Happy birthday
The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.
Time/ date: 7:30 p.m., September 7th, 8th
Location: Tianqiao Theatre
Tel: 6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets: 60-500 yuan (U.S. $7.2- 60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.
Time/date: 7:30pm, September 13th
Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel: 6848 –5462, 6841-9220
Tickets: 30-200 yuan (U.S. $3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21st
Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999
Ticket: 40-240 yuan (U.S. $4.8-27)
1.“Madame Butterfly” is ________.
A. a Chinese opera B. a piece of music
C. a Western opera D. a song
2.If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial ________.
A. 6551-4787 B. 6606-9999
C. 8315-6170 D. 6848-5462
3.Which statement is right according to the passage?
A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.
B. “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.
C. “Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.
D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
4.In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?
A. People. B. Entertainment.
C. Culture. D. Sports.
请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。
梗概:Spencer在回家途中以自己的急救知识帮助一个男孩脱离危险。
关键词:bandage (用绷带包扎) bleeding (流血) stable (固定的)
wound (伤口) first aid (急救)
Spencer’s parents taught him basic first aid when he was young. One day, Spencer saw a boy 1. on the ground. The boy’s 2. was badly injured. Several people had stopped to help. Spencer used a cloth to 3. the bleeding and used his own T-shirt to make the boy s arm stable. Spencer showed someone how to apply pressure to the boy’s wounds and talked to him to keep him 4.. When the ambulance arrived, the medical workers 5. Spencer for his good work. If Spencer had not acted so quickly, the boy would have been in even greater 6.. By the next day, the whole school heard about what had happened. Spencer’s parents were very 7. of their son for his good work in the face of an emergency.
情景介绍:
角色:你是Sue。
任务:(1)与Dan谈论写论文的事情。
(2)根据两人对话内容，回答一些问题。
生词:magic trick魔术 magician魔术师 hostess女主持人
下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。
Now please ask the speaker three questions. You have twenty seconds to prepare the question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.
1.你父母对这件事怎么看呢？
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2.你有没有在电视上表演过魔术？
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3.五年后你想做什么呢？
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4.Who advised Jerry to do magic at first?
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5.When did Jerry join the Young Magicians’ Club?
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6.How often does Jerry perform magic shows now?
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7.Where did the hostess find the card during the magic show?
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8.What language does Jerry want to learn?
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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊英语板块写一篇稿件，以“The Belt and Road Initiatives”为题，介绍上周你校开展“一带一路系列活动”的全过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
提示词：知识竞赛 knowledge competition
一带一路 The Belt and Road lnitiatives
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假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim发来电子邮件，说寒假要来中国旅行，他想要你推荐一座旅游城市。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.你推荐的城市；
2.你推荐该城市的理由；
3.你推荐的出行方式。
注意：1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
Does Using Technology in the Classroom Help College Students?
Almost anywhere in the world, you are likely to find people doing the same thing in public places, on trains and buses or wherever else you look. They spend their day looking at laptop computers, smartphones or other personal electronic devices. They are thinking mainly about their electronic devices, and not much else.
1.. More and more college students have no problem walking into a classroom and immediately opening their laptops. Others may spend an entire study period with a smartphone in hand. 2. But recent research suggests that using technology during class time may harm college students’ ability to remember and process the subject material they are learning.
Arnold Glass, a professor in Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a student researcher investigated the issue of divided student attention. During half of their daily class periods, the students in their study were permitted to use any electronic device as much as they wanted. 3.
The students’ academic performance was measured in several ways throughout the semester. They took a short test every day, longer tests every few weeks and a final exam covering all the class material. The researchers found that the average daily quiz results showed no evidence of harmful effects from the use of technology. 4. They showed that all the students performed poorly on questions covering material taught on days when they were permitted to use technology in the classroom.
Glass says that it shows the use of electronic devices in the classroom prevents students from processing information. The students hear what the professor is saying. But they might be buying things online or reading unrelated emails at the same time, for example. So they are not thinking deeply about the subject matter as they are hearing it. 5.
A. The same can be said about the world of college education.
B. However, the average results of the larger tests and final exam told a different story.
C. And that, Glass says, makes it harder for the information to enter their long-term memory.
D. Technology, in general, is not the only way that students find to distract themselves in class.
E. But even if technology is helpful to some students, there are times when it needs to be turned off.
F. Some students argue that the increasing use of technology can have many helpful effects on society.
G. During the other half, researchers closely watched them to make sure no one was using any technology.
