Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage for five days 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 well-oiled 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 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 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. collect old stories of folk music
C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music
D. remind people of the real sense of folk music
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.
B. It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.
D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.
3.We can learn from the passenger that .
A. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
B. people can get tickets easily for the festival
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 the best title for the passage?
A. Folk Music of Blues
B. Edmonton’s Downtown Park
C. Festival for Family Gathering
D. One Festival for All
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Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage for five days 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 well-oiled 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 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 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. collect old stories of folk music
C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music
D. remind people of the real sense of folk music
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.
B. It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.
D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.
3.We can learn from the passenger that .
A. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
B. people can get tickets easily for the festival
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 the best title for the passage?
A. Folk Music of Blues
B. Edmonton’s Downtown Park
C. Festival for Family Gathering
D. One Festival for All
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The Students’ Association Union is like a huge stage, _______ everyone spares no effort to achieve their dreams.
A.that B.when C.which D.where
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One night, Lottie Williams was walking alone through a park in Tulsa. Suddenly she saw a huge high up in the sky. She was surprised at that very moment. She thought she'd just a shooting star. Less than thirty minutes later, that surprise turned to .
"I was walking through the park when I felt a tap on my ." Williams explained. As a result of being , she started to run, thinking a stranger had appeared out of . Then she heard something hit the ground behind her. "The was similar to an empty glass jar, " Williams recalled. " Then I and found it looked like a piece of fabric (织物) , it sounded like metal. " Williams felt that she was just fine.
Excited by her , she took the fallen piece of sky to her local library where she was advised to the National Weather Service, who told her about that had entered the earth ' s atmosphere the night before. After what had happened, Williams took the piece to the University of Tulsa where Dr Winton Cornell it with an electron microscope.
"It had been partly when flying down at high speed. It appeared to be the kind of material used t0 fuel tanks," Williams said. She then sent it to a research center, where they did further analysis the material to be part of the fuel tank of a US spacecraft, the 0f which is to make sure fuel tanks can not be damaged easily. Lottie Williams has become perhaps the only person in history to ever get hit by falling space rubbish.
1.A. bird B. fireball C. star D. moon
2.A. drawn B. caught C. photographed D. witnessed
3.A. fear B. hope C. worry D. excitement
4.A. once B. ever C. still D. again
5.A. head B. back C. neck D. shoulder
6.A. frightened B. annoyed C. disturbed D. ashamed
7.A. breath B. danger C. anywhere D. nowhere
8.A. height B. weight C. shape D. strength
9.A. jumped up B. bent down C. showed off D. turned around
10.A. but B. 80 C. or D. since
11.A. nervous B. proud C. lucky D. guilty
12.A. invention B. discovery C. expectation D. prediction
13.A. join B. start C. run D. consult
14.A. a rocket B. an alien C. a UFO D. a planet
15.A. admitting B. explaining C. realizing D. remembering
16.A. repaired B. studied C. improved D. recovered
17.A. valued B. settled C. furnished D. melted
18.A. protect B. fill C. decorate D. examine
19.A. wishing B. imagining C. confirming D. announcing
20.A. result B. function C. future D. Source
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When home is far away, the sense of ease and belonging that so many people feel can transform into painful feelings of longing, commonly known as homesickness. Along with feelings of insecurity, loss of control and nervousness, physical effects, including sleep issues, tiredness and loss of appetite, are also caused by homesickness. 1.Check them out below:
●Realize that feeling homesick is 100 percent normal.
Almost everyone experiences homesickness when moving to a new place—some people might just be better at hiding it. 2.Homesickness is a normal and evolutionarily healthy reaction.
●Make connections with new people in comfortable settings.
Feeling homesick when separated from loved ones motivates people to be with those supportive people. 3. When making new connections, it's best to stick to the style that works for you in order to ease homesickness.
●4.
This point is vital and also one of the hardest to accomplish. Self-compassion is loving yourself just as you love the ones you care about. The most important step in practicing self-compassion is substituting negative, critical and, sometimes, automatic thoughts about yourself with thoughts that are more supportive and kind.
●Keep tabs on your negativity.
It's also useful to ask yourself how much of your homesickness is due to an event, such as being separated from loved ones, and how much is from how you're understanding a situation.5.A positive outlook on a situation can do wonders for your mood, but it often can be hard to practice. You can silence negative thoughts in many ways, including reciting positive mantras(祷文), keeping a journal or even taking a walk in a park.
If you're dealing with feelings of homesickness, remember you're not alone. Even though there's no place like home, give yourself some time and care, and you might find yourself falling in love with a new place.
