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.
假设你是李明，最近参加了一期“澳大利亚冬令营”活动。共两周时间你住在Johnson 夫妇家中，他们为你提供了吃、住、行及旅游方面的帮助。请写一封电子邮件感谢他们。
内容包括以下要点：
1．安全到家 2．感谢 3．感受 4．保持联系
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯；
3．邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。
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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。短文中有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(Λ),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 sat at my favorite table in a restaurant last Sunday and wait for the food I had ordered to arrive. I suddenly found that Lin Ling, one of my classmate, worked like a waitress there. Honest speaking, it was great surprise for me to find her working there. As far as I know, she’s from a richer family. What was it that made her to work there? I walked up to her and asked her the reason. When asking, she said, “I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can help some children in poor areas go back to school.” How a good girl! I should learn from her.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式
Robben Island was a prison from which no one escaped. When Elias got to Robben Island, Mandela was also there and 1.（help）him.
Elias was a poor black worker. The time 2. he first met Nelson Mandela was 3. very difficult period of his life. Nelson Mandela offered 4. (guide) to poor black people on their legal problems. Elias was not at school for long, for his family could not afford his school 5. （fee）and the bus fare. When he was worried about whether he would be out of work because he didn’t have one passbook, Nelson Mandela told him what to do. That day was one of Elias’6. (happy) days in his life. Later, Elias joined the ANC Youth League 7. (organize) by Nelson Mandela. In 1963, Elias helped Mandela 8. (blow) up some government buildings. It was very 9. (danger) but Elias was happy because he thought 10. would help them achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.
One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final ___.
He discovered the youth was ____ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes ____.”
The president requested the youth to ____ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever ____ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to ____.”
“Go and clean your mother’s ___ when you go back today, and then ____ me tomorrow morning,” the president said _____.
The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he ____ requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ____ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had ____ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother ___. That night, Mother and Son ____ for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next ____, the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you _____ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what _____ is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how _____ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the _____ of family relationship.”
The president said, “You are ____. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
1.A. election B. test C. interview D. competition
2.A. strong B. excellent C. humorous D. cute
3.A. maker B. cleaner C. mender D. seller
4.A. wash B. hide C. show D. dry
5.A. found B. let C. helped D. watched
6.A. study B. ignore C. work D. rest
7.A. clothes B. hands C. feet D. shoes
8.A. see B. move C. recognize D. answer
9.A. on purpose B. in patience C. by chance D. at last
10.A. carefully B. nervously C. happily D. shyly
11.A. after B. until C. because D. as
12.A. believed B. sensed C. noticed D. expected
13.A. quietly B. sadly C. excitedly D. angrily
14.A. thought B. slept C. sat D. talked
15.A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. evening
16.A. worried B. felt C. brought D. spoke
17.A. courage B. appreciation C. success D. family
18.A. important B. difficult C. different D. impossible
19.A. value B. secret C. type D. change
20.A. educated B. respected C. trusted D. hired
How to Recognize a True Friend
Sometimes it can be hard to recognize a true friend. Hopefully this article will help you recognize which friends are the keepers.
Be able to trust your friends. You should be able to trust true friends and they should return this trust. Do your friends tell you secrets that no one else knows? Ask you for advice?1. However, if your friends hide things from you and act secretly, then this is a sign that they may not trust you.
2. Think about it. How comfortable are your friends when they are around you? Are they being themselves around you? Are they acting fake or perhaps hiding something? True friendships can take a while to develop, but if your friends are true they should feel comfortable around you, and vice versa ( You with them)
Think about loyalty(忠诚). 3. If you are in need of a helping hand, your true friends should be there to offer it to you. True friends don’t try to get one another into trouble. A true friend will always be loyal to you and will not reveal secrets.
Think about nicknames. A lot of true friends love to give each other nicknames！ If your friend is giving you nicknames, then this is a great sign. Think of the nickname your friend has given you, does it suit you well? 4.
Look at how you fight. Nearly all best friends fight. 5. True friends will find their way through a fight, no matter what the size is. True friends will remain “faithful” to each other even during a fight. They will not tell each others’ secrets, and they still care about each other.
A. Consider comfort.
B. Choose your friends carefully.
C. True friends are always there for one another.
D. Both are sure signs that your friend trusts you.
E. If so, this shows your friend must know you quite well.
F. So if you and your friend have a little argument, don’t worry!
G. An inside joke shows that you share a special connection with your friend.
