Some best music and opera holidays for 2019.
Tangle wood Festival
The villages of Lenox and Stockbridge in western Massachusetts have been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than 80 years, and its annual Tanglewood festival is East Coast America’s most distinguished music event. Andris Nelsons, BSO music director, conducts 14 of the concerts and star performers include Emanuel Ax, Paul Lewis and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Tickets on sale Feb 10.
June 15—Aug 25 (tanglewood.org)
Aspen Festival
This year is the 70th anniversary of the Aspen Music Festival, one of the longest-running and most prestigious festivals in the United States. The 2019 program has yet to be announced, but a typical eight- week summer season includes more than 400 classical music events—including concerts by five orchestras, solo (独奏) and classical music performances, fully staged opera productions, music lessons, lectures, and children’s programming. Tickets and details available in February.
June 27—Aug 18 (aspenmusicfestival. com)
Grand Teton Music Festival
Aspen’s great classical music competitor in the Rocky Mountains is the Grand Teton, which has been held in Jackson Hole since 1962 and at its heart is a timber concert hall, the Walk Festival Hall, famous for its friendly atmosphere and excellent natural sound. Despite its relatively modest size, the hall attracts the greats—current music director is the Scottish conductor Donald Runnicles. The program for 2019 is yet to be announced but subscriptions are on sale from Feb 1, single tickets from March 1.
July 2—Aug 17 ( gtmf. org)
Salzburg Festival
The excitement is building in Salzburg both for this summer and for its 100th anniversary year in 2020. Bar the Proms, it is the world’s oldest music festival and this year it will pack in an unbelievable 199 performances in 43 days at 16 venues. This year’s theme is ‘Myths’ and includes first public performances of Mozart’s Idomeneo and George Enescu’s opera dipe.
July 20—Aug 31 (salzburgfestival. at)
1.Which of the festivals has the shortest history?
A.Tangle wood Festival. B.Aspen Festival.
C.Salzburg Festival. D.Grand Teton Music Festival.
2.What can we learn about Tanglewood Festival?
A.It is held from June 27 to Aug. 18.
B.Its tickets can be available from March 1.
C.It is best known in the east coast of America.
D.Its more information can be got from gtmf. org.
3.What is the similarity of Aspen Festival and Salzburg Festival?
A.Their tickets can be got in February.
B.They will be held in the same months.
C.They both have music and opera performances.
D.Their audience can be both adults and children.
假定你是李华，你班的英国交换生Jenkins已经回国，请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件， 感谢他在中国做交换生期间对你英语学习的帮助。
内容包括：
1. 表达谢意；
2. 接受帮助的过程；
3. 帮助后的情况。
注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jenkins,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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1.He lives in a house, in front of _____stands a tall tree.
2.It is no longer the place ______it used to be.
3.There is no simple answer, _____is often the case in science.
4.Here is such a heavy stone _____I can’t move it.
5.It was five o’clock ______my father got home.
6.__________struck me most in the movie was the father’s deep love for his son.
7.__________ difficult the problem may be, we will try our best to fight back.
8.He arrived earlier than ________ (expect).
9.With her energy ____________ (fix) on the research on AIDS, Mrs. Mason can not spare much time with her family.
10.She walked along the path, her daughter __________(follow) close behind.
11.My father was a lawyer, and he discouraged me _________ entering the field of scientific exploration.
12.The newly-elected president promises that he will spare no effort _________(promote) public welfare.
13.Leave him _________－ he obviously doesn’t want to be disturbed.
14.Once dressed in the fashion of our shop, you will stand __________ among the crowd.
15.You may depend on _________that they will look after your daughter when you are away for the meeting.
16.Having received the goods, the customer decided to make a __________(compain).
17.____________(defeat) is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
18.Accustomed to ___________(rise) at six in the morning, I can take an hour to read English every day.
19.I failed to hold __________ my tears when I heard the sad news.
20.He sat there, his arms __________(cross) in front of his chest.
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。
In May 2018 my friend and I visited Brazil and decided to enrich our travel experience by volunteering. We were coming from Bolivia and had1.long ride towards the beach with not many interesting tourist spots in between. Therefore, we chose one of the biggest agriculture regions2.(be) the first destination of our volunteer experience. I found several3.(choose) on the Work- Away website and finally decided for4.was presented as a small farm run by a guy called Pedro.
