The parts of a traditional piano have changed...

The parts of a traditional piano have changed very little for1.(hundred) of years.The keys are black and white2.color.But now an electronic,piano-like musical instrument replaces those keys with surfaces3.respond to touch.

A start-up company called ROLI began selling the electronic keyboard in 2013.The keyboard is known as Seaboard.It does not have4.same white and black keys as a piano.Instead it is5.(make) from soft and rubbery materials.

Roland Lamb is the6.(invent) of Seaboard and a jazz piano player.He says he invented Seaboard so he could create7.(difference) kinds of sounds with the instrument.

"I wanted to be able8.(express) more from the keyboard and create the kinds of sounds that people could create on a guitar or a saxophone.And I sat at the piano thinking9.I can't strike a note and then move it."

The way a person touches the keys on a Seaboard10.(affect) the instrument's sound.This new technology enables the player to create sounds that traditional pianos cannot make.

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The meetings are very short, so there is little _____ to have a real discussion.

A．challenge         B．change           C．chance           D．chapter

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Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to the fact that changes in the past thirty years may, have been affecting human health. Possible effects include more deaths from extreme heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods.

The health and climate scientists recently estimated that climate changes caused by human activity lead to more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths each year. Cases of sickness are estimated at five million. And the W.H.O. says the numbers could rise quickly by the year of 2003.

Jonathan Patz of an environmental institute led the study. Professor Patz points out that climate scientists connected global warming with the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August, 2003. But he says poor countries least responsible for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures.

Professor Patz says areas in greatest danger include southern and eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a “heat island” effect that can make conditions worse.

Representatives from about two hundred countries hold a meeting in Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day meeting ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书) took effect earlier this year. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and other heat-trapping (吸热的) gases sent off into the air.

1.Who is Jonathan Patz?

A. A scientist responsible for the climate change.

B. A scientist in charge of the study of the climate change.

C. A professor interested in the climate change.

D. A professor who is a representative from an African country.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Climate changes affect different parts of the world in the same way.

B. The ten-day meeting is the first United Nations meeting on climate change.

C. The Kyoto Protocol aims to make smaller the amount of heat-trapping gases into the air.

D. Poor countries are responsible for the global warming.

3.Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT ______.

A. air pollution                                          B. storms

C. more deaths from overheat                  D. crop failures

4.According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by ______.

A. dry weather                                         B. cold weather

C. human activities                                   D. storms

5.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. climate changes are having a bad effect on human’s health

B. Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes

C. a “heat island” effect large cities experience makes the matter worse

D. rich countries are most responsible for climate changes

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Based on cultural traditions and the changing face of contemporary British communities, the Festival of Muslim Cultures joins young people from Muslim and non-Muslim backgrounds together through the creation of innovative(创新的), high quality cultural activities.

We have been working with arts and educational institutions across the UK to promote the mainstreaming of Muslim cultures within UK everyday life. The Festival was created out of the need to encourage a better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims, to promote respect for Muslim cultures and to show how culture creates the pathways that connect us all together.

The program launched with a visit by the Festival’s patron(赞助人), the Prince of Wales, to the exhibition “Palace and Mosque” in Sheffield and since then there have been more than 100 events that have ranged from a Somali community day in Cardiff at the National Museum of Wales to a late-night Dance with Radio Tarifa (from Spain) and Dimi Mint Abba (form Mauritania) in the Royal Albert Hall and from a home-grown play in Nottingham about the Kashmir earthquake to the exhibition“Beyond the Palace Walls” at the Royal Museum Edinburgh of Islamic art from the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

We are now working on a number of long-term projects which stay true to our commitment to promoting Muslim cultures through arts collaborations(协作) and build on the extensive network of local, national and international partners that Festival has created. These include a three-year national program that connects young Muslims to their local cultural institutions; a UK Muslim cookbook; an exhibition of the Ottoman architect Sinan; and a project for schools around the 1000-year old story “The Animals’ Lawsuit against Humanity”.

For more information about the Festival, please click on another page: Who’s Who.

1.The best title of this passage would be _______.

2.Which is NOT the purpose of holding the Festival of Muslim Cultures?

3.This passage was probably taken from _________.