A. Learn to help others.
B. Practice self-compassion.
C. Being homesick is abnormal.
D. Being homesick is not a sign of personal shortcoming.
E. We gathered a few psychologist-backed tips to help ease homesickness.
F. Taking a step back is recommended, instead of falling into the trap of a negative outlook.
G. But keep in mind that everyone is different when it comes to forming those new relationships.
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One morning, I walked down the path to my car and right into a huge spider web that had appeared overnight.
I felt _______for not having seen it or having _________ myself of the web tendrils (须状物), and went
______my way. During the meeting with our client, I saw a look of pure _______ crossed his face. After I went to the _________, I figured it out.
The next morning, the ______ same scene occurred, and I felt even more foolish. _______a moment, I thought I should not _______ myself.
On the third day, I was ______to look for the web – the spider had rewoven it,_______this time off the path in the bushes.
How surprising it was to _______that the spider and I had learned the exact same _______ in the same amount of time.
It is _______ for certain things in life to happen to you. There will be heartbreak, _______, and days where you feel like you aren’t special or purposeful. You cannot let these _______ you. If you don’t _______ yourself to move past what happened and what was felt, you will _______ your future with that pair of glasses, and nothing will be able to change that _______.
As a saying _______, “The only mistake in life is the lesson not _______.” (Albert Einstein)
1.A. angry B. frustrated C. impatient D. foolish
2.A. removed B. rid C. reminded D. accused
3.A. in B. on C. by D. down
4.A. surprise B. excitement C. curiosity D. embarrassment
5.A. meeting room B. waiting room C. bathroom D. sitting room
6.A. funny B. single C. very D. strange
7.A. Within B. Before C. After D. For
8.A. forgive B. blame C. annoy D. comfort
9.A. worried B. due C. anxious D. careful
10.A. but B. and C. otherwise D. still
11.A. prove B. confirm C. admit D. realize
12.A. thought B. approach C. lesson D. trick
13.A. unhappy B. common C. regular D. heart-breaking
14.A. confusion B. conquer C. consensus D. calculation
15.A. disappoint B. weaken C. trap D. break
16.A. promise B. allow C. deny D. require
17.A. look at B. reflect on C. prepare for D. think about
18.A. saying B. occurrence C. future D. judgment
19.A. has B. goes C. spreads D. says
20.A. given B. taught C. learned D. addressed
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Living gratefully has a huge transforming power, not just when something wonderful or special happens, but every day no matter what is happening.
I’ve recently been involved with two people whose lives were challenged by bad luck. I have seen how grateful living had the power to keep one of them going and how it’s beginning to lift the other. One was a friend and the other is my sister.
My friend seemed to be in good health when she received a deadly diagnosis: a disease with no effective treatment. She had all the emotions that a tragedy brings, but she also had a powerful response to despair (绝望) that gave her “the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” She wrote online daily, honestly sharing the details of her situation.
She wrote that even though it was difficult to move, this gave her more time to notice small things. She was grateful not only for the love and help of family and friends, but also for time to see the sun rise and watch the birds in her yard. No opportunity for gratefulness was wasted.
She taught that gratefulness is not a false cheerfulness. It’s taking every opportunity to celebrate the blessings of small things. We can be grateful for the challenges that help us develop sympathy for each other. Life is a precious gift.
She repeatedly blogged that she was happier than she had ever been.
When she wrote about “the worst day”, she ended with “life is still a lovely gift.” She died later that day.
Her message, however, changed my sister’s life. My sister’s health was getting worse and worse, though nothing life-threatening. She did have a very painful knee. Her life was in danger from her defeated spirit. She was bed-bound (卧床不起), getting weaker and weaker. Fearful, angry and depressed, she felt out of options for recovery.
I read my sister a few of my friend’s messages. I was careful not to say, “Why can’t you be more like her?” Instead, I let the words do their work. I’m grateful to say that an attitude of gratitude began to replace her anger and fear. I believe this helped her to heal.
We can’t be grateful for all that happens, but we can practice gratefulness for life itself, for all we can learn to deal with, for all the ways we can help each other grow and heal.
1.What happened when the author’s friend found she had an incurable disease?
A.She complained that life was unfair to her.
B.She started to appreciate and enjoy the small things in life.
C.She tried her best to look for treatment.
D.She repeatedly blogged about how painful it was.
2.How did the author’s sister feel when she was ill?
A.Calm. B.Lonely. C.Sad. D.Confused.
3.What does the underlined “this” refer to in the article?
A.Writing a blog. B.Eating healthy food.
C.Talking with family. D.Being grateful for life.
4.What message does the article mainly convey?
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.Gratitude has the power of lifting people’s spirits.
C.Health is the most important thing for people.
D.Families will always be there no matter what happens.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Where there are people, there are chickens. One result of a huge chicken population is a huge amount of chicken feather, which are normally burned or treated as rubbish, polluting the environment.
