Harlequino: Onto Freedom
Date:Nov.19-20 7:30 p.m.
Venue:Beijing Comedy Theater
Price:80-680 yuan
The drama discusses the true essence(本质) of are with the humor of Italian improvisational(即兴的 ) comedy. The performers discuss the purpose of art, reflect on how history is written and survey what is funny and what needs to be liberated.
Plastic Fantastic--Minirichi in Shanghai
Date:Nov.17 7:30 p.m.
Venue:Shanghai Dancing Theater
Price:100-380 yuan
Four Ukrainian “kidult” comedians decide to throw a wild party using plastic of all shapes and colors. Plastic Fantastic delivers a series of short comic stories that mix improvisation, mime, clown art and sound to draw you into their crazy world.
The Collection of American Modern Dance from Paul Taylor
Date:Nov.19 7:30 p.m.
Venue:National Center for the Performing Arts
Price:100-480 yuan
Paul Taylor, one of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced, has continued to shape America’s homegrown art of modern dance since he became a professional dancer and pioneering choreographer in 1954. Taylor first presented his choreography with five other dancers in Manhattan on May 30,1954. That modest performance marked the beginning of a half-century of unmatched creativity,and in the decades that followed, Mr.Taylor became a cultural symbol and one of the history’s most famous artists .
The little Singers of Paris in Suzhou
Date:Nov.30 7:30 p.m
Venue: Zhangjiagang Poly Theater
Price: 30-480 yuan
The boys’choir Les Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Bois was created in 1907 and is now famous worldwide. Each world tour is a huge success. The choristers are between 9 and 15 years old and are proud of their choir’s long history of over 100 years and are still fulfilling childhood dreams. They have to leave their families in order to be part of this extraordinary adventure: traveling, sharing their passion for singing and enabling others to discover the joy of music.
1.Tourists are likely to appreciate American modern dance in ________.
A. Beijing Comedy Theater B. Shanghai Dancing Theater
C. Zhangjiagang Poly Theater D. National Center for the Performing Arts
2.Which of the following may appeal to those who are crazy about short comic stories?
A. Les Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Bois B. Italian improvisational comedy
C. Plastic Fantastic D. Harlequino: Onto Freedom
3.With the cheapest admission ticket, tourists can have access to the performance____.
A. on Nov.30 B. on Nov.20
C. on Nov.19 D. on Nov.17
假定你是李华，上周六你参加了在市歌剧院举办的“京剧演唱会”。你的外教Miss Smart是京剧爱好者。请给她写封信，介绍演唱会的情况。内容包括：
1.演员:京剧名家；
2.观众:热情激动；
3.你的感受:爱上京剧。
参考词汇:草剧Beijing Opera
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Miss Smart，
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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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的同。
删除:把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下面划一横线，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 didn’t always study in my present school. A year ago I study in a country school, where lies in the north of the city. Although very busy with my study, but I went back to my old school last weekend. I saw so wonderful changes there that I was great surprised. It is not what I described in past at all. There is a big football playground among two new teaching building. And beside the playground, there is a little lake with much green plants around it. There is also a nice library next to the lake. If you are interested, going to visit it.
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。
Our science teacher asked us to tell our ideas for scientific experiments we would like to do in space 1. Monday. To our surprise, hundreds of us sent in brilliant ideas. Yesterday, our teacher invited two students, Wang Wei and Li Tao, to explain their space2. (experiment) to us.
Wang Wei was interested in carrying out a small experiment about ants in space. How interesting! You know, ants like 3. (dig) holes. But he couldn't really think of 4. good reason for doing that. Maybe he could learn about gravity. And that’s what he thought. But then Li Tao had a better idea. He likes silkworms very much. One day, 5. he was feeding them and watching them eat, he6.(sudden) wondered what would happen if they 7.(live) in space. How long would they live? Could they still make silk? What kind of silk would they make? He thought that was a great idea too, so he decided to do that.
Silkworms are of high8.(valuable) in China. We think it is very meaningful to find out more about them. Maybe they will produce9.(good) silk in space.
