Enjoy yourself in the beauty and energy of Havana and the charm and history of Trinidad as we explore these two dynamic Cuban cities. We'll experience the people, politics, and culture of the island during this important period in the country's history.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
●Learn about housing, infrastructure (基础设施)，and restoration (修复)programs in Havana during a lecture with urban planner MiguetCoyula.
●Hear from Norma Guillard, a Cuban social psychologist and former brigadista with the 1961 Cuba Literacy Campaign, about Cuba's efforts to bring literacy to the entire country.
●Attend a discussion about the current process of economic reform with economist Giulio Rioci.
●Visit the site of the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and the Bay of Pigs Museum.
●Take a walking tour of Old Havana and feel amazed at the splendid architecture.
●Wander the cobblestone streets of Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with Nancy Benitez, an expert in restoration, architecture, and history.
●Tour a second UNESCO World Heritage site-Cienfuegos-and observe wonderful French and Spanish architecture during a walking tour.
These are only a few of the highlights of this extraordinary program. See the full travel guide at TheNation.com/HAVANA-TRINIDAD
The whole trip costs $5,455 per person ($370 extra for a single room) and includes hotel accommodations for 7 nights, all transportation within Cuba, all tours, all lectures, meals, tips, and numerous other events and activities.
100% of the income from our travel programs support our journal The Nation.
For more information, e-mail us at travels@thenation.com, call 212-209 -5401, or visit us at theNation.com/HAVANA-TRINIDAD.
1.Who is skillful at restoring old buildings?
A.Miguel Coyula. B.Norma Guillard.
C.Giulio Ricci. D.Nancy Benitez.
2.If you are fond of European architecture, where will you go?
A.The Bay of Pigs Museum. B.Old Havana
C.The stets of Trinidad. D.Cienfuegos.
3.In which aspect may different costs occur?
A.Accommodations. B.Transportation.
C.Lectures. D.tours.
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1. 提出邀请；
2. 说明时间、地点和交通方式等；
3. 简要介绍活动内容和注意事项。
注意：1. 词数100左右。格式已给出, 不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
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The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape has long been regarded as a wonder of ancient engineering. The water system in Australia1. (build)more than 6, 000 years ago- long before even the Egyptian pyramids took shape.
Ancient inhabitants of the region made the system of channels and dams as an 2.（extraordinary)complex trap for the eels(鳗鱼）that locals depended on for food. Budj Bim was recognized as3.World Heritage site today, but few suspected the system ran so far and so deep.
In fact, it took a disaster for Budj Bim 4.(reveal)itself in all its former glory. Bushfires, 5.(spark)by record temperatures and lasting drought, have burned away the thick leaves covering the water system, 6.(allow)the full scale of Budj Bim to emerge from the flames.
The Egyptian pyramids were made with materials that were plentiful nearby, and7.was Budj Bim. It was made with the area's most ready resource: volcanic rock. That building block came from the lava of a now-inactive volcano, 8. the ancient people used to redirect waters from Lake Condah-waters heavy with eels.
Now the Aboriginals still call parts of the area home, and their population 9.（decline)dramatically since Europeans arrived on the continent. But their10.（achieve)stand the test of time-even if it took a tragedy to reveal them. It's an important acknowledgement of the work their ancestors have done.
There he was, turning the corner of Hawley and Main Street like clockwork. His red hair seemed to catch the sunlight, giving his head a soft candle-flame glow. He caught my eye, and up went his arm in his usual wave. As usual, I _______back and gave him a warm smile. I didn’t know his name, but he was very _______to everybody. No matter the weather, I saw him walking out there almost every day.
Having moved from a larger city, I wasn’t used to waves from _______. Actually, wherever we were, people hardly_______each other. We simply passed by each other, heads down, minding our own_______.
Perhaps that’s why I enjoyed these daily waves. It felt great to be _______and receive that message of “Hello!”. On days when we didn’t _______ to pass each other, I missed him and wondered if he was all right. The next day, I’d find myself driving with one eye on the _______. It was a happy reunion when I spotted him, and I’d wave first in my _________.
One night I was walking in the street, my thoughts traveled to “The Waver”, wondering if I could be________enough to wave at people I didn’t know. Just at the point.
I heard a car ________. I made eye contact with the person in the car, smiled and waved at her. The woman’s face____________, and she waved back. I was a little surprised. I reminded myself, “It’s okay. It’s actually kind of ________!” I waved to everyone I saw the rest of the way home.
