Craziest Food Festivals sounds like a joke topic, but once you start looking into it, you’ll realize they’re everywhere---the crazier, the better.
1. Bibimbap Festival
In the South Korean town of Jeonjuloves, their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vegetables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce so much. They take four days out of October to celebrate it.
Like any festival there’s music, entertainment and magic, but making it that little bit different is the bibimbap that’s whipped (搅拌) up in a big bowl by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people.
2. Waikiki Spam Jam
Who knew this canned meat had so much love? Well, it turns out that a can of Spam is the go-to item in Hawaii, along with a grass skirt and garland (花环). The people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May giving out the best Spam, a type of cheap canned meat made mainly from pork.
3. Bessieres Easter Egg Festival
At Easter time, for those in the French town of Bessieres it’s all about an egg far less sweet.
Here they celebrate the holiday by getting dozens of chefs to make one large omelette (煎蛋卷) - 15,000 eggs strong - for the townsfolk (市民).
4. Potato Days Festival
This festival actually takes place in Barnesville, Minnesota, the US. Over the last Friday and Saturday in August the town celebrates its potato-growing skills by hosting potato picking and peeling contests, as well as a Miss Tater Tot pageant (盛典) for five-and six-year-old girls.
1.What makes Bibimbap festival special?
A.They take four days to celebrate it.
B.The mixed rice is rich in many vegetables.
C.There’s music, entertainment and magic during the festival.
D.The rice dish needs to be mixed in one big bowl by dozens of chefs together.
2.What do we know about Waikiki Spam Jam?
A.The spam is the favorite for Hawii people.
B.People spend one day to prepare the Jam.
C.The Jam isn’t affordable for the plain townsfolk.
D.The Jam is mainly made from raw beef.
3.If you have time in August, you can go to ______.
A.Bibimbap Festival B.Waikiki Spam Jam
C.Bessieres Easter Egg Festival D.Potato Days Festival
假如你是李华，你的朋友 Robert来信说要来中国学汉语，想了解你校情况。你回信告知：你校建于1950年，校园环境优美，有教学楼、图书馆、音乐舞蹈室、游泳池和运动场，而且你校的老师都优秀，对学生很有耐心。
内容要点：
(1)听说 Robert要来你校学习，你很高兴。
(2)简单介绍你校情况。
(3)期待早日在中国见到 Robert。
注意：1、词数80左右。
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3、开头和结尾已给出，不算字数。
Dear Robert,
I'm glad you're coming to our school to learn Chinese.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours
Li Hua
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,霍空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Robots have been widely used in our daily life. They can be 1. (see) in many factories today and have gone to such far places as 2. moon. Some robots can” see" 3.( clear). For they use TV cameras as their 4. (eye), Many robots have computer brains, Now they have even come into 5. (we) homes and work as 6. (help) at home , Not only can they do simple jobs for us ,such as 7. (put) things into boxes , but also they can look8. babies Unlike human beings 9. needy sleep, robots can work 24 hours a day. In the future, with the aid of robots, our life will become much 10. (easy) than before.
There was a clever man in a village. He knew a lot of things. Unfortunately he was_______ He did not have a house, and he got his meals with great _______. Even his clothes were very much worn out.
So the man had to_______ for his meals .On seeing his old clothes, many people thought that he was _______. Saying“ Go away.” They _______ the door.
Once he somehow _______new clothes. Wearing those new clothes, he went to the very first house. The host said _______. "Sir, please come in and have some food in my house. _______soup and sweet meals were served.
Having prayed(祈祷)first, the man _______ a piece of meat and began to __________his new clothes, saying, "Eat, eat!”
Seeing that, the host was __________ and was not able to understand. Then he asked, “The clothes do not eat. Why do you __________ food to them”
The old man answered. "Just because of my new __________ . you gave me food today, but yesterday you asked me to go away. I obtained food due to these clothes, so I am __________ to them. This is why I am feeding them. The host was a little __________ .