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One of the traditions which is now a necessary part of Christmas is that of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus. According to the modern legend, he is a magical figure who visits all the children of the world during the night before Christmas Day, leaving presents, which they find the next morning. He flies through the night sky in a sledge pulled by reindeer, and enters houses by climbing down chimneys. This strange legend is based on the life of a man called Nicholas, but in fact we know very little about him. Historians think he was a Christian bishop（主教）in Turkey in about 285-350 A.D. One of the stories about him is that he helped three poor girls. No one would marry them because they were so poor.

To provide them with money for their weddings, Nicholas secretly dropped some gold coins down the chimney of their house. After Nicholas died, he was made a saint（圣人）by the church. (The name Santa Claus thus comes from St Nicholas.) His feast day was celebrated in December, and parents started giving their children secret presents from St Nicholas. Over the years, this custom became part of our Christmas traditions.

Recently, a psychologist has claimed that Father Christmas is “the perfect fantasy” for children. According to Professor Anthony Clare, children love the character of Father Christmas because he is like an ideal father: he loves children and gives them presents, but he never criticizes them, is never angry and children do not even need to thank him for presents. Other writers, however, point out that Father Christmas can be a frightening character to some children. Jane Bidder says that some children are terrified of this fat, bearded old man. It can certainly confuse many children. As presents, we warn our children to be careful of strangers and never to let them into the house, and yet we tell children that a strange man will come into their bedroom at night! Some children can become very worried about this idea and fear that he is a kind of burglar.

Most children, however, understand from their parents and from the media that Father Christmas is basically a benign character, and look forward to his annual visit with joy and excitement.

1.The writer mentions details such as Father Christmas’s sledge, the reindeer and the way he climbs down chimney because he/ she ________.

A. wants to make it clear that these things are impossible

B. is describing the history of St Nicholas

C. wants everyone to believe that Father Christmas is real

D. is explaining the modern legend of Father Christmas

2.Why does the writer mention the story about St Nicholas helping three poor girls?

A. It shows us that historians know very little about him.

B. This story explains why parents give secret presents to children.

C. It supports the writer’s main point that Father Christmas is based on an untrue story.

D. This story explains why we celebrate Christmas in December.

3.In the last paragraph, the word “benign” means ________.

A. religious　　 B. friendly

C. frightening　　 D. unreal

4.The best title for this passage would be ________.

A. Is Father Christmas Dangerous?　　 B. The True History of St Nicholas

C. The Legend of Santa Claus　　 D. The Traditions of Christmas

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One of the traditions which is now a necessary part of Christmas is a that of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus. According to the modern legend, he is a magical figure who visits all the children of the world during the night before Christmas Day, leaving presents which they find the next morning. He flies through the night sky in a sledge pulled by reindeer, and enters houses by climbing down chimneys. This strange legend is based on the life of a man called Nicholas, but in fact we know very little about him. Historians think he was a Christian bishop(主教)in Turkey in about 285--350 A.D. One of the stories about him is that he helped three poor girls. No one would marry them because they were so poor. To provide them with money for their weddings, Nicholas secretly dropped some gold coins down the chimney of their house. After Nicholas died, he was made a saint(圣人) by the church.(The name Santa Claus thus comes from St Nicholas.) His feast day was celebrated in December, and parents started giving their children secret presents from St Nicholas. Over the years, this custom became part of our Christmas traditions.

Recently, a psychologist has claimed that Father Christmas is “the perfect fantasy” for children. According to Professor Anthony Clare, children love the character of Father Christmas because he is like an ideal father: he loves children and gives them presents, but he never criticizes them, is never angry, and children do not even need to thank him for the presents. Other writers, however, point out that Father Christmas can be a frightening character to some children. Jane Bidder says that some children are terrified of this fat, bearded old man. It can certainly confuse many children. As parents, we warn our children to be careful of strangers and never to let them into the house, and yet we tell children that a strange man will come into their bedroom at night! Some children can become very worried about this idea and fear that he is a kind of burglar.

Most children, however, understand from their parents and from the media that Father Christmas is basically a benign character, and look forward to his annual visit with joy and excitement.

1.The main point of the first paragraph is that　　　 .

A. Father Christmas is an important part of Christmas

B. the tradition of Father Christmas is a modern idea

C. Father Christmas is a magical figure who can fly

D. the legends about Father Christmas are not true

2.The writer mentions details such as Father Christmas’s sledge, the reindeer and the way he climbs down chimneys because he/she　　　　　 .

