Since 1904, Ravinia Festival has been Chicago’s “sound of summer”, a place where you can meet up with your friends, have a wonderful time and hear some of the greatest music in the world. We’ve got stars on the stage and stars in the sky, and it’s all within your reach.But there’s more to Ravinia than merely the world’s greatest music. For as many people who walk through Ravinia’s gate each summer, there are just as many ways to enjoy what we call “The Ravinia Experience”. For some, it all starts with a picnic picked up along the way, greeting your friends at your favourite spot on the lawn.
RaviniaDining
Whether you want to add a bottle of wine and some cheese to your picnic on the lawn or sit down to a meal, Ravinia has a wide variety of choices and we welcome you to explore them all.
RaviniaGifts
There are two locations for your shopping convenience! Visit our Main Store in the Dining Pavilion. There you will find different CDs, jewelry, games and more. Or fill your more immediate needs at the shop located behind the Martin Theatre.
HowtoBuyTickets
Online
Tickets for the season begin to go on sale online on Tuesday April 25.Ravinia Festival’s online ticketing makes ordering tickets for your favourite performances easier than ever before. It is available 24 hours a day on the website.
Click on the date of your choice to select an event, select your seats and add it to your ticket order. Once you have selected all the events you wish to attend, simply enter your payment information and submit your order.
ByPhone
Phone sales for the season start on Monday May 22.
Order tickets by phone by calling 847-266-5100.
Monday—Friday:10:00 am—5:00 pm
Saturday/Sunday: Closed
1. It can be inferred that Ravinia Festival is ________.| A．a yearly music festival |
| B．a celebration of old folk music |
| C．a big food party with music performances |
| D．a traditional holiday with music and food |
| A．choose where to sit |
| B．get some discount |
| C．decide the time of any performance |
| D．change the date of an event after payment |
| A．go to Chicago in April |
| B．make a call at weekends |
| C．go to Chicago in the summer |
| D．visit the website before April |
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【推荐1】Vietnam launched preparations for the Lunar New Year with a fish release on Thursday. The tradition involves releasing fish called carp into rivers and lakes in the country a week before the holiday known as Tet officially begins.
The tradition comes from an ancient story of three “Kitchen Gods”. The three, two males and a female, take a ride on the brightly colored carp at the end of the year. They go to Heaven to meet with the Jade Emperor, the God who rules there. The Kitchen Gods report news about the families they represent to ask for the emperor's care and protection. Their efforts help to keep the kitchen fires burning, and families happy and healthy.
Vietnamese believe the fish release brings good luck to their families. As the gods go to Heaven, families clean their houses in preparation to celebrate Tet. A clean house, Vietnamese believe, will bring luck in the new year. On Lunar New Year's Eve, the gods will return to earth and their duties in the kitchen of the house.
Releasing the fish makes me feel better about myself," said Nguyen Hong Nhung of Hanoi. "It's like I've done a good deed, so I'll be luckier in the new year.
Thursday's event, which takes place across Vietnam, was more restrained than in years past because of COVID - 19. It is spreading in several northern areas of the country. "Vietnamese will still follow the tradition of releasing the fish, but COVID-19 has made people keep a safe distance", said Tran Van Toi as he released carp from a plastic bag at Hanoi's West Lake.
The Lunar New Year is also celebrated in China, Korea, Laos and other Asian countries.
1. Why do Vietnamese set free carp at the Lunar New Year?| A．To honor the Jade Emperor. | B．To follow official rules. |
| C．To bring good fortune. | D．To protect wildlife. |
| A．Canceled. | B．Postponed. | C．Forbidden. | D．Restricted. |
| A．A tradition in Vietnam. | B．The Kitchen Gods. |
| C．A festival in Asian countries. | D．The fish called carp. |
| A．Opinion. | B．Culture. | C．Business. | D．Lifestyle. |
【推荐2】After shopping for deals in stores on “Black Friday”, or online on “Cyber Monday”, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular “Giving Tuesday”. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City and United Nations Foundation.
As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700, 000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $116.7 million in cash. An additional $1.08 million was spent on gifts.
While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick.
But perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is by helping those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share you good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!
1. Which of the following has the shortest history?| A．Cyber Monday | B．Giving Tuesday |
| C．Black Friday | D．Thanksgiving Day |
| A．To persuade more people to shop online |
| B．To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyable |
| C．To encourage more people to do charities |
| D．To get voluntary work better known |
| A．To donate money to local schools |
| B．To keep a record of one’s experience |
| C．To help people make new friends |
| D．To make Giving Tuesday more popular |
| A．Business | B．Lifestyle |
| C．Education | D．Culture |
【推荐3】Halloween is a festival celebrated on October 31st. The name of the holiday means "hallowed" or "holy evening" because it happens the day before All Saints Day. It is said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve. They dress up with special costumes (服装), they eat too much, and they stay up too late celebrating.
