Food festivals around the world
Stilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane（赛道）. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors arc served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.
Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth
Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy（辛辣）,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you!
La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight
On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.
The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash!
1.In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must .
A.wear various formal clothes
B.roll a wooden cheese in their own lane
C.kick or throw their cheese
D.use a real cheese weighing about four kilos
2.Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?
A.In New Mexico.
B.In the Caribbean.
C.In Australia.
D.In China.
3.The celebration of La Tomatina lasts .
A.three days
B.seven days
C.less than three days
D.more than seven days
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.
B.More than 10,000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
C.Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
D.An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.
Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.
Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18, 2015) | |
Nearpod ❖9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ❖Room 501 Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context（语境）for students to learn vocabulary. The presenter will show how to use it. | TEO ❖ 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ❖Room 502 Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO. |
Kahoot ❖10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ❖ Room 601 Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback（反馈）, including reports about their strengths and weaknesses. | Prezi ❖3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. ❖Room 602 Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students' attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies. |
1.Nearpod can be used to_____.
A.offer grammar tests B.teach listening on-line
C.help vocabulary learning D.gain fluency in speaking
2.If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to____________.
A.Room 501 B.Room 502
C.Room 601 D.Room 602
3.Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?
A.Nearpod. B.Kahoot.
C.TEO. D.Prezi.
4.A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by ______.
A.9:00 a.m. B.10:30 a.m.
C.2:00 p.m. D.3:30 p.m.
From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.
So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the _____fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:___ _____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
1.A. reflected B. explained C. meant D. proved
2.A. would B. could C. might D. should
3.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
4.A. goal B. stage C. journey D. chance
5.A. trouble B. satisfaction C. strength D. disappointment
6.A. kept B. sent C. watched D. felt
7.A. through B. from C. against D. before
8.A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand
9.A. as B. once C. if D. while
10.A. educated B. protected C. stuck D. spoilt
11.A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D. persuaded
12.A. roughly B. simply C. merrily D. curiously
13.A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons
14.A. decades B. weeks C. hours D. moments
15.A. play B. freeze C. click D. adjust
16.A. same B. warm C. different D. dirty
17.A. predicted B. realized C. imagined D. insisted
18.A. pass over B. turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on
19.A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud
20.A. casually B. anxiously C. nicely D. frequently
Always remember put such dangerous things as knives out of children’s
A.touch B.sight C.reach D.distance
Giving up my job to go back to full-time education was a big __________, but now I know it was the best decision I ever made.
A.project B.commitment C.competition D.ambition
（2014·湖南）All we need _________ a small piece of land where we can plant various kinds of fruit trees throughout the growing seasons of the year.
A.are B.was
C.is D.were
