Music Festivals1.Why do people in the Buku Mu...

Music Festivals

1.Why do people in the Buku Music Festival need to catch up on their sleep?

A. Sleep during the night is difficult. B. Buku has a post-industrial setting.

C. The performances will last overnight. D. The tickets for the festival are very expensive.

2.Which music festival can you find sports programs?

A. Buku Music Festival. B. Horizon Festival.

C. Gasparilla Music Festival. D. Golden Plains Festival.

3.Where is the Golden Plains Festival held?

A. On a mountain. B. In a downtown square.

C. In a music hall. D. In an open-air theatre.

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Why do people listen to music? The answer may seem simple: Music is pleasant to make and to hear. But music touches our lives in many other ways, too.

Music changes our mood

My brother doesn’t choose music based on what he wants to hear. Instead, he decides what he wants to feel and picks music with that mood in mind. Upbeat, bright-sounding music generally makes people feel happy. But some people enjoy listening to sad music, too. It can be like talking with a friend who understands your suffering. But for some people, sad music can make them feel even sadder.

Music helps us get things done

Do you ever listen to music while you work? I do, and I find that it sometimes helps me concentrate, According to one expert, music can help you pay attention during boring or repeated tasks. But when you are doing tasks that require more thought, music can disturb you, making them harder.

My mom, a preschool teacher, uses music to manage her classroom. When she wants to call a child, instead of yelling the child's name, she sings it. This creates a more positive environment, while still getting the child’s attention.

Music brings people together

Music can also bring people closer to each other. This is especially true of music played live. Live music often features a group of people playing different instruments which makes it a shared experience. Listeners can share in the emotions the song expresses. They also create memories together.

And speaking of memories, lots of people connect music with specific places, people or events. Whenever they hear a certain song, they are transported back to some point in the past. Thus music can connect people not only to people who are present but also to people from their past.

Music is far more than just entertainment; it is a powerful force that affects us in many ways.

1.Why do some people enjoy sad music?

A.It can get their attention.

B.It makes them feel happy.

C.It can be like talking with a friend.

D.It makes them feel sadder.

2.Listening to music disturbs you when ________.

A.you are doing repeated tasks.

B.the tasks are boring.

C.you are doing easy tasks.

D.the tasks require more thought.

3.What’s the author’s attitude to music?

A.Positive. B.Doubtful.

C.Uncertain. D.Negative.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How do people celebrate the festival?

A. Go to visit Holi in India.

B. Prepare special traditional medicines.

C. Throw coloured powder and water at each other.

2.When does the festival usually take place?

A. February 2.　　 B. The end of winter.　　 C. When there is a full moon.

3.What is the girl's attitude towards the festival?

A. She worries it will cause illness.　　 B. She is interested in taking part in it.　　 C. She thinks it is a foolish belief.

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Do you know why some people are always healthy? If you study all the healthy people in the world, you’ll begin to notice some behaviors many of them share in common. For example, healthy people tend to live an active lifestyle. Exercise is usually a main part of their lives. They spend less time in front of a TV, and more time out and in achieving things and living life. Being on your feet all day and sitting in front of a computer can mean a loss or gain of hundreds of calories a day.

Healthy people surround themselves with other healthy people. We are highly influenced by the people closest to us. Surrounding yourself with healthy people tends to make you healthy by association. Not only are you inspired by your healthy friends, but there’s also a sense of social pressure to be healthy yourself when you’re around them. Who says social pressure has to be a bad thing?

Does your job make you feel bad? Healthy people have a job that makes them happy. We’ve all heard the saying that if you do a job you enjoy, you’ll never work a day in your lives. Happiness and health are highly related. Healthy people tend to be happy. Not only do healthy people tend to like their jobs, but they tend to live for them. They look forward to getting up every day and living their lives to the fullest.

People with self-confidence look healthy. Healthy people have confidence in themselves. They don’t worry about what other people think. They surround themselves with positive people, and they go about their days as if they can achieve anything.

Healthy people like smiling. Try smiling at everyone and not only do you get a smile back, but it makes you feel good about yourself. You’ve just made someone’s day better. Healthy people understand the link between happiness and health, and they tend to walk around with smiles on their faces, or laughter in their hearts.

Healthy people don’t wait for problems to come to them — they go after problems. Regular checkups(检查) are the normal things for healthy people. People who live long and healthy lives catch problems before they become so big that they destroy their lives. They discover them early and then take action to prevent them from happening again in the future.

Do you consider yourself a healthy person? How many of these habits fall into your life? What other habits of healthy people have you noticed?

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—Could you tell me ______ people eat yuanxiao in China?

— Usually at Lantern Festival.

A．how        B．why        C．where    D．when

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After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．

It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．

The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．

The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U．S．dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs．

The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site．"We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands．We applaud them．They make the greatest show," he said．

1.The first edition of the festival may be held in ____．

A．Rio de Janeiro　　　　 B．Lisbon

C．Madrid　　　　　　 D．a place not mentioned

2.Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____．

A．ten times　　　　　　 B．four times

C．three times　　　　 D．twice

3.The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____．

A．700,000　　　 B．315,000 　　　　 C．10,000　　 　　　 D．385,000

4.From the passage, we can know ____．

A．Rock City is a great theatre

B．Only rock bands are invited to the festival?

C．The festival will improve the employment of Rio

D．The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience

5.The purpose of the creator’s opening the Rock City gates was to _________.

