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In the UK, Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on 5 November and the night skies are filled with color. It’s a special day in honor of a historic event.
In 1606 English Catholics were angry because the King of England, James I, was treating them badly. In protest (抗议), a group of men made a plan, known as the “Gunpowder Plot”, to blow up the House of Parliament in London. An huge explosion was planned for 5 November, the day the king was due to open parliament.
The group chose a man called Guy Fawkes to light the gunpowder. The plot did not succeed — the gunpowder was found before it exploded and all the men involved were arrested, beaten and executed. To celebrate his survival, King James ordered the people of England to have a bonfire on the night of 5 November.
On 5 November people remember the plot by celebrating Bonfire Night. All over Britain there are firework displays and bonfires with models of Guy Fawkes, made from clothes and filled with newspaper, which are burned on the fire. The fireworks are a reminder of the gunpowder that Guy Fawkes hid in the cellar of Parliament.
Children used to take home-made Guys onto the streets and ask for “a penny for the Guy” to collect money to buy fireworks. At the Edenbridge Display in Kent last year, a 9-meter “celebrity” Guy was burned of Wayne Rooney wearing Shrek-style ears and a Manchester United football shirt.
It’s normally quite cold in November in Britain, so on Bonfire Night people wear hats, scarves and gloves to spend the evening outside. Traditional Bonfire Night food is hot baked potatoes. There are also toffee apples and in the north of England they eat a special type of cake called parkin.
1.Why was 5 November chosen by “Gunpowder Plot”?
A.There would be a protest
B.There would be an explosion
C.James I would open parliament
D.James I would put Catholics to death
2.What does the underlined words “executed” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Scolded. B.Punished.
C.Injured. D.Killed.
3.What seems to attract children most on Bonfire Night?
A.Celebrities. B.Fireworks.
C.Models of Guy Fawkes. D.Bonfire Night foods.
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.Bonfire Night B.Guy Fawkes
C.Gunpowder Plot Failed D.Edenbridge Display Made It
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As the November cold begins to take control
in the UK, Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night) is a chance to wrap up in winter clothes and warm up by the fire.
Celebrated on November 5, Guy Fawkes Night has been part of British history since 1605, when Fawkes was found trying to blow up parliament (议会) with barrels of gunpowder. Now, it is traditional for Britons to make a fake (假的) “Guy” every year from old clothes and burn it on the fire.
If you visit a small town in the southwest of the country, you might see men from the village run through the crowded streets with huge wooden barrels on their backs, then fill them with tar (焦油) and set them on fire. And in Lewes, a town in the southern English county of Sussex, different groups of bonfire societies parade (游行) the streets, each wearing their own unique outfits and carrying a giant mascot (吉祥物), which they burn at their own bonfire party at the end of the evening.
Bonfire Night is also a time for “chili con carne”， a dish made from slowcooked beef mince, tomatoes, kidney beans, onions, and spices. It is often served on top of a hot jacket potato with butter and cheese. It's not the most elegant dish in the world but it's sure to warm people up while they brave the cold for the festivities.
But for many Britons, the night is not complete without “bonfire treacle toffee (太妃糖)”， which is also known as “plot toffee”， named after Guy Fawkes' plot to blow up parliament. The toffee is rock hard and is often broken with a hammer and handed out to guests.
Whether it's the sound of fireworks making Britain sound like a war zone, the hearty winter food, or the excuse to light a huge fire, Bonfire Night has something for everyone. Just watch out for those rockets!
1.What is Guy Fawkes Night?
A．A person to explode the parliament.
B．A guy to be controlled in the UK.
C．A symbol for Britons to enter winter.
D．A dish famous to British people.
2.Why do people have “chili con carne”？
A．Because it's the most elegant.
B．Because it's full of energy.
C．Because it's on jacket potatoes.
D．Because it's slowly cooked.
3.The underlined word “rockets” refers to “________”．
A．celebrations B．fireworks
C．performances D．bonfires
4.What is the text mainly about?
A．The origin of Guy Fawkes Night.
B．The introduction of a traditional food.
C．A complete toffee on Bonfire Night.
D．Activities on the night of November 5 in Britain.
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The UK’s music festivals are world famous but there are plenty more to celebrate in the country.
