I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. You’ll find that some festivals are celebrated by an entire country, while others may be known only to a single city or region, but either way festivals play an important role in a certain culture. Just enjoy them!
★ Tomatina — Bunol, Spain
Every last Wednesday in August, the town of Bunol is filled with tons of tomatoes in the world’s biggest food flight. Many people wear goggles (护目镜) during this hour of great fun, as the town becomes a red river.
★ Boryeong Mud Festival — Boryeong, South Korea
For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way to help sell the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party with music and fireworks. The mud is usually only available in cosmetic products (化妆品), but here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.
★ Holi — India
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of brightly colored powder (粉末). The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, with bonfires and music, but the cheerful spirit is common among Hindu people around the world.
★ International Pillow Fight Day — Worldwide
Tens of thousands of people took part in the 4th annual International Pillow Fight Day on April 2, 2013. From London to Vancouver to many other cities, the festival is held in more than 100 countries. So just bring a soft pillow in early April, and watch feathers fly.
1.According to the author, _______________.
A. there should be festivals celebrated by the whole world
B. festivals give people the best chances to experience a culture
C. it’s usually hard for people to accept a different culture
D. festivals in a certain culture often change with time
2.We learn from the passage that _______________.
A. the town of Bunol in Spain is on a river
B. cosmetic products sell well on Boryeong Mud Festival
C. International Pillow Fight Day has a short history
D. Holi is the greatest festival for Indian people
3.The passage is most likely to be found in __________.
A. a personal diary
B. a technical report
C. a geography book
D. a travel magazine
假定你是李华，你校在3月22日“世界水日”来临之际将举办系列活动。请写封邮件给学校英语外教Green，请他为本校学生开设讲座。邮件的内容包括：
1．讲座主题：废水处理与利用：
2．讲座目的：
3．讲座时间及时长。
注意：
1．词数100左右：
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．不得透露考生本人所在学校及个人真实信息。
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 liked cycling very much. At age of twelve, my father bought me a bike as a birthday gifts and taught me how to ride. Every time my father took him out for practice, my little brother would come along. One day, we were practicing while suddenly my brother screamed to help. When we rushed to him, we saw a snake wind around a frog tightly. I beg my father to save the frog. Immediate he picked it up a long stick, trying to drive the snake away. About two minutes later, the frog was set loose, what made us so happy.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love for reading and builds community. It is also referred to 1. neighborhood book exchanges around the world. This is a creative idea 2. (think) up by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks in 2009, which seeks 3.(put) small book exchange boxes right in front of a house or on a street corner to offer free books to 4.(member) of the local community. Mini libraries of all shapes and sizes exist, from a5.(bright) painted wooden house to a library based on Doctor Who's TARDIS.
6.makes the idea so special? Their website states: "Little Free Libraries have a unique, personal touch and there is an understanding that people are sharing their favorite books with their community. These are not just any old books 7.a carefully organized collection. Besides, the library 8. (it) is a piece of neighborhood art!"
Through Little Free Libraries, millions of books9.(exchange) each year among readers of all ages and backgrounds. They also play an important role in remote areas by10.(provide) access to books and encouraging a love for reading.
Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and _______ notice but he is a very special person who___________ recognition.
Norm lives in a remote area far from the _________ big hospital, so when his wife_________ cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour_______to where she could be treated. That meant lots of_________ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife _______.
Norm was obviously_________ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, _________ he realized that other people were________ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the ________ that support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to __________ parties.
About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage. There is music and dancing, and ________ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties __________the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking __________ far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money ________, every cent of it goes ________ to that family.
Norm's personal loss has ________ an act of kindness that honors the __________ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be ________if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.
1.A. often B. ever C. always D. never
2.A. deserves B. dislikes C. avoids D. achieves
3.A. best B. nearest C. cleanest D. cheapest
4.A. discovered B. cured C. examined D. developed
5.A. flight B. walk C. drive D. wait
6.A. trouble B. expense C. efforts D. preparations
7.A. anyway B. somehow C. meanwhile D. instead
8.A. impressed B. stricken C. moved D. terrified
9.A. if B. although C. before D. because
10.A. understanding B. questioning C. facing D. settling
11.A. doctors B. families C. organizations D. hospitals
12.A. attend B. promote C. throw D. enjoy
13.A. at some point B. by this means C. for some reason D. in this case
14.A. calculating B. decreasing C. budgeting D. meeting
15.A. research B. treatment C. responsibility D. risk
16.A. collected B. distributed C. saved D. deposited
17.A. gradually B. smoothly C. directly D. explicitly
18.A. served as B. resulted from C. gone through D. contributed to
19.A. memory B. recovery C. cancer D. kindness
20.A. interesting B. nice C. precious D. meaningful
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Write Product Descriptions Like a Professional
Whenever you sell any type of product, you have to convince someone why they should make a purchase. 1. You can hire a product description writing service or you can deal with it yourself We believe writing a convincing copy is the key. Here's how to write product descriptions like a professional.
●Read the Best Copy
You can't write a description until you know how experts are doing it. 2. Using Amazon is an ideal method to find the best-sellers in your category. If they've reached the list of best-sellers they're doing something right
●3.
Normally, the specifications provided by the producer give you the bare facts about the product and nothing else.4.Ask the producer to talk to you about their product. Get the facts from a human and you'll discover the heart behind the product. This is what you need to present to potential customers.
●Cut Down
5. It doesn't matter if you produce a long story about how smooth the materials are or how the product is created in detail. It's always easier to cut everything down. Of course it always takes practice to get this right.
Writing a persuasive product description requires a lot of time and effort. Multiple drafts are often needed to find the best words for the job.
A. Consult the producer
B. Begin the first draft carefully
C .There's no soul to these statistics
D. Speak to someone you trust about your ideas
E. Look at your chosen field and find the best-sellers
F. Don't write a 50-word product description immediately
G .You need to get your product description right in order to do this
