A mystery surrounds my grandmother’s collection of salt cellars (盐瓶). No one in the family seems to know when she started collecting them, or exactly how many she had.
My grandmother died just over two years ago. At 91, she had spent 30 years without her right leg, which was removed due to cancer the year I was born. She was a poet, an artist, a food lover and a salt cellar collector. The funny thing about the salts, as she called them — I never once heard her say salt cellar — was that although everybody knew they were her hobby and everyone was always searching for them at yard sales or in stores, nobody seemed to know what they meant to her and they just wanted to make her happy. Grandma kept her salts in a dark wooden corner display case in the living room. Since her death the case has remained exactly as she left it. Grandpa tries his best to preserve his memories of her just as they are.
Now I am collecting, too. Collecting memories about my grandmother’s hobby, a way she spent her time. And as I hold one of them in my hand, I picture her holding it in her hand on the day she got it. She is smiling. My mother and her two sisters all have small collections, but my mother admits that she was more interested in finding salts to send to Grandma.
Grandma once wrote a poem titled “When April Comes”. The poem contains the line, “When April comes and I am not around, remember me when daffodils are found.” Now, Grandpa is working on a poem with the line, “April came and you were not around”.
But she was, somehow. She was there in the memories left behind by her possessions.
1.It can be inferred from the text that the author’s family_______ .
A. are very proud of their interesting family history
B. value the wonderful poems Grandma wrote
C. are much influenced by Grandma’s interest
D. know much about grandparents’ love
2.In writing the text, the author expressed ________.
A. her love for her grandma B. her desire to collect more salt cellars
C. her sadness at losing her grandma D. her curiosity about her grandma’s possessions
3.The underlined part “her possessions” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. Grandma’s experience B. Grandma’s strong will
C. Grandma’s talent D. Grandma’s hobby
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Grandma’s Salt Cellar Collection B. The Mystery of Grandma’s Salt Cellars
C. Grandparents’ Lifelong Devotion D. A Family’s Collection History
Happy birthday
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: 7:30pm, 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 centered 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 pm, September 21st
Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999
Ticket: 40-240 yuan (U.S. $4.8-27)
1.“Madame Butterfly” is ________.
A. a Chinese opera B. a piece of music
C. a Western opera D. a song
2.If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial ________.
A. 6551-4787 B. 6606-9999
C. 8315-6170 D. 6848-5462
3.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. “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.
C. “Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.
D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
4.In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?
A. People. B. Entertainment.
C. Culture. D. Sports.
请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。
梗概:Spencer在回家途中以自己的急救知识帮助一个男孩脱离危险。
关键词:bandage (用绷带包扎) bleeding (流血) stable (固定的)
wound (伤口) first aid (急救)
Spencer’s parents taught him basic first aid when he was young. One day, Spencer saw a boy 1. on the ground. The boy’s 2. was badly injured. Several people had stopped to help. Spencer used a cloth to 3. the bleeding and used his own T-shirt to make the boy s arm stable. Spencer showed someone how to apply pressure to the boy’s wounds and talked to him to keep him 4.. When the ambulance arrived, the medical workers 5. Spencer for his good work. If Spencer had not acted so quickly, the boy would have been in even greater 6.. By the next day, the whole school heard about what had happened. Spencer’s parents were very 7. of their son for his good work in the face of an emergency.
情景介绍:
角色:你是Sue。
任务:(1)与Dan谈论写论文的事情。
(2)根据两人对话内容，回答一些问题。
生词:magic trick魔术 magician魔术师 hostess女主持人
下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。
Now please ask the speaker three questions. You have twenty seconds to prepare the question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.
1.你父母对这件事怎么看呢？
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2.你有没有在电视上表演过魔术？
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3.五年后你想做什么呢？
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4.Who advised Jerry to do magic at first?
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5.When did Jerry join the Young Magicians’ Club?
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6.How often does Jerry perform magic shows now?
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7.Where did the hostess find the card during the magic show?
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8.What language does Jerry want to learn?
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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊英语板块写一篇稿件，以“The Belt and Road Initiatives”为题，介绍上周你校开展“一带一路系列活动”的全过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
提示词：知识竞赛 knowledge competition
一带一路 The Belt and Road lnitiatives
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假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim发来电子邮件，说寒假要来中国旅行，他想要你推荐一座旅游城市。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.你推荐的城市；
2.你推荐该城市的理由；
3.你推荐的出行方式。
注意：1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
