What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?
It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer. Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals.
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK. It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm.
Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours. Performers
included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone.
Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities.
Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty (贫穷). In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously (同时) in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight (强调) international poverty and debt.
1.What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?
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A．The festival has achieved growing success. |
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B．Great efforts have been made to hold the festival. |
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C．The festival has brought in a large amount of money. |
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D．There have been thousands of fans attending the festival. |
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis. |
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B．Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price. |
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C．Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families. |
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D．In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free. |
3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.
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A．the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts |
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B．the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London |
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C．London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals |
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D．some superstars are concerned about global poverty |
4.What is the best title for the passage?
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A．How to have a good time |
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B．Charity events around the world |
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C．The Glastonbury Festival |
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D．Superstars’ performances in charity events |
The Adventure Guides Program
New Member Information for the Adventure Guides Program ( for children aged 4—12)
What Is the Adventure Guides Program All about?
The objectives of the program are:
● Fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child
● Increased understanding of one another
● Expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body
● Great memories
● Fun!!!
Parent and Child Will Be Joining…
The nationwide affilicated(隶属的) program sponsored by local YMCA’s and part of the National Council of YMCA’s
A smaller group of families called a “circle”
What Is the Time Commitment?
● Program runs from October to May (ending with the Memorial Day Parade)
● One “circle” activity per month ( one circle decides on fees and dates)
Additional all participant activities (scheduled by Wilton Family Y) —additional fees and registration required.
Outing Dates: To Be Announced
What Do I Do Now?
● Registration is on-going. Registration forms are available online under “Registration”.
● You will be notified by the Wilton Family Y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is.
● You will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take place.
Fees:
Participant: Full Child or Family member $110.00 / Program member $200.00
Sibling: Full child or Family member $75.00 / Program member $150.00
Adult: Family member FREE / Program member $125.00
Wilton Family Y Contact Information:
Geoff Malyszka Teen Director 762-8384 ext.224
E-mail: gmalyszka@wiltonymca. org
Kim Murphy Early Childhood Ed. Director762-8384 ext.214
E-mail: kmurphy@wiltonymca. org
1. Which of the following is true about “circle”?
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A．You and your children will make up a “circle”. |
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B．A “circle” activity will be held once a month. |
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C．You have the right of choosing your “circle” leader. |
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D．You are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”. |
2.What information can you get from the passage？
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A．There is no extra fees for additional all participant activities. |
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B．The program will be held only in October and May |
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C．You can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext. 224. |
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D．It has not been decided yet when you will go out. |
3.The passage is mainly written for _____.
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A．parents and their children |
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B．adventurous travelers |
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C．international students |
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D．children with bad memories |
The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau. “OK, Oakley,” the dog’s handler orders, “Find it!”
Oakley sniffs (嗅) until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler. She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog. “Good dog!” she praises. The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket. Oakley jumps for his reward.
“He doesn’t actually want the waste,” says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U.S.-based group Working Dogs for Conservation. Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler. “He finds it so he can play with his ball. We’re the ones who want the waste.”
Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals. Black-footed ferrets (雪貂) have been studied with their help. But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions.
What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species. Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes — all without ever seeing the animal itself. “It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” Hurt explains.
Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock (家畜). Hurt says, “A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating.” This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife.
1. The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_____”.
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A．the German shepherd |
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B．an African wild dog |
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C．Aimee Hurt |
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D．the handler |
2. Oakley is interested in finding the waste because _____.
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A．he wants to study endangered animals |
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B．he can get a tennis ball to play with |
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C．he wants to eat it |
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D．he wants to play with it |
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．Trapping animals is not difficult. |
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B．People are making efforts to protect the environment. |
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C．Detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequently. |
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D．Collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information. |
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．Detection dogs can help scientists study wildlife. |
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B．Detection dogs can defend wildlife. |
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C．Detection dogs can help the police catch the criminals. |
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D．Detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestock. |
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He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party. She was so outstanding while he was so 36 . At the end of the party, he invited her to have 37 with him. She was very 38 , but she promised.
Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too 39 to say anything. Suddenly he
said to the waiter,“ Would you please give me some 40 ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange！His face turned red, but still, he 41 the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him 42 ,“Why do you have this 43 ?”
He replied,“ When I was a little boy, I was living near the 44 . Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my 45 .”
While saying that tears 46 his eyes. She was deeply 47 . That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. Later they got 48 … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which 49 :
My dearest, please forgive my lie, the only 50 I said to you --the salty coffee. The first time we 51 I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar. I 52 to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have 53 not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee.
Her tears 54 the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?” She replied, “It’s 55 .”
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—Why are you so depressed?
—I _____ my MP4 player on the bus.
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A．had lost |
B．am lost |
C．have lost |
D．was lost |
Tired and disappointed, the rescue team finally reached _____ used to be a village.
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A．where |
B．that |
C．when |
D．what |
