Time Out New York, your ultimate guide to life in the city, helps you discover the best events and things to do in March
Mar 3-15. New York International Literary Festival
The literary event champion of New York is back! Many best-selling authors are set to appear at this years festival, including the award- winning writer Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club the film version of the novel starring Michelle Yeoh), Internet business expert writer Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built ) the Anthill founder Alec Ash ( Wish Lanterns) and many more. Stay tuned for our full festival preview and author features
Mar 3-15, various times, 20 dollars or 35 dollars (for literary lunches). Glam.
Until Mar 16: Vivienne Westwood- Get a Life
The well-known fashion designer is the subject of this crossover exhibition of American contemporary art and eco-friendly fashion inspired by Westwood's strong attitude towards a climate revolution Participating artists also include Adam Lawry and Jill Smith
Until March 16, free entry. Chi K /l Art Museum
Mar 17: Dog Day Saturdays
On the third Saturday of the month, The Rooster(13th Street) throws a backyard Party where dogs are welcome. There will be free hot dogs. 5 dollars Flying Dog Beers and dog treats for the little buddies Donations will also be collected for local animal rescue group, Best Friends America
Mar 17, 3-5 P. m., 15 dollars. The Rooster(13th Street)
Mar 28-29: Mom to Mom Sale
Sell or stock up on clothes, toys, books, strollers and other family goods at this twice-a-year market organized by New York mother Sellers will contribute 15 percent of all their profit to Heart to Heart Come and pick up some useful stuff for your family.
Mar.28-29,2-6p,m,(Tues.),10a.m.-2p.m,(Wed.) free entry. New York Racquer Club-clubhouse
1.Who will possibly turn up at Glam on March 10th?
A. Michelle Yeoh. B. Jack Ma.
C. Alec Ash. D. Adam Lawry.
2.Which event might interest those who care about the environment?
A. New York International Literary Festival. B. Vivienne Westwood Get a Life.
C. Dog Day Saturdays. D. Mom to Mom Sale.
3.What do the events Dog Day Saturdays and Mom to Mom Sale have in common?
A. Participants can support charity work. B. Participants are admitted free of charge
C. They are organized annually in New York D. They take place at the same time
假定你是李华,经常与英国好友 Sandy微信聊天。请根据下面的聊天内容,并结合你的感想,写一篇介绍英国学校生活的短文,向校报英文栏目投稿。
注意:1. 请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 词数100左右;开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Having chatted with my British friend Sandy, I’ve learned something about school life in theUK.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
请根据上下文内容,将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Having read about your newspaper's decision to start a campaign for protecting the environment, 1.. I decided to write you this letter.
The state of our parks is very shocking, with rubbish everywhere. 2.. I used to find a trip to the park very relaxing. Upon the arrival of spring, beautiful birds would sing happily in the park. I enjoyed this very much. However, now I just find it tiring because3..我不得不捡拾垃圾 where I am going to sit. The grass is covered in plastic bags and food.4..我很难过 that the young people of today do not clean up after themselves before they leave the park. 5.. There are so many interesting animals and insects living in our parks. It would be a shame if they were destroyed because of people's activities there.
Yours,
Wang Qiang
下列句子中各有一处语言错误,请把错误改正,其他部分不得改动。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(∧),并在右边横线上写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,并在右边横线上写出该词,也用斜线划掉。
修改:在错误的词下划一横线,并在右边横线写出改正后的词。
1.We are surprising to know the result. _______________
2.That you need is more practice. ________________
3.Our class watch a movie yesterday.________________
4.More and more foreigners are fond Chinese culture ________________
5.Though he failed many times, but he never gave up________________
阅下面材料,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,并将答案转写到答题卡上。
When Coca-Cola was first brought to China in 1928, it was hard for the company1. (translate)its name. After2.(think) and discussing for years, they decided on using the“可口可乐”,3. means “ tasty and fun”. Today the English name “Coke” is4.(accept) by 94 percent of the world's population. The big success of Coca-Cola is due5.the taste of the drink as well as its advertisements. Coca-Cola was6.first company to have ads on Chinese TV. In the beginning, its ads were7.(usual) about American culture. As time goes by, many Chinese pop8. (star) have been appearing in Coke's ads. Thanks to9.(they) help, the sales of the product become 10.(good) than ever.
Mary, an 1l-year-old girl, became famous all over the world by accident. One day. Mary was showing her friend, Tom, how to use a camera. Then, Tom took a photo of Mary standing under an interesting____. Nothing happened until they got the photo developed. When they looked at the photo. they saw__________ hanging down from the tree. At first, they thought it was a snake. Then they_________ it was a leopard’s(猎豹)tail. Mary __________to go back to the tree to see if the leopard was __________ there. She wanted to get a nicer photo of her and the leopard. She and Tom went in the middle of the day, and found the leopard was still there_________. So they managed to get a good photo of Mary and the sleeping leopard together.
They showed the amazing picture to Mary's father, who owned the local newspaper. He put it in the Sunday paper. _________people saw the photo, they wrote letters to the_________ asking to see more, so Mary started to take more photos with many more wild animals. Soon a lot of magazines started to________ the photos from her. Mary and her________donated a lot of the money from their photos to a charity group called Save the Children.
1.A.tree B.home C.picture D.bridge
2.A.everything B.nothing C.any D.something
3.A.argued B.realized C.remembered D.imagined
4.A.refused B.hesitated C.decided D.agreed
5.A.even B.once C.still D.almost
6.A.alive B.asleep C.awake D.active
7.A.When B.Though C.unless D.Before
8.A.zoo B.park C.magazine D.newspaper
9.A.buy B.save C.keep D.borrow
10.A.teacher B.father C.brother D.neighbor