A. wants to make it clear that these things are impossible

B. is describing the history of St Nicholas

C. wants everyone to believe that Father Christmas is real

D. is explaining the modern legend of Father Christmas

3. Why does the writer mention the story about St Nicholas helping three poor girls?

A. It shows us that historians know very little about him.

B. This story explains why parents give secret presents to children.

C. It supports the writer’s main point that Father Christmas is based on an untrue story.

D. This story explains why we celebrate Christmas in December.

4.In the last paragraph, the word “benign” means 　　　　　 .

A. religious　　 　　 B. friendly

C. frightening　　　 D. unreal

5.The best title for this passage would be 　　　　　 .

A. Is Father Christmas Dangerous?

B. The True History of St Nicholas

C. The Legend of Santa Claus

D. The Traditions of Christmas

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24.   At the end of the football game, players traditionally ______ shirts _____ each other.

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Great Britain is traditionally made up of three parts: England in the south, Scotland in north and Wales in the southwest.

　England is the largest and most developed of all the three. Its area, about 130,000 square kilometers, takes up nearly 60% of the whole island. Its population is mere than 46 million which makes up 85% of the country's whole population. The importance of England is so great in Britain that some foreigners just say “England” when they mean Britain. The same is true of the custom of speaking of the British people as the English who are the majority in the United Kingdom.

　Scotland is the second largest both in area and population. It has an area of about 78,760 square kilometers, less than 30 % of the whole is land, with a population of 5 million, less than one-tenth of the total population.

Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population. Its area, 20,700 square kilometers, makes up less than 9 % while its population, 2.7 million, does not exceed 5 % of the whole.

1.Which of the following maps shows the right position of England, Scotland and Wales? (E= England S= Scotland W = Wales)

2.If figure （图形） one  below shows the area(面积) of Scotland, which picture in Figure two represents the area of Great Britain? ________

( Figure 1 )　　　　 　　　　 Figure2:

3.If Figure one below shows the population of the island, which picture in Figure two shows the population of Wales? ________

________

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The little girl seems to ____a lot since I last saw her.

A. have been changed   B. have changed    C. change   D. be changing

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Tree-planting is an important part of the ongoing Richmond renaissance that has been changing the city for the last few years. And you are invited to be a part of this transformation on Saturday, November 2, 2013, from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate.

Residents of the City of Richmond will be joined by community volunteers from Richmond Trees, Groundwork Richmond and The Watershed Project to celebrate the fall’s Harvest Festival and Tree Planting event.

9:00 am  Harvest festivities begin with a volunteer orientation about planting trees.

9:30 am  Volunteers will divide into seven planting teams, each captained by an experienced Tree Steward, to plant 30 new street trees along Roosevelt, and on the 500 and 600 blocks of 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 35th & 36th streets in the surrounding neighborhood. Richmond Trees and the City of Richmond will provide shovels (铲子) and vests.  Those who would like to participate in planting trees are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes.

11 am  La Rondalla del Sagrado Corazón, a local musical ensemble, will play traditional Mexican serenade music.

12 pm  Speakers including Chris Magnus, Richmond’s Chief of Police and Chris Chamberlain, Superintendent of Parks & Landscaping will speak about the many benefits of growing the urban forest.

Healthy harvest refreshments, water and coffee will be available for a small donation that will support the work Richmond Trees is doing in the community to grow the urban forest. There will be art activities and games for children.

For more information about the Harvest Festival and Tree Planting event, or planting trees in your own Richmond neighborhood, contact [email protected],  510.843.8844.

1.The underlined word “orientation” probably means ______.

A. introduction of the people involved in the activity

B. basic (基本的) information and training

C. introduction of the area covered

D. distribution (分发) of fliers (传单)

2.If you want to join the activity, you ______.

A. should bring your own shovel

B. must wear a special type of shoes

C. needn’t have experience in tree planting

D. will be able to enjoy music while planting trees

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. In total, 30 trees will be planted in the neighborhood.

B. This is the first time that the neighborhood has done tree-planting.

C. Richmond Trees made a donation so there will be refreshments and coffee to enjoy.

D. Chief Magnus will give a reward to those who attended planting trees.

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