We agreed on staying for one week. Eventually, we stayed a few days longer, becoming good friends5.him. Life on the farm was much6.(nice) than we originally thought, and we liked to put our hands in the soil of his little garden. It7.(turn) out that Pedro’s small farm was part of a bigger farm with 600 cows and loads of fields of corn and soya (大豆). We8.(introduce) to the products of the bigger farm as well and we were free to eat anything from the farm. The volunteering was9.(honest) the best experience from our time10.(spend) in Brazil.
I was somewhere in Utah, trying to take a ride. It was getting dark and beginning to_________. I didn't have many clothes to protect me from the snowstorm. I'd_________in Vietnam and come home to see my dad in Minnesota. Vietnam had left me bad_________. I was in an artillery unit (炮兵部队）. Once, we accidentally hit a South Vietnamese militiaman. He died alongside his pregnant wife. I tried to_________the horrible memories with alcohol.
I'd been walking all day without_________anything. It was getting colder and I was starving to death. _______, a truck stopped before me and a voice said, "Hi! Where're you heading?” The driver was rough-looking. _______, his voice put me right at ease.
“Minnesota,” I said.
“No_________. I can take you 50 miles and then I have to turn south," he said.
After I got on the truck, he said, "I used to be in your_________. I once served in South Korea. One day I was driving drunk and__________someone. The guy lived, but he was disabled. That horrible__________made me take a long, hard look at myself." His story__________me. It seemed as if he had lived my life and was telling me I could__________.
The driver's__________was in a small town. He__________me to take some money for a bus ticket to Minnesota. I got off and watched the truck run away until it__________into the snowy darkness.
That__________was the turning point for me. I ________drinking, went to college, found work and got married. Through the years, anytime I've felt__________, I think of that trucker. His words__________me and made me believe that great things can happen if we have a try.
1.A.snow B.rain C.shine D.thunder
2.A.emigrated B.studied C.served D.settled
3.A.situations B.imaginations C.impressions D.memories
4.A.form B.record C.cover D.distinguish
5.A.eating B.wearing C.gaining D.noticing
6.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Completely D.Simply
7.A.Meanwhile B.Besides C.Instead D.However
8.A.way B.luck C.problem D.need
9.A.favour B.shoes C.hands D.honor
10.A.hit B.greeted C.discovered D.affected
11.A.expression B.conflict C.accident D.coincidence
12.A.shocked B.struck C.attracted D.comforted
13.A.appreciate B.understand C.leave D.change
14.A.turnoff B.direction C.home D.destination
15.A.invited B.persuaded C.encouraged D.commanded
16.A.slid B.dived C.disappeared D.crashed
17.A.journey B.ride C.truck D.meeting
18.A.practised B.enjoyed C.limited D.stopped
19.A.exhausted B.excited C.depressed D.inspired
20.A.saved B.hurt C.embarrassed D.reminded
A green gym is a health club that focuses on running an environmentally conscious business in order to be more eco-friendly. 1.So a big part of being greener is having eco-friendly cleansers (清洁剂). Not only do they have a non-chemical smell but they also aren't made up of the harsh (刺激性强的) chemicals like many other cleansers. The gym may also use recycled paper items, such as recycled toilet paper, paper towels and tissues.
Considering the amount of electricity a gym uses, a green gym may have solar panels (太阳能电池板) to help use the sun's energy as well as reduce the electricity bill. 2. When they use certain machines, such as the bikes, the energy generated goes back into the gym’s network of electricity.
3.One option is to use an energy-efficient washer and dryer for any cleaning. Another option is to use low-flow shower heads in the showers to reduce the amount of water used. Energy-efficient toilets in the bathroom are also a choice for reducing water use.
Part of becoming a green gym is using recycled exercise equipment.4.It may also have the exercise floor made from recycled materials.
Before long, more gyms may find themselves shifting toward eco-friendly practices, even if it involves small changes. Some people may prefer going to a gym that has eco-friendly practices. A green gym will be great for the environment and for saving money. 5.
A.A green gym does a lot of cleaning for health purposes.
B.A green gym focuses on using as little water as possible.
C.People have many different reasons for joining a local green gym.
D.You must be willing to learn the business side of running a green gym.
E.Another way is for gym goers to supply energy that goes back to the gym.
F.For example, it may purchase exercise equipment made from recycled metal.
G.Meanwhile, it helps bring in new clients who find that type of business appealing.
