Video producer and musician Justin Scholar enjoyed his fantastic moment weeks ago when he spotted his latest work playing on a huge electronic screen at New York’s Times Square.
“It’s sort of the American dream to see your name up inlights,’’ says the 25-year-old New Jersey native. “I’d never really cared about my name being that big, but going to New York and seeing the big screens, you always wonder if your work is going to make it up there.
The video that helps Scholar fulfill his “ American dream" was shot and produced in China, where Scholar is living and working as a media company owner. Scholar took his first Chinese class in high school seven years ago and made his first trip to Shanghai in 2015 through a study-abroad program when he was a student in New York University. The film and TV major changed his focus from technical art to traditional arts during his study in Shanghai, spending most of the time learning ink-and-wash painting, calligraphy and the guzheng,a traditional Chinese musical instrument. He also fell in love with the city, where he ate a lot of authentic xiaolongbao, or steamed meat buns, and felt safe walking on the streets at 3 am.
Shanghai impresses Scholar as an efficient, modern city calling for greater business prosperity with foreign participation, so he returned two years later, when his career at home was already booming after making commercials for big names such as Coca-Cola and Jaguar.
Thanks to a combination of luck and talent, he achieved the goal soon with a Chinese friend as his business partner, and the company has already produced some 15 videos for pop icons, fashionistas, and art museums in merely six months. The video that plays at Times Square, a tourism promotionalfilm for southwest China’s Chongqing city, is the company’s first project contracted(签合同) by a local government in China.
1.What did Scholar study in Shanghai?
A.TV media. B.Technical art.
C.Traditional arts. D.The Chinese language.
2.What is the author s purpose in writing Paragraph 3 and 4?
A.To change to a new topic for writing.
B.To make a conclusion of the first 2 paragraphs.
C.To dive deeper into the previous topic.
D.To add the background information of the video.
3.What do we know about Scholars video?
A.It was shot at Times Square.
B.It showed attractions of Chongqing.
C.It was shot in the year 2015.
D.it showed his college life in Shanghai.
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.China opens up new routes to international tourists.
B.Shanghai attracts an increasing number of foreigners.
C.American dream unexpectedly comes true with the great video.
D.Young American brings Chinese tourist video to Times Square.
Closeness and independence are both important in our life. Though all humans need both of them, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions.
These differences can give women and men differing views of the same situation, as they did in the case of couple I will call Tracy and Brian. When Brian’s old high school friend called him at work and announced he’d be in town on business the following month, Brian invited him to stay for the weekend. That evening he informed Tracy that they were going to have a houseguest, and that he and his friend would go out together the first night to chat like old times. Tracy was upset. She was going to be away on business the week before, and the Friday night when Brian would be out with his friend would be her first night home. But what upset her the most was that Brian had made these plans on his own and informed her of them, rather than discussing them with her before extending the invitation.
Tracy would never make plans, for a weekend or an evening, without first checking with Brian. She can’t understand why he doesn’t show her the same courtesy and consideration that she shows him. But when she protests, Brian says, “I can’t say to my friend, ‘I have to ask my wife for permission’!”
To Brian, checking with his wife means seeking permission, which implies that he is not independent, not free to act on his own. To Tracy, checking with her husband makes her feel good to know and show that she is involved with someone, that her life is bound up with someone else’s.
Tracy and Brian both felt upset by this incident because it cut to the core of their primary concerns. Tracy was hurt because she sensed a failure of closeness in their relationship: He didn’t care about her as much as she cared about him. And he was hurt because he felt she was trying to control him and limit his freedom.
1.What is the primary purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A.To educate the reader on how to maintain good family relationships.
B.To tell the reader how to make close connections with other people.
C.To suggest the best way of coping with family conflicts.
D.To explain the difference in communication styles between men and women.
2.Tracy was upset because ________.
A.she didn’t know Brian’s friend
B.she was too busy to meet Brian’s friend
C.Brian didn’t care about her and hurt her deeply
D.Brian didn’t consult her before inviting his friends home
3.What would Tracy most probably do if she plans to buy something expensive?
A.She would discuss with Brian.
B.She would simply decide on her own.
C.She would ask her friends for advice.
D.She would buy Brian something expensive first.
4.According to the passage, compared with men, women tend to ________.
