Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral church in Paris, is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages. For the French, it represents something immortal, ever-present and unchanging, like a mountain. Built over almost two centuries, the Notre-Dame is, as President Emmanuel Macron said, “where the French lived all their great moments”. Soldiers prayed here before leaving for the Crusades; Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned here; it survived the French Revolution, two World Wars and the Nazi occupation. It is where men bend their knees to profess love and thousands of tourists take photos every day.
A fire, whose cause was not identified yet, engulfed (吞没), on April 15th, the cathedral's upper structure. More than 400 firefighters took part in the 15-hour battle to control the blaze (火苗) that triggered sorrow over the globe. The extent of the damage is still unknown, but the fire destroyed much of the gothic cathedral’s wood-timbered roof and spire (塔尖). The cathedral will certainly be restored (the French government promises), but the sight of flames bringing down the spire moved the world in a manner far exceeding its religious significance.
French Culture Minister Franck Riester on Thursday said the government would draw all the consequences from the huge flames that destroyed the centuries-old Notre Dame Cathedral, adding measures to protect the national heritage were on the table. “Staff from the fire department, the culture ministry and the city town hall rushed to the Cathedral, when the fire started, to protect the main artworks that were inside. The artworks, which include relics such as the Christ's crown of thorns and French king Saint-Louis's 13th century tunic, were first moved to the city town hall and will now be transferred to the nearby Louvre Museum .” the minister told Le Parisian newspaper in an interview without giving details on the possible measures.
1.What can we learn about the Notre-Dame de Paris?
A.It is the most well-known cathedral. B.Most of the French think little of it.
C.It was built by Napoleon Bonaparte. D.It’s still in existence after two World Wars.
2.What is true about the Cathedral in the accident?
A.Only the spire was brought down by the flames.
B.It was completely burnt in the fire.
C.The gilded crown of thorns in it was gone forever.
D.The cause of the accident to the Cathedral was still unknown.
3.According to Franck Riester, what has already done by the government?
A.Rebuild the cathedral.
B.Rescue the artworks inside the cathedral.
C.Transfer the relics to the nearby Louvre Museum.
D.Release the cause of the fire to the public.
假如你是李华,你们学校要举行第一届校园艺术节,请你以组织者的身份邀请你的好朋友John来参加你们的艺术节。要点如下:
时间:2020年6月1日—6月3日
目的:丰富同学们的课余生活,展示自我,放松心情
主题:艺术让我们丰富
内容:歌咏比赛,乐器比赛,古典和民间音乐, 流行歌曲
要求: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:艺术节art festival 歌咏比赛 singing contest
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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处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误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:在错的词下画(___)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。
My son and I went to the café this morning. I order a cup of nice coffee and a cake. And I bought to my son a cup of hot milk. My son soon started a conversation to a man sitting next to us. I was very surprising. Because he was not real very outgoing with people he didn’t know. After the man left, I asked my son when he talked with that man. My son said, “He looked lonely, and I wanted make him feel a little better.” After hear what he said, I was very proud for her at that moment.
阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示,2)首字母提示,3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确。
What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give 1. . However, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and s2. to your goal. On your way to success, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, g3. you in darkness and helping you 4.(克服)difficulties on your way. Otherwise, you will easily get lost or hesitate to go 5.(向前).Direction means objective, you can get nowhere 6. an aim in life. You can try to write your aim on paper and make some p7. to achieve it. In this way, you will know 8. to arrange your time and to spend time properly. And you should have a9.(信念)that you are sure to succeed as10.as you keep your direction all the time.
Five years ago I was working in an office. My life was all about dealing with complaints, meeting deadlines and writing reports. I wasn’t completely bored _______it didn’t excite me. One _______I went out to buy a sandwich. It was sunny and I wasn’t _______at work, so I decided to _______it in the park. I could see a group of people_______a TV programme nearby. They seemed to be arguing about something and everybody looked very_______ .
Suddenly I realized everyone was _______me. And then two of them started walking over---towards me! They _______that they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn’t_______ . He only had one line in the story, they said. Would I mind________ the line?
I could tell they were desperate and although I’d never done any acting in my life, for some reason I ________ .
An hour later we finished. It was really an amazing experience. The people were very________and paid me for my time. However,________ I was leaving, the director of the film came over and________me his card. He thought I’d been brilliant and was naturally talented as a(n) ________. I laughed but________to call him some time.
Well, I did call him. I went for an audition(试演)for another short film with the director. And I got the ________ . Two years later I ________ my office job and I’m now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work and I’m going back to college next year to study ________. My life is now completely__________, all because of that lunch in the park.
1.A.so B.but C.or D.and
2.A.morning B.afternoon C.weekend D.lunchtime
3.A.busy B.good C.angry D.quick
4.A.make B.eat C.use D.get
5.A.watching B.writing C.copying D.filming
6.A.passive B.excited C.anxious D.energetic
7.A.looking at B.looking for C.looking after D.looking into
8.A.repeated B.described C.explained D.remembered
9.A.calmed down B.given up C.turned up D.settled down
10.A.forming B.saying C.drawing D.holding
11.A.offered B.agreed C.insisted D.admitted
12.A.hopeful B.successful C.grateful D.doubtful
13.A.until B.after C.for D.as
14.A.lent B.handed C.mailed D.awarded
15.A.actor B.director C.reporter D.host
16.A.failed B.refused C.continued D.promised
17.A.job B.card C.money D.mind
18.A.lost B.left C.chose D.found
19.A.painting B.literature C.drama D.journalism
20.A.simple B.strange C.important D.different
We all often deal with people who complain about the failures and troubles of their daily lives. Life seems to be full of problems for them. 1.. If there were no problems in your job, then your employer would hire a much less capable (能干的) person than you to do the things that don’t need much thought. In the business world, those who are able to solve difficult problems are the ones who are the most valuable to the employer.
2.. The runner who trains for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal at all. The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to develop the speed and endurance(耐力)needed to win the medal.
Boxer Gene Tunney broke both hands in the ring. 3.. But at that time his manager felt that he could never again punch(重击)hard enough to be the heavyweight champion. Instead, Tunney determined to become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer. 4.. As a puncher, he would not have had a chance against Jack Dempsey, who was considered by many to be the hardest hitter in heavyweight history. Tunney would never have been a champion, if he had not had the problem of his broken hands.
5., you should smile and say, “Here’s my chance to win.”
A.Every time you are feeling down
B.It turned out to be the best thing to him
C.The next time you meet with a difficult climb
D.I would like to think such a life nothing unusual
E.He was lucky to be trained by an experienced coach
F.He proved to be one of the best boxers who had ever fought
G.Many times the problems we face force us to grow and become abler