Children go around the neighborhood wearing make-up, and dress in masks and colorful costumes. The most common costumes are witches, ghosts, skeletons (骷髅), and popular TV, movie and storybook characters. Some costumes are homemade; others are bought in stores. The children go from door to door saying "trick or treat". People give them candy, cookies, fruit or money. Sometimes money is collected to help UNICEF, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
Homes, stores, and classrooms are decorated in the traditional Halloween colors, orange and black. Usual decorations are witches, ghosts, skeletons, and Jack-o'-lanterns, Jack-o'-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved (雕刻) to look like faces. They are placed on doorway entrances and in windows. Horror movies and ghost stories are shown on TV on this day.
Adults and older children also celebrate Halloween with parades, festivals, and costume parties. Some people create their costumes; other people rent them. Contests are held, where the best costume receives a prize. One of the party events popular with children is dunking (浸泡) for apples. Apples are put in tubs filled with water. People try to get the apples using only their mouths; hands cannot be used.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the common costumes according to the text?| A．They are colorful. |
| B．Some of the costumes are homemade. |
| C．All of the costumes are bought in stores. |
| D．They are witches, ghosts, skeletons, popular TV characters and so on. |
| A．Horror movies are shown on TV on October 31st. |
| B．Apples are the favorite fruit people eat on Halloween. |
| C．Adults also celebrate Halloween together with children. |
| D．Jack-o'-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces. |
| A．Because Halloween comes the day before All Saints Day. |
| B．Because children can get money from their parents on Halloween. |
| C．Because only on that day can children go around the neighborhood. |
| D．Because children dress up with special costumes, eat a lot, and stay up late celebrating. |
| A．Orange and black. | B．Red and green. |
| C．Black and white. | D．Orange and brown. |
【推荐1】The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ________.| A．are the same thing | B．are different games |
| C．are not held in winter | D．are held in summer |
| A．every two years | B．every three years | C．every four years | D．every five years |
| A．Basketball. | B．Table tennis. | C．Football. | D．Skating. |
【推荐2】Research has revealed many benefits to being in the presence of nature, whether that’s walking in a forest, having a small garden or keeping a few household plants.
“One study showed that patients in a hospital who had plants in their rooms reported less pain, lower blood pressure, less tiredness and less anxiety than patients without plants in their rooms,” says Jenny Seham, founder and director of AIM (Arts and Integrative Medicine) in New York. She explains,“Cortisol (皮质醇)，the stress hormone, has been shown to lower with plant interaction, lowering tiredness and blood pressure. Gardening and caring for plants can help turn people away from negative thoughts or emotions.”
Houseplant collections have become a popular social media trend. Jamie Keaton Jones, a psychologist, says, “For many people, tending to plants has become a hobby. This hobby enables them to experience greater comfort and beauty from the presence of living things sharing their space.”
“Plants and exposure to greenery have been found to have many mental health benefits, such as lowering stress, decreasing feelings of depression, increasing sociability, restoring focus, improving cognitive performance, improving mood and increasing self- confidence,” says Jones.
Studies have also shown that plants and gardening increase productivity and levels of serotonin (血清素), which is responsible for uplifting mood.
“Rather than focusing on the past or worrying about the future, plant care helps one concentrate on the present moment and provides a feeling of accomplishment,” says Gayle Weill, another psychologist in Washington.
Like any new skill or hobby, taking care of houseplants comes with a learning process. Anyone starting to care for plants should be patient and allow themselves time to learn the basics, leaving room for a little trial and error.
1. Where can the passage be found?| A．In a science magazine. | B．In a novel. |
| C．In a history book. | D．Ina biography. |
| A．Many hospitals keep plants in the patients’ rooms. |
| B．Doctors will use plants to cure the patients’ illness. |
| C．Keeping a few plants can get u out of tiredness. |
| D．Caring for plants can keep us away from bad mood. |
| A．Houseplant collections are not popular in recent days. |
| B．Keeping plants has many physical health benefits. |
| C．Studies have proved that plants are beneficial for uplifting mood. |
| D．For many of us, plant care is difficult and takes time. |
| A．Benefits of Keeping Houseplants | B．Research on Keeping Houseplants |
| C．Ways to Take Care of Houseplants | D．Opinions About Caring About Plants |
【推荐3】To improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers, Russian police have tried to get drivers to slow down at zebra (斑马) crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities.
The light grey horses, painted with black stripes (条纹), carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing drivers.
Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take steps to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the country’s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.
In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were killed, including two children.
Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.
“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.
Let’s hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians’ awareness.
1. Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?| A．To make a call on protecting animals. |
| B．To raise drivers’ awareness of road safety. |
| C．To tell people it is dangerous to cross streets. |
| D．To remind people zebras are in danger of extinction. |
| A．The zebras. | B．The policemen. | C．The horses. | D．The drivers. |
| A．Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestrians. |
| B．Russian drivers often ignore traffic lights. |
| C．most Russian drivers have realized the seriousness of the problem. |
| D．the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad. |
| A．Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings. |
| B．Road safety should be improved. |
| C．The paints used on the horses are safe. |
| D．These animals are ill-treated by the police. |
