking and Critical thinking What is critical thinking? To a certain degree, It"s a matter of logic (逻辑)-of being able to spot weakness in other people"s arguments and to avoid them in your own. It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and assessing the soundness of evidence. In the broad sense, critical thinking is focused, organized thinking-the ability to see clearly the relationships among ideas. 1_____ the greatest thinkers, scientists, and inventors have often taken information that was really available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That was readily available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That, too, is critical thinking. 2_____ As the class goes on, for example, you will probably spend a good deal of time organizing your speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical (机械的) exercise, it is closely connected with critical thinking. If the structure of your speech is loose and confused, chances are that your thinking is also disordered and confused. If, on the other hand, the structure is clear, there is a good chance your thinking is too. Organizing a speech is not just a matter of arranging your ideas you already have. 3_____ What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking. 4_____. As you work on expressing your ideas in clear accurate language, you will improve your ability to think clearly and accurately. 5_____ As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better able to assess the ideas of speakers in a variety of situations. If you take full advantage of your speech class, you will be able to develop your skills as a critical thinker in many circumstances. This is one reason public speaking has been regarded as a vital part of education since the days of ancient Greece. |
A. Rather, it is an important part of shaping the ideas themselves. B. This may seem like a lot of time, but the rewards are well worth it. C. It may also help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. D. It has often been said that there are few new ideas in the world, only reorganized ideas. E. If you are wondering what this has to do with your public speaking class, the answer is quite a lot. F. The skills you learn in your speech class can help you become a more effective thinker in a number of ways. G. As you study the role of evidence and reasoning in speechmaking,you will see how they can be used in other forms of communication as well. |
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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 east 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 well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel 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 lock-up 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. exhibitive 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 passenger 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 the passenger? |
A. Folk Music of Blues B. One Festival Family Gathering C. Festival for family Gathering D. Edmonton"s Downtown Park |
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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide- book 1 hand. Of course, we may 2 with our guide-books the history and 3 developments of a town and get to know them. 4 then, if we take out time and 5 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we 6 it as a whole, we begin to have some 7 , which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just 8 this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 9 in this particular way, and not in any 10 why? Here even the best guide-book 11 us. One can"t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 12 appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的) 13 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what I 14 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 15 the town was first planned and . Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 16 to develop. What is the 17 of studying towns in the way? For me, it is 18 that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one"s own eyes. A 19 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 20 just reading about it in a guide-book. |
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Until D. wait D. look up D. questions D. as D. move D. such D. satisfies D. present D. change D. happened to D. where D. continues D. difficulty D. hardly D. personal D. with | 完形填空。 | The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be. The 1 family in colonial (殖民时期的) North American was mainly concerned with survival and 2 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were 3 in terms of their productivity (生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early. 4 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination (附属). Which the 5 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important, In the complex and technological society 6 the United States has become, each 7 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 8 and be in contact with many other members. 9 , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 10 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as 11 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 12 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs. This new 13 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 14 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time 15 the proper way to 16 children. Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 17 transaction (事务) between parent and child 18 a one-way, parent-to-child training 19 . 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When D. requirement D. what D. relative D. tasks D. Therefore D. respected D. common D. protecting D. study D. taken in D. working D. raise D. two-way D. less than D. guide D. discussing | 阅读理解。 | Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren"t in film school yet and aren"t, strictly speaking, even adults? They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Film Festival tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln center. Complete with "red carpet" interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18. "What"s really exciting is that it"s film for kids by kids," said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. "We want to make this a national event," Ms. Gardner added. The nine shorts to b shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. "A lot of the material is really mature," Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. "The choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke." Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants" (移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country. The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressure. | 1. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival _____. | A. is organized by a middle school B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival C. shows films made by children D. offers awards to film school students | 2. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts? | A. It helps young filmmakers to make money. B. It provides arts projects for young people. C. It"s a media arts and leadership-training group. D. It"s a national organization for young people. | 3. The underlined word "shorts" in Paragraph 4 refers to _____. | A. short trousers B. short kids C. short films D. short stories | 4. Movies to be shown in the festival _____. | A. cover different subjects B. focus on kid"s life C. are produced by Global Action Project D. are directed by Ms. Gardner | 5. At the end of this film festival, there will be _____. | A. various awards B. "red carpet" interviews C. an open reception D. a concert at Lincoln Center |
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