A. prepare for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

B. applaud the International stars as well as local singers and bands

C. welcome the Brazilian audience who make the grand show

D. celebrate the returning of the music festival to Rio de Janeiro

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After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．

It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．

The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．

The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U．S．dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs．

The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site．"We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands．We applaud them．They make the greatest show," he said．

1.The first edition of the festival may be held in ____．

A．Rio de Janeiro　　　　 B．Lisbon

C．Madrid　　　 　　　　　　 D．a place not mentioned

2.Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____．

A．ten times　　　　　　　 B．four times

C．three times　　　　 　　 D．twice

3.The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____．

A．700,000　　     B．315,000

C．10,000　　     D．385,000

4.From the passage, we can know ____．

A．Rock City is a great theatre

B．Only rock bands are invited to the festival?

C．the festival will improve the employment of Rio

D．The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why do the speakers like John Cash's music?

A.Because it is crazy music.

B.Because it is old country music.

C.Because it is new country music.

2.What does the woman think of present country music?

A.Noisy. B.Popular. C.Acceptable.

3.What does the woman want to be?

A.A guitarist. B.A violinist. C.A pianist.

4.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In the bathroom. B.In the studio. C.In the concert.

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For many people, the ideal way to do homework involves listening to music. But some parents disagree, saying: “Switch off the music and concentrate!”

Well, if that’s the case with your parents, you might now be able to convince them that you have science on your side.

A new study, conducted by British company Mindlab International, has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy(准确性) and speed, the Telegraph reported.

The company gave 26 participants a series of different tasks for five days in a row, including spell checking, equation (方程式) solving, and mathematical word problems. The participants completed these tasks while listening to one of four music genres (类型), or no music at all. The results showed that while music was playing, 88 percent of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81 percent completed their fastest work.

“The message is that music is a very powerful management tool to increase not only the efficiency of workforce but also your emotional state.” said David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International.

However, not all genres match all homework. For mathematics, or other subjects involving numbers or attention to detail, you should listen to classical music, the study found. Previous studies had said that listening to Mozart makes a person smarter, and now that conclusion has gained more support. And if you need to finish a paper very soon, say, in an hour, the study said that listening to some pop music might be helpful.

In the study, pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks 58 percent faster than when listening to no music at all. If you’re reviewing your English writing, pop music is also the best choice, as it is the best genre for spell checking. It cut mistakes by 14 percent, compared to listening to no music.

And to check your homework, you should probably listen to some dance music, as this genre resulted in the highest overall accuracy and fastest performance across a range of tasks in the study. In other words, it fits all subjects.

1.According to David Lewis, listening to music while working ______.

A. improves efficiency and mental state　　 B. increases people’s creativity

C. makes people more emotional　　 D. distracts people’s attention

2.Which of the following helps you review English words faster and more correctly, according to the article?

A. Listening to Mozart.　　 B. Listening to pop music.

C. Listening to rock music.　　 D. Not listening to music.

3.The author describes the study by Mindlab International mainly by ______.

A. giving examples using research data　　 B. describing how it was conducted

C. comparing its results with previous studies　　 D. indicating its significance on people’s daily lives

4.The best title of the article might be ______.

A. Classical music makes you smart　　 B. Listening to music shall be allowed

C. Study about music　　 D. Listening to music helps with homework

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For the past four years, the Green Festival in Washington, D.C., has brought together people from around the country who are interested in the environmental movement. The groups call the festival "a party with a purpose". They say the purpose of the Green Festival is to create an economy in which natural resources are used in a way that does not destroy the environment. To the people who organize the event, "green" means having a safe and healthy community and a strong local economy.

Throughout the two-day event, over one thousand people volunteered to help the festival run smoothly.　 Four hundred businesses and organizations showed their products and projects. About three thousand visitors came to the party. They could find everything from naturally made organic food to clothing made from bamboo plants.

There were over one hundred fifty speakers and discussion groups.　 For example, you could learn how to be an environmentally friendly traveler. You could also watch several movies about political and environmental issues. Then you could listen to some live music performances. After sitting for too long, visitors could take a yoga exercise class. There was even an area for children. Younger visitors could enjoy fun games and lessons on subjects like protecting the rainforest and creating chocolate sweets.

Green building was one of the important subjects at the festival. Many companies and organizations aim to create environmentally safe buildings. They design structures with reduced energy use, fewer chemicals and more recycled materials. The Loading Dock is an organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Its message is that "a person could build a house with what others throw away". The Loading Dock collects donations of used building materials such as flooring, lighting, doors, and windows. These materials would otherwise end up in a landfill trash center. Then, the group resells the materials. This way, the materials are recycled. This form of recycling provides entire families and neighborhoods with low cost solutions for rebuilding their communities.

Spending a day at the Green Festival showed people many solutions for improving the health of our planet. People have inclusive green choices, from the things people buy to the ways people eat, think, and live. The Green Festival connects a wide community of people who care deeply about, and are working to improve, our shared environment.

1.What is the purpose of the Green Festival?

A. To bring people together.

B. To study the environment.

C. To improve people's health.

D. To develop a green economy.

2.What could younger visitors do in the festival?

A. They could watch some movies about love.

B. They could build a house with their hands.

C. They could play fun games and have lessons.

D. They could taste food made from bamboo plants.

3.The underlined word "inclusive" in the last paragraph probably means___________.

A. wide　　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. possible

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