1.A.ill B.poor C.careless D.crazy
2.A.pleasure B.patience C.difficulty D.courage
3.A.prepare B.apply C.wait D.beg
4.A.mad B.angry C.old D.weak
5.A.pushed B.kicked C.shut D.broke
6.A.got B.washed C.ordered D.mended
7.A.impatiently B.sadly C.anxious D. politely
8.A.Cold B.Delicious C.Boiling D.Remaining
9.A.cooked B.dropped C.took D.made
10.A.cut B.surprised C.hide D.feed
11.A.satisfied B.surprised C.disappointed D.excited
12.A.offer B.lend C.donate D.send
13.A.idea B.face C.clothes D.arrival
14.A. grateful B.used C.friendly D.devoted
15.A.pleased B.ashamed C.afraid D.serious
Creativity is the process of taking an idea and applying it in real life, if we aren’t creative, we can't think outside the box and question what we can do.
Asking questions is a good way of sparking creativity.
First, we can ask learners questions that have more than one possible answer.
In science: “How many ways can you find to empty a glass of water without touching it? ”
In any subject: “What else would you like to know? How do you know that is true? Is there another way of doing this?”
Second, we can encourage learners to invent their own questions, We can do this for a topic that students are familiar with in their study. Firstly, discuss what makes a good question Secondly, create questions by grouping questions into different types--open, closed, or one that challenges the imagination. Finally, put those questions in order according to their importance.
Our teachers encourage us to ask questions and not accept the standard answers without Reasoning（推理）. Our school has some activities annually to inspire creativity in every student. Our teachers encourage us to be creative and think of solutions for real-world problems. On the whole, the freedom of being allowed to be ourselves is what brings out the best in our creativity.
1.What does the underlined word “sparking” mean in the second paragraph?
A.questioning B.knowing
C.causing D.learning
2.The third paragraph is developed by .
A.telling facts B.showing evidence
C.expressing an opinion D.giving some examples
3.How many ways does the author mention in inventing questions?
A.Two B.Three
C.Four D.Five
4.According to the last paragraph, the teachers encourage their students to .
A.have some activities with their parents
B.take more opportunities to think carefully
C.think of solutions to problems in the real world
D.accept standard answers provided by their teachers
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Definition of Creativity B.Problems on Students’ Certainty
C.The Meaning of Certainty to Students D.Ways of Developing Students’ Certainty
People who live in Iceland are proud of their country and their origin. Complete independence from Denmark after World War II resulted in the country's fast development. They refuse to permit immigration(移民) though the country has a small population. Their attitude to foreigners is friendly but reserved(保守) .
The Icelanders regard themselves as one big family. Most of them earn their living by farming and people' hopes are centered on the land and its soil. Typical for rural Iceland are the isolated valley farms against mountains. Cultivated grassland stretches out from the buildings.
They mainly raise sheep and cattle. In spring, flocks of sheep are driven to mountain grassland and allowed to wander freely over the summer. When autumn puts its first mark on the mountains, the sheep are rounded up and driven down.
As in all countries where winter and darkness take up most of the year, the center of life is the home. The houses of Iceland were once built of wood, but now cement (水泥) is used in towns and stones in the countryside. During the long winters the Icelanders rarely go out of the house. When they must go out, they put raincoats over their heavy woolen overcoats and furs to keep out the damp.
1.What can we learn about the Icelanders from Paragraph 1?
A.They like friendly foreigners.
B.They take pride in their own country.
C.They are satisfied with their large population
D.They are proud of their original country, Denmark.
2.What do most Icelanders live on?
A.Farming B.Sheep and cattle
C.Cultivated grassland D.Plants near the mountains
3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A.Iceland is cold and damp.
B.The houses are built of wood nowadays.
C.The Icelanders like to live in the center of their houses.
D.Different kinds of animals can be seen on the mountains.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the best time in Iceland is .
A.winter and spring B.summer and autumn
C.autumn and winter D.spring and summer
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The history of Iceland B.The rich life in Iceland
C.The development of Iceland D.The special way of life in Iceland