Everyone at some point in their lives wonders if they’ve made any ________on the world. I can tell you that you don’t have to change the world ________. It’s enough to help sweeten it a little, even simply by a heart-warming wave.
1.A.waved B.took C.saluted D.glanced
2.A.cautious B.reliable C.friendly D.thankful
3.A.strangers B.relatives C.colleagues D.employers
4.A.informed B.encouraged C.encountered D.acknowledged
5.A.behaviors B.business C.appearance D.manners
6.A.worried B.noticed C.relieved D.checked
7.A.agree B.attempt C.promise D.happen
8.A.pedestrians B.buildings C.street D.children
9.A.mildness B.kindness C.eagerness D.brightness
10.A.brave B.mature C.lucky D.crazy
11.A.attacking B.escaping C.following D.approaching
12.A.lengthened B.softened C.worsened D.tightened
13.A.cool B.tough C.fresh D.curious
14.A.comment B.impact C.decision D.sense
15.A.accurately B.slightly C.thoroughly D.generally
We know that a smart phone app can bring us a lot of benefits when we learn another language. 1. Many of us have to endure hours of school lessons with our heads buried in textbooks. It's no wonder then that technology appears to be providing a better way of learning.
Having a smartphone means you can have a virtual teacher with you wherever you go, and there is certainly a huge demand for language learning apps. Many app developers are keen to cash in on the demand, hoping to share a piece of the app market. 2.One of many popular apps, Duolingo, offers 91 courses in 30 languages and has more than 300 million users.
3.They offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities. And others offer' invented' language courses in Esperanto, Elvish and Star Trek's Klingon-lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom. Whatever you want to learn, apps allow you to go at your own pace and fit learning around other commitments. But they're not perfect-you might not get your head round the grammar. Lacking the peer support you could get in a classroom environment is a challenge, too.
So, does technology spell the end of traditional classrooms and teachers? Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University, thinks not. He told the BBC that the apps are very conversational. . . they're not designed for degrees, but they could be additional resources. 4.
Certainly technology is going to help in and outside the classroom. But motivation can be a problem when using an app. 5.Of course, if you have a genuine reason to learn another language, you will no doubt stick with it.
A.There are numerous learning apps available.
B.Some educational apps are targeted at specific small groups.
C.A coming message may easily get distracted from your online lessons.
D.The content may be not what you really want and it is quite a waste of time.
E.Apps should be used alongside classroom methods, not separated from traditional teaching.
F.It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and it's fun too.
G.Attending a real lesson, facing a real teacher, probably helps you to be more devoted.
There has been a lot of such news lately. As far as the problems with today's schools are concerned, we can go back to how our culture has evolved.
In general, our culture, as represented in the media, gets excited by famous stars, and stresses that it's what you have, not what you are, that counts. Parents are encouraged to be away from even very small children for most of the day. Too many people vote for politicians who would rather cut school funding than stop tax cuts for the wealthy. All contribute greatly to the problems of educating our children.
Today's teachers have to deal with a culture that is vastly different than in the past. They report that there is, among more children than ever, a lack of motivation, no drive to succeed or even try. In the media, the role models that boys see mostly consist of men in comedies and other shows, who are rude and often extremely childish; self-centered overpaid athletes; men in movies, television or video games, who are violent and powerful. As Leonard Sax wrote in Boys Adrift, "Teenage boys are looking for models of mature adulthood, but we no longer make any collective effort to provide such models."
Girls are attacked not only with such annoying images of males, but also with women who are extremely materialistic.
In such a cultural environment, it is more important than ever to have responsible parents who are devoted to their children and see to it as their duty to model for them and raise them with high standards of honesty and responsibility. They need to care enough to see that their children are not attacked with the rubbish that comes from movie, television and computer screens.
In today's culture, they are basically alone in this effort since, unfortunately, so much is working against them. Until we, as a culture, face the truth about ourselves- that we are not providing adequately for a great many of our children, as Jim Taylor titled his book "Your Children are Under Attack”。
1.What does "such news" in the beginning most probably involve?
A.Cultural evolution. B.Financial risk from tax cuts.
C.Problems in education. D.Social influence of the media.
2.What does today's culture bring to the children?
A.Narrow access to entertainment. B.Poor social abilities.
C.Few materialistic models. D.Too much negative effect.
3.What do parents have to do in today's culture?
A.Find more models for their children.
B.Keep their kids from the bad effect of the media.
C.Forbid their children to use computers.
D.Encourage their children to stay at school.
4.What is the author's attitude towards today's culture?
A.Indifferent. B.Ambiguous.
C.Dissatisfied. D.Approving.
