WISCONSIN WINTER WELCOME EVENTS
The spring semester is here, and we’re excited to welcome both returning and new students to campus. The start of a new semester is an exciting time of the year. It’s the perfect time to step out of your comfort zone, meet new people, and create memorable new experiences.
During the first four weeks of the semester, Wisconsin Welcome offers events for students to meet new friends and find community. We've highlighted just a few of the events offered below:
MSC Comeback Carnival — Thursday, January 23
Ready to get involved in a multicultural student organization? Want to catch up with friends over some free food and fun activities? Stop by the MSC to meet with over 45 multicultural student organizations, have fun, and connect with new and old friends! -6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, MSC Lounge on the 2nd Floor of the Red Gym.
Public Service Fair — Wednesday, January 29
The Morgridge Center for Public Service hosts two Public Service Fairs per year. The fairs draw hundreds of students eager to learn about work and internship (实习) opportunities with local and national organizations. -3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Gordon Dining &Event Center.
Winter Carnival — Tuesday, February 4 to Sunday, February 9
The Wisconsin Union's Winter Carnival is a long-standing tradition. It challenges you to embrace the cold, snow and play crazily! When you need to warm up a bit, head indoors for hot chocolate and food specials! -Memorial Union.
Spring Student Organization Fair — Tuesday, February 11
The Student Organization Fair is a great opportunity to explore your hobbies and meet different student organizations on campus. Stop by, meet new people, and maybe join a new student organization! - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Kohl Center.
These are just a few of the many events you can check out during Wisconsin Welcome. Go to www.go.wisc.edu/welcome for more events and information, and use WiWelcome on social to stay connected.
We hope you have a great semester!
1.If you want to improve your foreign languages, which event are you expected to join in?
A.MSC Comeback Carnival.
B.Public Service Fair.
C.Winter Carnival.
D.Spring Student Organization Fair.
2.Public Service Fairs will help students ___________.
A.make friends B.develop hobbies
C.find jobs D.purchase textbooks
3.Which of the following is true of the Wisconsin Union’s Winter Carnival?
A.It has a quite short history.
B.It will be held in the open air.
C.It will take place on Monday.
D.It will offer free hot chocolate.
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Mike发来邮件，说因为新冠肺炎(COVID-19) 居家自我隔离(self-isolation)，情绪低落。为此，他向你寻求建议。请用英语给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示理解；
2. 你的看法和建议；
3. 表达信心。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Hello, everyone! I’m delighted to recommend my favorite book: Journey to the West to you, what is one of the four greatest Chinese classical novel. It was very popular with us Chinese people. The novel, wrote by Wu Cheng’en, is based Xuan Zangs journey to India. The story focuses on Monkey King called Sun Wukong, who helps her master Xuan Zang get over various difficulties on the journey. Because foreigners like you may find it difficulty to read the original classic, so I advise that you read some simplified versions. Some versions coming with many pictures and they are easy for you to understand. Hopefully you will fall in love with a great work.
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。
I am majoring in international relations and my research is focusing on education programs 1. (support) by the Australian government. The Australian Government sponsors a number of programs as these programs 2. (think) to build relationships and understanding between the peoples of Australia and China. I find it so interesting to talk with Australian students currently 3. (study) in China and Chinese students 4. have returned to China after graduating from universities in Australia. I'm glad to find out these programs 5. (affect) them and their future career (职业) greatly since the programs started. I came to China to interview students of these programs to find out more about their in-country experiences. I am 6. strong believer in education as a tool for breaking down negative stereotypes (固化思维) and building bridges between different nations. China is an 7. (extreme) important relationship for Australia’s economic future, yet we have very different cultural and political systems. There is no more important time 8. right now for Australians to build an understanding of working and living in China. I came to Beijing just under two years ago to work with 9. (research) at Peking University. For me, I could not resist this opportunity 10. (experience) a day in the life of a Chinese employee and learn so much about Chinese culture.
“There are two kinds of people in the world—people who love Peking Opera and people who don’t know they love Peking Opera yet,” said Wang Peiyu in the opening section of her latest 12-episode (集) online ________. “My job is to let the ________ know about Peking Opera and then fall in love with it.”
The weekly talk show sees Wang, who is one of the ________ Peking Opera artists in China, explain the traditional art form as well as ________ its appeal.
With a( an) ________ of various art forms, including singing, dancing, and martial arts (武术), Peking Opera, has a long history ________ back to the 19th century. In 2010 UNESCO ________ it an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (非物质文化遗产).
Like many traditional art forms, it is ________ by contemporary entertainment and is losing its audience, especially among the younger generation.
Wang is trying to change the ________. She has about 1.6 million followers on micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo and has built up a large fan base among young people with her ________ techniques and charm.
Each episode, about 30 minutes long, ________ Wang introduce her unique knowledge about Peking Opera with a particular ________ such as the making of a Peking Opera star, the ________ of preparing for a performance, and ________ stories about the age-old art. She uses ________ direct and humorous language to ________ the audience.
One fan ________: “All I knew about Peking Opera was the painted ________, but thanks to Wang’s show, I now know more about the art form and I look forward to watching a(an) ________ performance in the theatre.”
The 40-year-old Wang, a famous female performer who specializes in playing laosheng (old male) roles onstage, has been ________ with popularizing Peking Opera among younger people.
1.A.service B.show C.business D.advertisement
2.A.fans B.former C.students D.latter
3.A.hard-working B.best-selling C.warm-hearted D.strong-willed
4.A.display B.win C.change D.understand
5.A.competition B.classification C.combination D.explanation
6.A.dating B.expanding C.looking D.pulling
7.A.named B.declared C.gave D.found
8.A.influenced B.transformed C.challenged D.introduced
9.A.opera B.trend C.world D.performance
10.A.basic B.literary C.strange D.solid
11.A.sees B.notices C.develops D.expresses
12.A.note B.star C.theme D.guest
13.A.aim B.failure C.necessity D.process
14.A.amusing B.confusing C.demanding D.embarrassing
15.A.complex B.professional C.simple D.native
16.A.adapt to B.joke with C.argue with D.appeal to
17.A.consulted B.commented C.compromised D.commanded
18.A.mouth B.eyes C.noses D.faces
19.A.special B.on-line C.live D.academic
20.A.credited B.promoted C.paid D.equipped
Criticism (批评) is harmful to healthy relationships. It’s okay to express disappointment if someone is behaving in a way that hurts you. 1. The following are some ways to catch criticism before it begins.
2. Before you criticize, pause and consider whether you really need to say anything at all. If someone did something to get on your nerves, would you really need to point it out? Sometimes, it’s best to let small rudeness go Take a few deep breaths and leave the room instead of criticizing.
Be realistic. Critical people often have very high expectations of those around them. Your tendency to criticize may come from expecting too much from others. Sometimes you may find yourself consistently annoyed or disappointed with others. 3.
Separate the individual from their actions. Critical people often focus on the negative aspects of a situation or a person, failing to see good qualities alongside negative ones. If you find yourself making assumptions about a person’s character, stop yourself. 4. We all behave poorly sometimes, but a single action is not a reflection of character.
Focus on positives. Oftentimes, being critical results from how you’re choosing to see a situation. 5. However, the vast majority of people have good qualities that outweigh the bad ones. Try to focus on a person’s positive qualities over their negative ones.
A.Never criticize others.
B.Think before you speak.
C.Everyone has drawbacks and imperfections.
D.It may be a good idea to adjust your expectations.
E.We should focus on other people’s disappointing actions.
F.Try to separate a disappointing action from the person doing the action.
G.Being overly critical, however, can cause tension in a relationship over time.
