The Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz said, “The art of the festival has been debased（下降） almost everywhere else, but not in Mexico.” Here are several events that would have made him proud:
Morelia International Film Festival
The Morelia film fest really brings this colonial city to life in mid-October. Created as a platform for documentaries and fiction works, the programming offers an up-close look at Mexican society as seen through the eyes of a new generation of filmmakers. Fashionable bars and sidewalk cafes are buzzing with activity around the main square, where crowds gather nightly for open-air screenings and other cultural events.
Day of the Dead
Each year on November 1st and 2nd, Mexico turns its thoughts to the departed during the Day of the Dead festivities, a colorful tradition deeply rooted in native culture. For Mexicans, death is more a cause for celebration than mourning, and that spirit has been kept very much alive in Pátzcuaro, the Día de Muertos mecca. Prepare yourself to battle large crowds of the living.
Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatlán
Mexico hosts many carnival celebrations every year featuring exciting parades, dance performances, live music and of course, big-time partying. The nine-day event in Veracruz, Mexico’s biggest carnival, usually kicks off in March, right around the same time when festivities get started on the Pacific coast in Mazatlán. You can shake your body with salsa music in Veracruz or the brass band sounds of Mazatlán.
La Morisma
An all-out war erupts on the streets of colonial Zacatecas, usually around late August. OK, well, it’s actually a mock battle with well over 2,000 participants re-enacting battles between the Christians and Moors in old Spain. The faux（假的）soldiers attack one another while accompanied on the streets by bands of musicians.
1.How do the Mexicans feel when the Day of the Dead comes?
A.Calm. B.Anxiod.
C.Scared. D.Happy.
2.What can people enjoy in both Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatlán and La Morisma?
A.Exciting parades. B.Dance performances.
C.Live music. D.A mock battle.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To tell something about a Nobel Prize-winning writer.
B.To introduce some famous Mexican festivals.
C.To advise readers to join in the Mexican events.
D.To criticize the bad customs of Mexican festivals.
假如你是李华，你们学校要举行第一届校园艺术节，请你以组织者的身份邀请你的好朋友John来参加你们的艺术节。要点如下：
时间：2020年6月1日—6月3日
目的：丰富同学们的课余生活，展示自我，放松心情
主题：艺术让我们丰富
内容：歌咏比赛，乐器比赛，古典和民间音乐， 流行歌曲
要求：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：艺术节art festival 歌咏比赛 singing contest
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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。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅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。
I went to my friend Jema’s house yesterday. I often visited her on the weekend. Sometimes we swim in the pool or play the tennis together. It rained yesterday, so we couldn’t do those thing. “Let’s watching a movie, ”Jema suggested. “You’re my guest Katy, so you can pick the one you like.” I final picked a movie called Dance of Joy. The movie were about a girl called Susan liked to dance. I told Jema she loved the movie. She laughed and said she had found it complete boring. She had only kept watching it because I was enjoying it so much. I felt a little bad about that, and it’s nice to have a good friend like Jema.
Diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, if you eat the right food and exercise 1.(regular), you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So healthy eating along 2. regular exercise is properly the only way to become fit.
As a teenager it is important to give your body the energy 3. needs. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water. 4. (drink) enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair.
Exercise is something 5. can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. Walking and riding your bike count and 6. do school sports. When you exercise, your body produces 7.(chemical) that make you feel peaceful and 8.(relax) and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. A good amount of sleep every night 9.(be) also important for your health. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night.
If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much 10.(good) in no time at all!
My palms were sweating. I was sure that I could hear my heart beating fast. This was the worst. I _______ feeling this way, but I had to do what I was about to do. I drew on a small bit of my inner strength and opened my _________.
“Excuse me. I was just _________. Would it be possible to maybe get that table over there by the window _________?” I asked. My voice sounded _________ to me, as if a stranger from a _________ had asked the question instead of me. I _________.
“No, I’m sorry, but that table is _________,” the hostess replied kindly as she _________ me into the dining area. ____________ I followed her to my table, I realized that the earth had not opened up and ____________ me. I had not passed out or died of ____________. The entire population of the restaurant was not ____________ my bravery for asking for a table by the window. I had asked and been told “no.” That was all. Nothing more.
For someone like me, who is always ____________ and unconfident, asking for a different table was a huge ____________. But I’ve started doing it on a regular basis ____________ a simple piece of advice my mother told me: “The worst they can say is ‘no.’ ”
And so, I’ve learned to actually ____________ for what I want. I’ve learned to reach for my dreams and pursue my goals. I got a job that I wanted. I’ve even gotten prices ____________ on a huge variety of items. Because I asked. Because my mom was right.
Sure, I have been turned down. I can’t say I have never been ____________. I have been, but I keep__________. I will continue to ask for what I want out of life and from other people. What could happen? The worst they can say is “no.”
1.A.suggested B.hated C.regretted D.permitted
2.A.mouth B.door C.eyes D.books
3.A.looking B.kidding C.listening D.wondering
4.A.therefore B.yet C.instead D.already
5.A.familiar B.strange C.young D.old
6.A.distance B.company C.street D.school
7.A.hesitated B.promised C.begged D.waited
8.A.painted B.laid C.reserved D.cleared
9.A.led B.rushed C.forced D.packed
10.A.If B.As C.Though D.Since
11.A.beaten B.forgotten C.welcomed D.swallowed
12.A.hunger B.thirst C.shock D.shame
13.A.laughing at B.taking on C.dealing with D.recovering from
14.A.friendly B.attractive C.shy D.independent
15.A.challenge B.gift C.advantage D.reward
16.A.rather than B.aside from C.because of D.along with
17.A.make B.ask C.advertise D.prepare
18.A.raised B.reduced C.fixed D.compared
19.A.confused B.convinced C.encouraged D.embarrassed
20.A.trying B.talking C.thinking D.teaching
Getting people to smile is not difficult because most people like to smile. However, if someone is faced with loss or experiencing sadness, they might be less possible to smile. 1.
Praise someone to get them to smile. 2. Maybe their hair is styled in an attractive way, or their clothes look nice on them. These are the nice things you can say to probably get them to smile.
3. If you have a family member, a friend or a co-worker that is faced with a life difficulty, pull him/her aside and tell him/her you understand what he/she is going through and that you are there for him/her if he/she needs you. Doing this could help the person feel more connected with those around him/her and this is certainly a reason to smile.
Learn to listen. Again, some people may be so troubled by something that it is hard for them to smile. 4. Often, when a person can speak out what’s going on in their lives, to someone who is truly listening, it can reduce some of their burden (负担). When their burden is reduced, they have more reasons to smile.
Make an unexpected phone call. 5. When the person knows someone cares about him/her, he/she can’t help but smile about that.
A.Let them know they are not alone.
B.They may just need someone to talk to.
C.So in such cases, how can we get people to smile?
D.Tell them everyone experiences hard times in life.
E.Perhaps the person you are talking to has nice eyes.
F.Usually, it could make an uneasy situation even worse.
G.It works especially well if you express your concern about them on the phone.
