What’s on Stage
An acrobatic（杂技） show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe（剧团） will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills（寒意） will run down your spine（脊柱） as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p.m. , September 13~19
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint Show: A group ink paiting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9:00a.m. ~5:00 p.m. until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Oil paintings: The Wangfu Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture（充分体现） the wonderful variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9:00 a.m. ~4:00 p.m. until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9:00 a.m. ~4:00 p.m. , daily
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area）
Concerts
Beijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring back fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
Belgium Orchestra: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30 p.m. , September 11~14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
1.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A．prove there’re more cultural activities in September
B．compare several interesting activities
C．ask use to decide which activity is the best
D．attract the audience to attend different activities
2.Which of the following is NOT on stage in the same district?
A．Oil paintings B．An acrobatic show C．Literature museum D．Joint Show
3.If it is September 15th today, how many activities can you choose to attend?
A．3. B．4. C．5. D．6.
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．When you are watching the acrobatic show, you’ll certainly feel cold.
B．The audience cannot select any music in Beijing rocks concert.
C．If you are interested in foreign literature, you can go to the Literature museum.
D．We can enjoy a lot of cultural activities in Beijing in September.
The Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday named Mo Yan winner of the Twenty-Twelve Nobel Prize in Literature.
The academy praised the Chinese writer for what it called his “hallucinatoty realism (魔幻现实主义)”. It noted his ability to combine folk stories, history and modern events in his works.
An academy official said Mister Mo was “overjoyed and sacred” when he learnt he had won the award. He will receive his Nobel diploma, a medal and more than one million dollars at the ceremony in Stockholm in December.
Mo Yan is a leading author of modern Chinese novels. He often writes from memories of his youth. He also sets many of his stories in the area where he was born—Shandong Province in northeastern China.
Mister Mo’s 1987 book Red Sorghum is an example. It is about the extreme violence in rural eastern China during the Communist Revolution in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The story describes the criminal culture of the time, Japan’s occupation and the terrible conditions faced by farm workers. Red Sorghum was later made into a movie.
Mo Yan’s other major works include Big Breasts and Wide Hips, Republic of Wine and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.
The Royal Swedish Academy compared him to two 20th century writers: American William Faulkner and Colombia Gabriel Marquez.
Mo Yan’s real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan means “Don’t speak.” The writer said he chose the name to remember to stop his tongue from getting him in trouble.
China is celebrating the victory of his native son. Minutes after the award was announced, millions of Chinese expressed pleasure and pride for Mo Yan on social media websites.
1.How many books of Mo Yan are mentioned in this passage?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A．many people in China showed their respect for Mo Yan by letters.
B．Mo Yan is just a pen name.
C．he was very glad to win the Nobel Prize.
D．Red Sorghum was once made into a film.
3.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A．Mo Yan, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
B．The origin of Mo Yan’s work.
C．The true meaning of Mo Yan.
D．Bookstore created by Mo Yan.
Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he 36 , the girl with the 37 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 38 . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself 39 by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting 40 a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 41 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 42 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 43 - 7:00 PM at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her 44 tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to 45 that she was not wearing a rose. I 46 made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly 47 the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt 48 I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the 49 that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be 50 , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my 51 . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just 53 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 54 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
1. A．hadn’t B．wouldn’t C．couldn’t D．didn't
2. A．rose B．flower C．book D．notes
3. A．restaurant B．meeting room C．library D．station
4. A．absorbed B．surrounded C．interested D．burdened
5. A．reacted B．reflected C．responded D．repeated
6. A．previous B．nice C．thoughtful D．beautiful
7. A．phone B．telegram C．book D．e-mail
8. A．dining B．meeting C．walking D．talking
9. A．legs B．face C．figure D．hair
10. A．observe B．conclude C．notice D．say
11. A．carefully B．eagerly C．luckily D．easily
12. A．behind B．past C．over D．before
13. A．as long as B．even though C．no matter how D．as though
14. A．newspaper B．book C．magazine D．note
15. A．a meeting B．happiness C．love D．a dinner
16. A．relief B．sorrow C．disappointment D．unwillingness
17. A．a walk B．your home C．a party D．dinner
18. A．went by B．called me C．came here D．dropped in
19. A．when B．supposing C．unless D．since
20. A．market B．restaurant C．building D．library
--I hear Iron Man III is on recently. Let’s set off for the cinema to appreciate it now.
---________ It’s about 10 p.m. I’m so tired that I must go to bed.
A．Let’s find some of the action. B．How do you find it?
C．It’s entirely up to you. D．You can’t be serious!
Plants _________carbon dioxide and at the same time _________oxygen. So we may put some in our bedrooms to purify the air.
A．take in, give out B．take up, give off
C．take over, give in D．take off, give up
President Obama told television viewers that he saw ______ as his duty to run for a second term.
A．one B．that C．this D．it