Burns Night, Scotland
On 25 January. Scots celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns by holding a special Burns Supper. This can be a casual gathering of friends or a huge formal dinner. Guests take it in turn to recite Burns’ poems or sing one of his songs.
Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales
For 10 days each May, the small town of Hay-on-Wye on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is filled with writers, filmmakers, musicians, comedians, politicians, and people who come to hear them talk and exchange ideas. The festival celebrates great writing of all genres (体裁) and it all takes place in a tented village in the town.
Camp Festival, Dorset
As a branch of a festival held in Dorset, it’s one of the best family festivals in the UK. Held every year in the grounds of the historic Lulworth Castle in Dorset, the festival includes top live music acts but, as the organizers say, “kids are king” at Camp Festival, with a wide variety of entertainment, workshops and fun for kids. The 2020 Camp Festival takes place from 25 to 28 July.
Guy Fawkes Day or “Bonfire Night”
All over the UK on 5 November, the British light bonfires and set off fireworks in their back gardens or, more commonly these days, at organized events in public parks. They celebrate the Catholic Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November, 1605.
1.Which festivals are related to literature?
A.Burns Night and Hay Festival.
B.Hay Festival and Camp Festival.
C.Burns Night and Guy Fawkes Day.
D.Camp Festival and Guy Fawkes Day.
2.When does the festival most appealing to children take place?
A.In January. B.In May.
C.In July. D.In November.
3.What does Guy Fawkes Day celebrate?
A.A historical event.
B.A successful explosion.
C.An organized strike.
D.An impressive building.
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So what is a hot guy? Who do you _________to be a hot guy? It might be a celebrity(名人). It might be somebody you are ________with like your friend or your family member.
What __________do they possess to make them a hot guy? Remember it's not always about__________. Some people find unconventionally handsome men________. It may be a personality trait(品质). It might be the way they _________, or just a certain sense of confidence. What is within your circle of control? Could you ________up to go to an expensive salon to find a haircut that matches your_________? Could you simply pluck in between your eyebrows to make sure your face is more defined(轮廓分明的)? Maybe you need to start going to the gym or giving up drinking alcohol or eating___________.
What could you do today that will bring you towards what you believe is a hot guy? Now start to _________like that hot guy. Imagine that you're him. If you can imagine yourself as a hot guy you're that bit _________to being there. If nothing else, the confidence that will bring will make you__________. There may be somebody that you work with, maybe somebody in your family, maybe a friend who you think is very cool. If that's the_______, really watch what they do. Watch how they live their lives and you can start to________ that. Keep the motto "I'm cool and calm" in your head and if you keep ________that, that's exactly what you'll become. That is how to be a hot guy.
1.A. remember B. consider C. remind D. inform
2.A. angry B. satisfied C. familiar D. patient
3.A. experiences B. feelings C. skills D. features
4.A. looks B. characters C. wealth D. status
5.A. rich B. strong C. friendly D. popular
6.A. behave B. demand C. treat D. dress
7.A. live B. save C. stay D. stand
8.A. figure B. weight C. height D. face
9.A. fast B. little C. healthily D. slowly
10.A. act B. walk C. talk D. smile
11.A. farther B. closer C. earlier D. harder
12.A. funny B. respectable C. successful D. attractive
13.A. case B. belief C. way D. matter
14.A. accept B. copy C. receive D. understand
15.A. explaining B. improving C. repeating D. writing
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Nancy Tillman’s wonderful On the Night You Were Born is one of my favorite books. Its celebration of the uniqueness of each and every child told in lyrical language makes it the gift I choose most often for expectant or adoptive parents. I also read it regularly with my grandchildren and talk with them about how special they are.
Tillman feels that the most important message for children to receive is simply, “You are loved.” And it’s that message that is the focus of this, her newest book, Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You. Once again, it is her turn of phrase that most fascinates me: In the green of the grass ... in the smell of the sea ... in the clouds floating by ... at the top of a tree ... in the sound crickets make at the end of the day ... “You are loved. You are loved. You are loved,” they all say. Phrases encourage children to grow, to try new things, to “march to the front” of their “own parade” and assures them that, no matter how far they go or what they do, they will be loved.
