Mexico takes the third place in the most - attended carnival celebrations behind Rio de Janerio in Brazil and New Orleans in the US. While carnival is celebrated in Mexico in all major cities, the celebration in Mazatlan is the most expected.
Every year, over 300,000 people attend the carnival celebration in Mazatlan in Mexico. It is a popular destination for carnival festivities along with other Mexico's famous port cities like Veracurz, Ensenada, and La Paz. If you're planning to visit Mexico to observe this famous celebration, it is advisable to book months before the actual date as boarding and lodging(食宿费)rise sharply during the holidays.
People from all walks of life actually participate in this yearly festive celebration. It has become a part of people's way of life both for Catholics (天主教徒)or non- Catholics. People in the US celebrating this tradition and some parts of South America throw confetti eggs(五彩蛋)to one another as part of the tradition's practice. This is believed to bring good luck to the person who' s hit by it.
Besides the above activities, masquerade (化妆)balls and rides that charge entrance fees are available. In the evening, a grand firework display awaits audience and participants.
During the last day of the celebration, South American countries such as Mexico conduct cultural awards including poetry contest and so on. The Clemencia Isaura Poetry recognizes and awards the person with the best unpublished work in Mexico.
If you are a partygoer and looking for the best event to be at... then this is the best party celebration you should participate in. South American countries are the best place to be at for this type of celebration including New Orleans in the US.
1._______is the first place in the most - attended carnival celebrations.
A.Mexico. B.Rio de Janerio.
C.New Orleans. D.Sao Paulo.
2.If you plan to see the carnival celebration in Mazatlan, you'd better _______ .
A.reach there by plane.
B.bring more money with yourself.
C.book accommodations in advance.
D.visit Mexico's famous port cities.
3.In Paragraph 3, the underlined part " people from all walks of life" means people_______.
A.walking in different ways.
B.having different interests in life.
C.coming from different parts of the city.
D.working in different occupations.
4.What happens last during the carnival celebrations?
A.Throwing confetti eggs. B.Poetry contests.
C.Masquerade balls. D.A grand firework display.
NEW YORK—Gordon Parks, who experienced the struggles and victories of black America as a photographer for Life magazine and then became Hollywood's first major black director with " The Learning Tree" and the hit "Shaft," died Tuesday, his family said.
Parks, who also wrote fiction and was a gifted composer, died at his home in New York, according to a former wife, and nephew Charles Parks.
"Nothing came easy," Parks wrote in his autobiography(自传)."I was just born with a need to explore every tool shop of my mind, and with long searching and hard work, I became devoted to my restlessness. "
He covered everything from fashion to politics to sports at Life from 1948 to 1968.
But as a photographer, he was perhaps best known for his photo essays on the effects of poverty in the United States and abroad and on the spirit of the civil rights movement.
He went through a series of jobs as a teen and young man, including piano player and railroad dining car waiter. The breakthrough came when he was about 25 , when he bought a used camera in a pawn shop (典当行) for $7.50. He became a freelance (自由投稿的)fashion photographer, went on to Vogue magazine and then to Life in 1948.
" Reflecting now, I realize that, even within the limits of my childhood vision, I was on a search for pride, meanwhile taking measurable glimpses of how certain blacks, who suffered from racism, were against it," he wrote.
When he accepted an award from Wichita Stale University in May 1991, he said it was "another step forward in my making peace with Kansas and Kansas making peace with me."
1.Which of the following jobs didn't Gordon Parks do?
A.A photographer. B.A director.
C.A composer. D.A politician.
2.What can you infer from the passage?
A.Parks thought not everything was easy.
B.Parks was later fond of exploring every person.
C.Parks worked at Life for 20 years.
D.Parks married only once.
3.What directly helped Parks be a fashion photographer?
A.His photo essays. B.A used camera。.
C.A pawn shop。 D.Vogue magazine.
4.The passage is most probably taken from _____ .
A.a short 一 story collection. B.a popular science magazine.
C.a research paper. D.a newspaper.
Our bodies need a healthy diet which should include all the things you need to develop normally—— proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins. Cutting out things you might see as fattening, such as carbohydrates or fats, can slop your body from developing normally.
There are some simple rules which can help you to stay a healthy and normal weight. They sound quite easy but might be more difficult to put into practice. You can ask your family and friends to help you to slick to these rules—and it might even help them to be a bit healthier!
• Eat regular meals—breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Include carbohydrate foods such as bread, potatoes, rice or pasta with every meal.
• Eat at roughly the same time each day. Long gaps between meals can make you so hungry that, when you do eventually eat, you eat far more than you need.
• Get enough sleep.
• Avoid sugary or high fat foods and junk foods. If you have a lunch of crisps, chocolate and a soft drink, it doesn't feel as if you're eating very much, but it will pile on the pounds. A sandwich or roll with fruit and milk or juice will make you feel fuller, but you are much less likely to put on weight——and it' s better for your skin.
If you follow these suggestions you will find it easier to control your weight, and you won't find yourself wanting sweet foods all the Lime.
1.What does the underlined word "they" refer to?
A.Your family and friends. B.Our bodies.
C.Regular meals. D.The simple rules.
2._______ doesn't help you to keep fit.
A.Taking regular exercise.
B.Not having carbohydrate foods.
C.Avoiding high fat foods and junk foods.
D.Eating at roughly the same time each day.
3.The main idea of the passage is ______ .
A.how to stay healthy.
B.how to keep a healthy diet.
C.how to stay a healthy and normal weight.
D.who will be more helpful for you to stick to the simple rules.
假定你是李华，是一名高中学生。为庆祝新中国成立 70 周年，你校将举行合唱比赛。请给你的外教 Mr. Smith 写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括：
1. 合唱主题：歌唱祖国和改革开放政策实施以来祖国的巨大变化；
2. 比赛的时间、地点以及参加者；
3. 注意事项：不得将零食和水带入活动现场。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：合唱比赛 chorus competition 改革开放 the reform and opening-up
Dear Mr. Smith,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
One day, when I was on the train, there were a crowd at one of the stations. A old man and a little girl tried to get on. Just as she stepped on the train, the guard shut the gate and leave the girl outside. The girl ran after the train and cried, “Mister, let me to go with him. My grandpa is blind. ” Not knew where he was, the old man felt through the air for the gently hand of the girl. I took care the old man and got him off at the next station, which we waited till the girl came. That was the most touched thing I had ever experienced.
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。
When foreigners negotiate, or register in certain areas of China, they may be 1.(surprise) at Chinese’s special fondness and preference for seals. To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots, 2. combines the essence of both calligraphy(书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study, to appreciate and to collect.
It is believed that seals came out as early 3. 8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares(陶瓷)and had private property. They were assumed to make marks on 4.(they) own possessions to prevent them from being stolen. When the first dynasty 5.(found),the king began to use seals to empower(授权)and to show lordly credits. Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”, 6.(represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi”7.(make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi”.
Then the local governments also needed seals for 8. same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in a variety of lucky 9.(character)and vivid animal patterns.10.(gradual). the sphragistics (印章学) came into being.