Ryan Robinson, a biology graduate from Imperial College London, believed there would be a different solution for this feathery waste. Therefore, along with designer Elena Dieckman, he has discovered a way to turn feathers into an insulating (绝缘的) material for buildings or a packing material for food or medicine. The pair has formed a start-up, called Aeropowder, to try and turn their invention into a commercial product. They believe the new material could have a range of uses.
“Currently feathers are mainly transformed in this country to a low-grade animal food called feather meal. Feathers can also be burned or thrown away. And these methods do not make use of their amazing natural properties (特性).” says Robinson.
It turns out that feathers are quite a wonder material. “Feathers are insulating due to their structure, which are hollow fibers,” says Robinson. Extra air in the fibers means less heat transfer. “What has been surprising is how well the material has performed, and we hope to continue to make it better and better. “The current form of Aeropowder’s material looks much more like a fattened brick of feathers. It’s flexible and light.
Aeropowder isn’t the first to try to find a further use for this very common waste product. In 2011, researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US suggested that chicken feathers should be used to help produce a kind of environmental plastic. The next challenge will be to find a way for this material to be made close to where the chickens are, rather than sending it far away to a processing plant.
“There is still work to be done to get our material tested with early adopters,” Robinson says. “But in the long term, we wish to become the world experts in feather-based materials.”
1.Why did Ryan begin to search for the solution for feathery waste?
A. To produce environmental plastic. B. To make big business profits.
C. To find better building materials. D. To avoid its polluting the environment.
2.What’s the advantage of the feather building material?
A. It can keep the house warm. B. It is easy to be made into bricks.
C. It is enough. D. It helps heat spread quickly.
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Ryan: an expert in feather-based materials
B. Feather meal: a new kind of animal food
C. Chicken feathers: a wonder material
D. Aeropowder: a new processing plant
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
For many young people, going to university is one of the most important 1. (stage) of their lives. It is the time when young people will move out of 2. (they) home to live with other people, often strangers. 3. (especial) in the U.S, people often travel very far 4.home to study. It is a time to be 5. (independence).
At university, you will 6. (teach) by lectures and professors who are leading figures in their study. The opportunity to learn from and to discuss with them is 7. drives some people to apply to university. Students are required to choose a major that they wish to study. Apart from the 8. (academy) benefit, life at university also can allow students 9.(develop) their interests in many fields.
Therefore,university is a place 10. you attain knowledge, develop your values and accept those who may be different.
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For many young people, 1. (go) to university is one of the most important 2.(stage) of their lives. It is the time when young people will move out of 3. (they) home to live with other people, often strangers. 4.(especial) in the US, people often travel very far from home to study. It is a time to be 5. (dependence).
At university, you 6. (teach) by lectures and professors who are leading figures in their study. The opportunity to learn from and to discuss with them is 7. drives some people to apply to university. Students are required to choose a major that they wish to study. Apart 8. the academic benefit, life at university can also allow students 9. (develop) their interests in many fields.
Therefore, university is a place 10. you attain knowledge, to develop your values and accept those who may be different.
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Better known by his stage name Kun, Cai Xukun is, without a doubt, one of the most popular stars in China.
On July 26, the 21-year-old dropped his new single Young. Within just 20 seconds, it reached 1 million views and in only 3 days topped the music charts of Tencent’s QQ music.
Cai wrote the song by himself to share his understanding of modern-day youth. The singer has mixed R&B with electronic music to make his new beat cheerful. One reviewer wrote on QQ Music: “When you listen to the song, you just seem to go back to youth again.”
August 2 is Cai’s birthday, and the song was a gift to himself. The singer hopes that he can always have the courage to follow his love of music, ignoring what anyone says. “My works are like my children and I have put my best effort into them. I want every piece of my work to have my own spirit in it. I feel more enjoyment when I am performing my own work.” He told the Global Times.
To find new inspiration, Kun attends different kinds of musical performances-from festivals to opera houses. “I just like to do everything, all for my music, all for my art,” he told i-D.
With talent and dedication(专注) to music, Cai is expected by many to make his mark in the competitive Chinese music industry.
1.What do we know about KUN’s newest single?
A.It has earned two million sales.
B.It makes people feel energetic.
C.It is a birthday gift to a friend of his.
D.It combines jazz and electronic music.
2.What can we learn from KUN’s words?
A.He gains great satisfaction from creating music.
B.He prefers singing songs to writing them.
C.He wants his every piece of work liked by everyone.
D.He is preparing another new single.
3.Which of the following would best describe KUN?
A.Courageous and patient B.Talented and humorous
C.Hardworking and creative D.Optimistic and generous
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