Though the words alone would convince me to buy, share and recommend this book, Tillman is also a gifted artist and her lovely work makes this book a visual treasure as well. Through the pages, a child rides hippos, splashes in the surf with elephants, plays hide and seek with rabbits, shares a trampoline (蹦床) with a kangaroo and enjoys some quiet time with a pair of pandas. My favorite drawing has the child walking away along a wide path that runs between trees covered in mist. In all of the drawings, swirls of sparkling lights wrap around the child--the love that will always be with him/her.
I’ve read On the Night You Were Born dozens of times and with every single reading, I am incredibly touched. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You creates the same feeling of wonder, peace and happiness in me. It’s a keep-forever book and I’m so happy to have it in my collection to share with the children I love most.
1.The purpose of this passage is to _____.
A. encourage people to buy Nancy Tillman’s books for their children
B. recommend Tillman’s new book--Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You
C. advocate the theme of love among family members
D. Let children know they are loved and educate them to love others
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? _____.
A. Nancy Tillman’s book On the Night You Were Born encourages children to try new things.
B. The most important focus of Tillman’s books is for children to know they are loved.
C. The writer considers Tillman a gifted artist for her vivid use of words and rich imagination.
D. The writer has bought and read both of Tillman’s books mentioned in this passage.
3. Pick out the true statements according to the passage. _____.
A. The words alone makes Tillman’s books the writer’s favorite.
B. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You is published earlier than On the Night You Were Born.
C. My favorite drawing shows the feeling of wonder with the child swirling in sparkling lights.
D. The drawings in Wherever You Are convey love with pictures involving animals.
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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” He was a natural motivator.
One day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it. You can’t be positive all the time. How do you do it?”
Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself ‘Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood.’ I choose the first. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.” Michael continued, “Life is all about choices. The bottom line is: It’s your choice how you live life.”
Several years later, Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower. I saw him about six months after the accident. I asked him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
He said, “I first thought of my soon-to-born daughter and then remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live. I knew I needed to take action. So when a nurse kept shouting questions at me asking if I was allergic to anything, I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Gravity’. Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.”
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Michael is a person whom people don’t like very much.
B. Michael knows how to learn from bad things in life.
C. Doctors thought Michael was dead.
D. The author didn’t think Michael was a happy person.
2.According to Michael, when someone complains to you, you should ____________.
A. share your own experiences with him
B. just listen to what the person says and feel sorry for him
C. tell the person to look at the happy side of life instead of just listening
D. discuss with the person and tell him to reflect on the complaints
3.The author quotes Michael’s words “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” to tell us ____________.
A. Michael wants to have a twin brother
B. Michael is not satisfied with his present life
C. Michael is always optimistic
D. Michael likes to change his mood
4.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea?
A. Accidents will happen.
B. When God shuts a door, he opens another.
C. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
D. Attitude is everything.
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______________ into a college or university in the UK, we must prove ourselves to have a strong ability in spoken and written English.
A. Having been admitted B. To be admitted
C. Being admitted D. Admitted
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In many ways , the education system in the US is not very different from ____in the UK.
A. that B. this C. one D. it
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The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of ____ they could find. They called to the Marie for but she was far the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The of the ship that had arrived at the scene to save their lives was Ellen. What had her to the exact spot the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known of the wreck and had, indeed, to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“ I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, caused me to think it rather . While I was this , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew in the same way as before. I was then to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far I heard a strange voice; and when I tried to where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”
1.A. land B. grass C. hope D. wood
2.A. food B. help C. rest D. stop
3.A. off B. out C. beyond D. from
4.A. people B. lights C. ships D. houses
5.A. sailors B. captains C. rescuers D. swimmers
6.A. name B. owner C. captain D. finder
7.A. ahead of time B. at times C. on time D. in time
8.A. brought B. carried C. kept D. caused
9.A. in B. on C. through D. around
10.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. Anything
11.A. attempted B. managed C. allowed D. demanded
12.A. Just as B. In case C. Only because D. Even though
13.A. paid no attention B. took good care C. took no notice D. kept close watch
14.A. which B. what C. that D. this
15.A. Interesting B. funny C. friendly D. unusual
16.A. searching B. expecting C. considering D. studying
17.A. back B. about C. up D. down
18.A. forced B. decided C. persuaded D. forbidden
19.A. when B. until C. then D. while
20.A. listen to B. search for C. make sure D. look out
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He arrived home very late last night, __________in the early hours this morning.
A．or else
B．or rather
C．rather than
D．more than
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