What’s on?
Electric Underground
7:30 pm—1:00 am Free at the Cyclops
Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.
Gee Whizz
8:30 pm—10:30 pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00 pm for drinks and snacks.
Simons Workshop
5:00 pm—7:30 pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8:00 pm-11:00 pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
1.The only place available at midnight is ________.
A. Cyclops Theatre B. Kaleidoscope
C. Victoria Stage D. Pizza World
2.At Victoria Stage, you ________.
A. would be entertained a lot by some comedians
B. might spend a whole day with Simon
C. could learn how to entertain people
D. would become an expert in teaching comedy
3.We know that in Pizza World, ________.
A. people can enjoy rock and pop music
B. people can receive a CD by Charlotte Stone
C. food from all over the world is served
D. a table reservation is necessary
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
High school exit tests are tests that students must pass to graduate from high school. In the last few years. however, a number of states in America have dropped them. Although some states still use them for diplomas, the number is down from a high of 27 states during the testing craze promoted by No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
The appearance of this phenomenon is small wonder. Researches clearly show that exit tests have little positive effects on students. A 2014 report found exit testing was associated with lower graduation rates, negatively affected labor market outcomes, and, most alarmingly, produced a 12.5 percent increase in incarceration( 监禁)rates. Exit exams, the study concluded, had tended to add little value for most students.
Exit testing relies on the following assumptions. One is that standardized testing can serve as a kind of “quality control”for high school graduates, guaranteeing that graduates are college ready.The other is that they have predicting value for future success in academic situations.
But there is little evidence. The tests don't exactly measure what they pretend to measure. For example, qualities such as intelligence, academic ability, college readiness are not determined.Those that should be developed in all young people, like responsibility, critical thinking,and empathy (移植),are not measured,either.Even supporters of exit tests have acknowledged that they don't offer reliable data.
Thus, more and more people are suggesting that exit test scores ought to be just one component of the high school diploma. Schools should consider many other records including credits earned, courses taken,activities, service, projects and other elements of academic accomplishment so that students can be evaluated flexibly. In other words, exit test scores should never be the only criterion for high school diplomas.
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假定你是李华，校学生会主席。加拿大某高中部分学生将于下周来你校交流学习，请你代表学校给他们的领队Alan发邮件明确接机事宜，内容包括:
1.核实到达时间；
2.明确接机位置；
3.告知辨认方式。
注意:
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wherever you look these days, something's looking back at you. There are video cameras on street1.(corner), vehicles and our own front doors.
A Chicago company2.(call)Cooler Screens believes that you won't mind if they put cameras into the display cases(展柜)in stores. The cameras aren't placed there3.(prevent)you from stealing. Instead, they're part of a system that tries to guess4.you will buy next, based on how you look.
The doors on the cases5.(be)video screens that show images of the goods, so a customer can see what's available inside. The screens also show vivid ads. They decide which ads to show by6.(study) video images of the customers.
A camera feeds images of each customer into a computer7.guesses his or her sex and age.In addition, the system tracks8.(exact)where the customer is looking. Do the eyes come to rest 9.a bottle of Red Bull, or does the shopper fancy Coca Cola? The Cooler Screens system instantly 10.(analyze)all of this data, and then starts showing ads on the cooler door.
It was just a harmless Valentine's Day joke. Old Lady Hayes_______it. She used to scream at us for “borrowing” a few of her precious raspberries(木莓), like we were_______gold.
George practiced_______the box out of reach by the string. I couldn't wait to see it fly away when she tried to pick it up.
I was first to_______my dad in the doorway. I froze. Within seconds, my_______was shared by all. Dad walked slowly to the empty candy box. He picked it up, and watched it swing back and forth. Then he looked into the eyes of the_______boys.
“It doesn't seem so long ago that I was playing Valentine's Day_______,”he said, “One year my cousins and I decided to try one on our Grandma Walker_______we loved her. We just wanted to have some_______. We sneaked up to her__________and drew a gift there with red paint. Then we kicked the door and__________behind the bushes. When Grandma__________appeared, she looked down. Even from 15 feet away we could see the__________in her eyes. Grandma__________for the fresh paint. Slowly, she__________our joke. She tried to smile, absently wiping red paint on her clean and white apron(围裙).”Dad__________ and for the first time I noticed that his eyes were__________ .“Grandma died later that year. I never had another__________ to give her a real valentine.”
Later that night a red. heart-shaped box was__________ on Mrs. Hayes' front doorstep We hid behind the bushes to see how she would__________to receiving a full box of candy.
1.A. deserved B. got C. made D. called
2.A. finding B. stealing C. buying D. giving
3.A. opening B. closing C. pulling D. putting
4.A. know B. observe C. watch D. notice
5.A. happiness B. anxiety C. excitement D. curiosity
6.A. frightened B. surprised C. delighted D. amused
7.A. jokes B. games C. roles D. sports
8.A. even though B. so that C. in case D. as if
9.A. trouble B. influence C. time D. fun
10.A. room B. house C. doorstep D. window
11.A. sat B. hid C. stood D. fled
12.A. gradually B. suddenly C. frequently D. finally
13.A. hurt B. joy C. trust D. concern
14.A. reached B. searched C. asked D. waited
15.A. turned into B. gave away C. figured out D. talked about
16.A. left B. finished C. started D. paused
17.A. weak B. bright C. open D. wet
18.A. solution B. method C. chance D. example
19.A. opened B. carried C. placed D. made
20.A. reply B. react C. refer D. return
Actions speak louder than words. A smile says,“I like you. You make me happy.”
That's why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins.1.
A baby's smile has the same effect.Have you ever been in a doctor's waiting room and looked around at all the sad faces waiting impatiently to be seen? There were six or seven patients waiting when a young woman came in with a nine-month-old baby.She sat down next to a gentleman who was more than a little impatient about the long wait for service. The baby just looked up at him with that great big smile that is so characteristic of babies.2.Soon he struck up a conversation with the woman about her baby and his grand-children and then the entire reception room joined in, and the boredom and tension were changed into a pleasant and enjoyable experience.
3.Telephone companies throughout the U.S have a program called“phone power which is offered to employees who use the telephone for selling their Services or products. In this program they suggest that you smile when talking on the phone. Your“smile”comes through in your voice.
You don't feel like smiling?4.If you are lone, force yourself to whistle or hum a tune or sing.Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.
Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill.5.To someone who has seen a dozen people frown or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. Especially when that someone is under pressure from his bosses. his customers, his teachers or parents or children, a smile can help him realize that all is not hopeless-that there is joy in the world.
A.He smiled back at the baby.
B.Well, force yourself to smile.
C.Smile gets much easier with practice.
D.So, naturally, we are glad to see them.
E.Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
F.The effect of a smile is powerful, even when it is unseen.
G.We should give others a real smile, a smile that comes from within.