A.be more emotional
B.be easier to get hurt
C.emphasize more on sharing
D.emphasize more on independence
What are martial (武术的)arts and swordsmen like? To most Chinese, the answer to this question can be found in the works of the late novelist Jin Yong. Jin, whose real name was Zha Liangyong, died on Tuesday evening in Hong Kong, aged 94. The news soon spread all over Chinese mainland, where he inspired a generation, guiding them into the world of Wuxia, namely, swordsmen.
In his books, readers can learn about Chinese calligraphy(书法), painting,music,medicine and wine. He was the most successful writer in popularizing traditional Chinese culture. Chinese people had a deeply-rooted admiration for noble qualities and love for the country. So he won many people’s heart. Many people are fond of watching films and TV dramas adapted from his books, which influenced many peopled personality and value.
Jin’s influence knew no national boundary. No matter in New York, Singapore or Vancouver, where there are Chinese, there are his readers. His death marks the end of an era for martial art novels. We can hardly expect to see other writers with such influence and artistic achievement as him.
In terms of writing technique, Jin borrowed from Western plays. Some of his plots were just like ancient Greek tragedy. For instance, in his Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (《天龙八部》), the hero was like a tragic figure in Greek mythology. Writers in the West created new worlds like the one in the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. If there is an imagined world in China, that is the world with martial arts and swordsmen Jin wrote for us.
1.How does Jin influence his readers?
A.By making films and TV dramas.
B.By making his readers read his books.
C.By making his readers love for country.
D.By making traditional Chinese culture popular.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A.Jin knew no national boundary.
B.Other writers can get achievement as him.
C.An era of martial art novels was ended as he died.
D.People live in foreign countries are his readers.
3.By which did Jin make his writing technique better?
A.Chinese novels. B.Western plays.
C.Greek tragedy. D.Greek mythology.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Basic Introduction of Jin's Life
B.Jin's Writing Technique of His Books
C.Jin's Making Martial Arts and Swordsmen Better
D.The World of Jin's Martial Arts and Swordsmen
What is Strengths Finder
Do you have the opportunity to do best every day?
Chances are you don’t. All too often, our natural talents go undeveloped. We devote more time to fixing our disadvantages than to developing our advantages.
In 1998, the Father of Strengths Psychology, Donald O. Clifton, Ph. D. (1924～2003), along with Tom Rath and a team of scientists at The Gallup Organization, created the online Strenghths Finder assessment (评估).
To help people develop their talents, in 2001, Gallup introduced the first online assessment, Strengths Finder, which led to a global conversation and helped millions to discover their top five talents. In 2004, the assessment’s name was formally changed to Clifton Strengths Finder in honor of its designer.
In 2007, Rath and Gallup scientists released (发行) a new edition (版本) of the assessment called Strengths Finder 2.0. Rooted (扎根) in more than 40 years of research, this assessment has continued to help millions discover and develop their natural talents.
In its latest national bestseller, Strengths Finder 2,0, Gallup releases the new and improves its popular assessment and much more. While you can read this book, you’ll use it as a reference for decades.
With hundreds of ways to apply your strengths, the new book and website will change the way you look at yourself—and the world around you—forever.
Available in Strengths Finder 2.0
*A popular price: $ 20
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You can know about its information on www.gallup.com/press/176429/strengthsfinder.aspx.
1.When was the first strengths Finder online assessment introduced?
A.In 1998. B.In 2001.
C.In 2004. D.In 2007.
2.How much should a student pay for the two books strengths Finder 2.0?
A.16 dollars. B.20 dollars.
C.32 dollars. D.40 dollars.
3.Why did Gallup introduce strengths Finder?
A.To help People develop their natural talents.
B.To tell People to find out their disadvantages.
C.To help People discover their interests.
D.To tell people to realize their dreams.
假定你是李华，来自美国的交流生 Peter 在你班学习半年，与你成为好朋友。目前，他即将学成回国，请你用英语给他写一篇临别留言。要点包括:
1. 祝贺 Peter 学习汉语取得的成绩。
2. 取得成绩的原因。
3. 你们的友谊和对他的祝愿。
注意:1.词数 100 左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 10 处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
Dear Jane,
Hello, Jane. I want to tell you something about your trip. Yesterday it was sunny and a little wind. I went to a park for a trip with my classmates. Since a park is far away, we took a bus to there. What beautiful the park was! We swam in the pool then played volleyball. We took a lot of food and eat it for lunch under a big tree. Then we listened to musics and had a rest. In the afternoon, we went fish and took lots of photos. Both of us had a great time in the park.
Yours,
Gina
