The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like "The White-haired Girl" and "The Hundredth Bride", as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as" Madame Butterfly"，" La Traviata" and "Rigoletto".
Time/ date: 7:30 p.m., September 7th, 8th
Location: Tianqiao Theatre
Tel: 6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets: 60-500 yuan (U.S. $7.2- 60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as "Memory of Childhood", "Memorial Ceremony for God" and "Wine Song".
Time/date: 7:30 p.m., September 13th
Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel: 6848 -5462, 6841-9220
Tickets: 30-200 yuan (U.S. $3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as "Moonlight", "Spring night on a Moonlit River" and "Lofty Mountain and Flowing River."
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
Time / date: 7:30 p.m., September 21st
Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999
Tickets: 40-240 yuan (U.S. $4.8-27)
1.If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music "Memory of Childhood", you will dial _____.
A. 6551-4787 B. 6848-5462
C. 8315-6170 D. 6606-9999
2.Which statement is right according to the passage?
A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.
B. "Rigoletto" is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.
C. "Lofty Mountain and Flowing River" is a traditional Chinese music.
D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
3."Madame Butterfly" is _____.
A. a Chinese opera B. a Western opera
C. a piece of music D. a song
4.In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?
A. Entertainment. B. People.
C. Culture. D. Sports.
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Onceupon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. Hehad a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.One day he waswalking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figuremoving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone woulddance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, hesaw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he wasreaching down to the shore, picking up something and throwing itinto the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are youdoing?’’
Theyoung man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwingstarfishes(海星)in theocean.”
“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”
“But, young man, don’t you realize thatthere are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’tpossibly make a difference!”
Theyoung man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish andthrew it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”Thereis___________in each and every one of us. We have all beengifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, wewill gain through the strength of our vision the power(力量) toshape the future.
We musteach find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the worldwill be better.
1.One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.
A. dancing along the beach B. walking with a dancer
C. picking up starfish for sale D. trying to save as many starfishes as possible
2.The underlined words “something very special” refers to ________.
A. the gifts from friends B. the strength of making decision
C. our own starfish D. the ability to make a difference
3.From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
A. the wise man realized something new and important
B. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean.
C. the young man had the ability to make a difference
D. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach
4.The writer told this story to show us _____.
A. how and where we can write a good article
B. everyone can do something for the future
C. wise men are sometimes stupid
D. young men are in fact wiser than old people
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Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.
If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart()疏远). When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.
Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.
If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance（表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.
When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.
This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.
Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel and listening is the key factor to communication.
1.In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.
A. more difficult B. easier
C. more uninteresting D. more interesting
2.The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.
A. the importance of friendship B. to make your feeling known to others
C. the importance of communication D. the disagreement between generations
3.The example in this passage proves that ___________.
A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her
B. Sophie is very polite to her parents
C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late
D. communication is the solution(解决办法) to misunderstanding
4.All the following statements are correct except “_______”.
A. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know
B. It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing
C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away
D. Communication is a two-way deal
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Good health is the most valuable thing in the world. When you’ve got it, you never think about it. When you haven’t got it, you think about it all the time. Our biggest enemies are not terrible diseases and so on. We are our own biggest enemies because we sometimes destroy our own good health. Some of us eat too much, drink too much and smoke too much. And though our reason tells us we should control ourselves, we find it difficult. The fact is that most human beings need stimulation (刺激). Who doesn’t enjoy a drink after a busy day? Only a smoker knows the pleasure of a cigarette with a cup of coffee.
The danger is when these innocent pleasures run our lives and so destroy our health. When you find yourself eating between meals or eating too much rich food, when you can only keep yourself going by taking frequent drinks or by smoking one cigarette after another, then it’s time to stop and think what you might be doing to yourself. The funny thing is that when we don’t control ourselves, simple pleasures are no longer simple pleasures.
All right, I know what you’re thinking. You’re probably saying, “It’s easy to say, but I can’t help myself. I need that extra bit of food, that extra drink, that extra cigarette. Life has so many pleasures that I can’t do without them.” But I’m saying you can help yourself. Not only that, you must help yourself. Because if you don’t help yourself, no one else can. So be your own best friend.
1.According to the author, ________ our biggest enemies of health.
A. too much drinking is B. too much smoking is
C. eating too much is D. we ourselves are
2.“I can’t help myself” means ____________.
A. I can’t do it myself B. I must ask someone to help
C. I can’t control myself D. do help me, please
3.This passage mainly tells us________.
A. terrible diseases and so on
B. to enjoy pleasures after a busy day
C. the difficulty of controlling ourselves
D. that we should control ourselves to keep healthy
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Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2.whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective(选择性的）process.3.
The following methods may work best for you.
Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
Write your notes in your own words. 4.
Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
5. When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
A. Use words, not complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods.
C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记),like symbols..
E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
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A ______thing happened ______me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day ______ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my ______ stopped. It was out of gas on a ______ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone ______could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ______ I finally found a house near the ______. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair ______. She said, “I’ve been ______for you here for a long time. Come in. ______ is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ______what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You ______tea,” said she.
I quickly______ that my car was out of ______, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ______ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been______she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ______.
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my ______, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t ______ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
1.A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad
2.A. on B. in C. upon D. to
3.A. and B. so C. but D. that
4.A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
5.A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
6.A. what B. whom C. who D. how
7.A. before B. after C. while D. as
8.A. street B. block C. way D. road
9.A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
10.A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
11.A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
12.A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
13.A. like B. love C. used to like D. liking
14.A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
15.A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
16.A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
17.A. until B. before C. since D. when
18.A. could B. can C. would D. wanted
19.A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise
20.A. hit B. injury C. hurt D. frighten
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阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。
I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a 1. (differ) teacher, but I like my math teacher 2.(well).Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma’am. She is our class teacher too.
Ma’am 3. (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so4.(interest) and simple that we all can understand everything 5. is being taught and how it can be done. Most 6.(important), Ma’am teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to her at any time during school hours for help.
She also helps us 7.activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there 8.help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of 9.
To me, Ma’am is not only 10. good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma’am and I wish her a happy life.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（一），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Visiting friends is one of the most common thing in our daily life. Usually, it is politely to call a friend before your visit, so close friends often drop in on each other without calling. Some people enjoy surprise visits from friends, but many people did not. In the USA, those people don’t like surprise visits may tell his friends to call before they come. This is acceptable because the most people are very busy. Drop in at a busy time can cause problems for the person visiting and the person visited. It’s a good idea to ask a friend if he or she mind your just dropping in without calling. What you aren’t sure whether your friends welcome surprise visits, call first.
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假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Tom要来你校做交换生一年，写信向你咨询让他能够尽快地适应你校的生活和学习的方法，请按以下要点给他回信，给予建议，内容：
1．上课不能迟到和早退，要穿校服，保持校园整洁，不带手机回校；
2．与英国不同，走路骑车要靠右；
3．学习上，科目（subject）比较多，要合理安排时间完成作业并尽可能做好预习工作。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’m so glad to know that you will come and study in our school as an exchange student for one year.
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Yours
Li Hua
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