Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15-Aug. 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights(精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem’s production of Alvin Ailey’s “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: Aug. 29-Sep. 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19-28
There’s something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys(牛仔) and cowgirls competing for major money in the world’s largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23.
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6-Aug. 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year’s performances include Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi’s “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers.
Tickets start at $26.
1.Where can a tourist enjoy free performances?
A. Massachusetts. B. Utah.
C. Wyoming. D. New York.
2.If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”, which date suits you best?
A. June 15. B. July 19.
C. August 24. D. September 4.
3.If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?
A. $18. B. $22.
C. $36. D. $41.
4.If you are a big fan of Wagner, you’re advised to go to __________.
A. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
B. the Glimmerglass Festival
C. Cheyenne Frontier Days
D. Moab Music Festival
5.Which part of a website is the passage probably chosen from?
A. Education. B. Art.
C. Business. D. Literature.
At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After ______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up ______ all our family. ______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so ______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age(心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.
Since I was his only child, it was my ______ to look after him. He forgot______ everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of _____ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet ______ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.
Dad became the ______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ______ away. He broke my window with a ball and _____ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing ______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ______ playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ______ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ______ apples.
It is eight years since the ______. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ______ of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his _______ stays the same. Though it is still ______ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ______ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?
1.A. lying B. waiting C. staying D. sleeping
2.A. excited B. calmed C. hurt D. protected
3.A. Luckily B. Amazingly C. Unfortunately D. Regularly
4.A. slowly B. strangely C. lightly D. seriously
5.A. turn B. duty C. favor D. habit
6.A. almost B. half C. truly D. simply
7.A. stopping B. performing C. accepting D. planning
8.A. so B. though C. if D. before
9.A. cleverest B. oldest C. bravest D. kindest
10.A. flew B. jumped C. drove D. walked
11.A. repaired B. designed C. answered D. cleaned
12.A. useless B. wrong C. dangerous D. impolite
13.A. foolish B. big C. shy D. foreign
14.A. show B. lend C. share D. sell
15.A. pick B. hide C. buy D. plant
16.A. graduation B. invention C. mistake D. accident
17.A. teacher B. grandfather C. doctor D. uncle
18.A. weight B. age C. height D. look
19.A. tiring B. relaxing C. amusing D. interesting
20.A. perfect B. important C. easy D. happy
—I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
—______? Mary is interested.
A. What for B. Why not
C. So what D. Why bother
Look! The ______ leaves are dancing in the air just like lovely birds.
A. fallen B. growing
C. grown D. falling
What a beautiful day! You ______ take your umbrella at all.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t
C. can’t D. may not
—Could you tell me something about the new stadium?
—Of course. It will be ______ that old one when it is finished next year.
A. three times as bigger as B. as bigger as three times
C. three times as big as D. as big as three times
