New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the USA, in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.
The display is part of the second annual “Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China” festival held in New York on February 5-10, 2016. The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the USA-China Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100 announced this year’s events on November 18 at a press conference at the Lincoln Center.
The “Fantastic Art China” festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York’s top cultural venues (地点) and landmarks, including the Lincoln Cen
ter, Empire State Building and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
This year’s theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image, said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA, who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival’s design. Lunar New Year, which celebrates the “Year of the Monkey” in 2016, is an opportunity to bring China’s modern art to mainstream America, and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City, Yu said.
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun’s music is a new edition that will be featured at several venues, including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center, events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson, which will take place on the evening of February 6. Five barges (游艇) on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation.
“We Chinese are fond of nature, so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature, such as sounds of water, stone and bamboo,” said Tan Dun at the press conference, “And it will be fun to use the music of water during the fireworks display.”
In addition to the fireworks, a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will shine on New York City during the holiday.
Chinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York. Children from the National Dance Institute, which represents 75 schools, will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center. And, in celebration of the “Year of the Monkey”, events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China.
1.The theme of this year’s celebration is centered on ________.
A. relationship between sound and image of nature
B. diversity of Chinese traditional festivals
C. endangered species and environmental protection
D. cultural exchange between China and America
2.The coming “Year of the Monkey” is to be celebrated in New York by ________.
A. sailing on the Hudson River along with a new-year speech
B. setting off fireworks and holding a special lighting show
C. holding a special concert at the Empire State Building
D. taking a week off and organizing Chinese dance contests
3.What does the underlined word “shine on” (in Para. 7) most probably mean?
A. lighten. B. surround.
C. decorate. D. broaden.
4.This passage is written mainly in order to ________.
A. compare some traditional festivals in China and America
B. attract visitors to America for the coming new-year celebration
C. report celebration activities for the “Year of the Monkey” in New York
D. strengthen the cultural co-operation between China and America
Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?
UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition “depending on who needs it”.
Nitrogen（氮） and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi（真菌）networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons（神经元）in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all.
Simard talks about “mother trees”, usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “mother trees” with no awareness of these highly complex “tree societies” or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.
“We didn't take any notice of it.” Simard says sadly . “Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them a chance.” If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Old Trees Communicate Like Humans
B. Young Trees Are In Need Of Protection
C. Trees Are More Complex Than You Think
D. Trees Contribute To Our Society
2.In Simard's opinion, trees _______ .
A. depend on each other
B. protect their own wealth
C. compete for survival
D. provide support for dying trees
3.We can learn from the passage that
A. “mother trees” are usually of no use to other trees.
B. Charles Darwin had the same thought as Simard.
C. people know much about the complex “tree societies”.
D. if “mother trees” are cut down, the survival for the entire forest will be affected.
4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. how trees grow old
B. how “tree societies” work
C. how forestry industry develops
D. how young trees survive
I got invited to go with some friends to a game at another school. A senior will be driving us, and I think she’s a good driver, but it’s someone my parents don’t know. I want to tell my parents where I’m going, but what if I ask and they say “no”? I’ll end up wishing I never mentioned it and just went ahead and did it anyway.
If you want more privileges, it’s best to build a track record of honesty and trust. Letting a par
ent know where you’re going is always a good idea.
You may worry that telling your parents puts you at risk of getting “no” for an answer. But there’s a good chance your parents might be OK with you going. If you go but don’t tell them, you risk losing something more important — your parents’ trust.
Parents who find out their kids did something behind their backs may be less likely to give permission to do things in the future. When trust is broken like this, parents wonder if teens are trying to hide something — and what they imagine can be far worse than the reality.
Before you talk to your parents about the game, think about which approach will help them feel most comfortable with giving you more freedom. Maybe they’d like to meet the person driving or talk to friends who have driven with her in the past. If your parents have questions or hesitate about letting you go, find out what their worries are and then do your best to answer them.
1.From Paragraph 1 we know that the writer _________.
A. appears nervous B. feels confused
C. looks worried D. seems discouraged
2.What is the best way to get parents’ permission according to the passage?
A. To get more privileges from them.
B. To risk gaining their permission.
C. To keep off the track of reality.
D. To be honest a
nd win their trust.
3.What does the writer really want to tell us?
A. Which effective approach to use.
B. How to deal with strict parents.
C. How to win over parents.
D. How to get freedom from parents.
4.Who do you think the passage is intended for?
A. Parents. B. Friends. C. Drivers. D. Teenagers.
假设你是高三学生李华，今年参加高考，考后就要面临填报志愿，你一直想当老师，可父母的愿望是让你当医生。请用英语给你在美国的叔叔写封信，陈述你的愿望和理由，请求叔叔帮
忙，以说服你的父母。要点如下：
1．受好老师的影响；喜欢和学生相处；
2．教师受人尊敬，有寒暑假等；
3．父母尊重叔叔的建议。
注意：1．词数100字左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出（不计人总词数）；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Uncle,
How I miss you! As you know, after the College Entrance Examination, filling the intention for university is around the corner.
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Looking forward to your reply soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（八），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Victor was traveling through a train for his parents. All the time he is glancing with joy at his new shoes what his father had bought for him. After some time, he removed his shoes to take him a nap.
After waking up, he found one of her shoes missing. He started crying unhappy. His parents tried to comfort him. His father told him it was no use cry and promised that after reaching home, he would buy him a new pair of shoes.
Victor got very excited on hearing his father's words that he threw other shoe out of the train.
Reaching the destination, he suddenly found his losing shoe in a basket. How he regretted it!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
How can we do something for the environment? A Dutchman will tell you.
Tommy Kleyn is an 1. (art) from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Last year on his way to ' work, he would pass by a river bank where rubbish 2. _(collect). Seeing it, he made up his
mind to start to pick up the rubbish. 3. he spent 30 minutes every day filling one garbage bag with rubbish,4. (post) the pictures onto his Facebook , he got some help 5. .his friends. On his Facebook page, Tommy said, "Take 30 minutes out of your day 6. (fill)a trash bag with litter. It really makes a difference and you will be amazed at 7. good you feel afterwards."
Now Kleyn is receiving 8. (photo) and stories of people beginning to clean their waterways from places as far as Taiwan, China. And back along the river bank, Kleyn, gets a reward9. (expect) birds start nesting at the river~ bank he 10. (clean).
Every day is an Earth Day. What can you do for our planet'?