After we had heard 10.(they) ideas, we all couldn’t wait to share our ideas for space experiments.
Last Saturday，I decided to visit my cousin in Ithaca. It was a 9-hour journey by bus to my _______.
The first_______ of the journey spanned (跨越）about six hours. Then, I had to_______to another bus, which spanned about three hours. _______，my first bus got delayed (延误)by two hours._______，I missed my second bus and had to wait for a _______ of hours until I could take the next bus. It was 6: 00 pm when I waited for the bus. I called my cousin to tell him about the delay and_______ that it might be midnight when I reached home.
While I was on _______，I did not realize that there was a lady standing close by，listening to my _______ I also couldn’t have ________ that what was about to follow would have a deep ________ on me.
When I ________，the lady came close to me and we got into a conversation. She asked me about my journey. When she learned that it had already been a long and ________ day for me, she took out some snacks and ________ them to me. This was a kind act and I felt thankful; however, that was not all that I would ________ that evening.
As I ________my conversation with her, I learned that she was from a ________ background. This made my heart sink (下沉)not out of sadness________out of humbleness(谦卑）.I realized how true and kind an act of giving is when one ________away what another needs. As I stood beside this ________ lady, I found myself feeling a lot. The strongest feelings were gratitude (感激）and the need to give up my own selfishness.
1.A.hometown B.station C.apartment D.destination
2.A.mile B.scenery C.leg D.sight
3.A.refer B.switch C.move D.skip
4.A.Unfortunately B.Rapidly C.Obviously D.Unmercifully
5.A.At times B.In other words C.As a result D.In conclusion
6.A.set B.pair C.couple D.series
7.A.discovered B.emphasized C.expressed D.added
8.A.duty B.trip C.holiday D.call
9.A.conversation B.discussion C.performance D.suggestion
10.A.informed B.imagined C.noticed D.planned
11.A.impression B.understanding C.wish D.belief
12.A.hung up B.hung on C.picked up D.picked out
13.A.valuable B.realistic C.tiring D.meaningful
14.A.lent B.ordered C.packed D.offered
15.A.relate B.feel C.transform D.entertain
16.A.rejected B.continued C.arranged D.finished
17.A.foreign B.poor C.rich D.good
18.A.or B.and C.so D.but
19.A.takes B.puts C.gives D.keeps
20.A.generous B.creative C.popular D.elegant
Sugar art is an art about using sugar to create complex (复杂的）shapes, scenes (场面） and patterns. Artisans (手艺人)at the top of their field even attend competitions. 1.Exhibitions of sugar art appear especially during the winter holiday season. And the exhibits at these events can be exciting.
2. Sugar art has been around for centuries, developing in different parts of the world. As noted in Harold McGee’s book On Food and Cooking，sugar art likely dates as far back as 4,000 B. C，when islanders in Papua New Guinea cut sugarcane (甘蔗)for its juice. He also noted that the first candy recipe (食谱）was found in an Egyptian tomb and written around 3,500 B.C.
In order to do sugar art, people need training in working with sugar. Many skills can be used for this art. All of these skills require skills and practice. Besides, sugar can be very difficult to work with and sometimes dangerous. 3.
A skilled sugar art artisan can create different shapes using sugar, including animals and flowers. But sugar creations can go bad quickly. 4. Besides, many sugar creations are easy to break. The easily going-bad nature of sugar is one of the things about sugar which attract some artisans, as the creations are designed to be enjoyed for a short period of time only. Some people specialize in sugar creations that can be eaten, such as decorations for cakes. Others may use stabilizers (稳定剂）and they are not safe to eat.5. Sugar art schools sometimes hold an exhibition of stabilized sugar creations, with students working together to build a scene entirely out of sugar.
A. Sugar art has a long history.
B. Sugar art is different from other art forms.
C. So sugar art beginners had better receive training.
D. But they can make more long-lasting sugar creations.
E. They want to test skills in competitions against others.
F. Sugar art usually uses a combination of the following skills.
G. In high temperatures, the shapes of the sugar creations will change.
