1 . Noteworthy Theme Parks

Peppa Pig Theme Park, the US

The world’s first Peppa Pig Theme Park opened in February 2022 in Florida.

Devoted to the classic British animated TV show, the park welcomes guests with well-designed activities. The Daddy Pig ride takes families on a windy road in the show’s red car. They can also enjoy a dinosaur ride, and play games at the Fairground.

Tickets from $34.

Columbia Pictures Aquaverse, Thailand

Thailand’s Columbia Pictures Aquaverse opened in October 2022.

The movie-themed water park features rides and experiences inspired by popular films like Zombieland. In addition to the rides, the park hosts performances at its Mega Wave Pool, where guests can hang out in the pool while enjoying movie screenings and pop concerts.

Tickets from $41.

Katmandu Park, Dominican Republic

Opened in March 2023, the park is full of mystery (奥秘).

The 4D dark ride is brought to life by lighting and projection effects. Another key attraction is EtherQuest, an interactive walk-through experience. Aside from the rides, guests can also check out a sky-high ropes course, and climbing walls for younger adventurers.

Tickets from $120 for adults: $85 for children for a one-use pass.

Legoland Korea Resort, South Korea

Opened in May 2022, the park is designed for 2- to 12-year-olds.

This playful wonderland is devoted to all things of Lego, with more than 40 rides and attractions across seven thematic zones. Guests can get on family-friendly rides, visit Legoland Lookout for great park views, and get hands-on experience with creative workshops.

Tickets from $38 for adults; $30 for children.

1. Which of the four theme parks started the earliest?

A．Katmandu Park.	B．Peppa Pig Theme Park.
C．Legoland Korea Resort.	D．Columbia Pictures Aquaverse.

2. What can visitors do at Columbia Pictures Aquaverse?

A．Go to the Fairground.	B．Try the 4D dark ride.
C．Attend a pop concert.	D．Experience a workshop.

3. How much should a couple with a child pay at least to visit Legoland Korea Resort?

A．$106.

B．$123.

C．$205.

D．$240.

2 . What does the man find difficult about Shakespeare’s plays?

A．The humor.

B．The plots.

C．The language.

3 . The Guide to the Lively Arts

Free Country

Wednesday, June 21 at 7 pm

Marine Band summer concerts are back now! Enjoy outdoor & live-streamed concerts around the DMV. This week Free Country takes the stage for a lineup of Motown, Classic Rock & the like. Check out full programs and the diverse schedule of performances for the summer online. No tickets required.

Dance to the Music

Friday, June 23 at 8 pm

Friday night Concerts at the Capitol are back! This week, the pop/rock group, Downrange, presents a program of upbeat popular hits. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy world-class music under Washington, DC skies.

Price: $19-$39.

Summer Concert Series

Saturday, June 24 at 7 pm at National Harbor

Tuesday, June 27 at 8 pm at the U. S. Capitol Steps

Join the Concert Band for two FREE concerts in the Summer Concert Series on Saturday evening at the National Harbor Waterfront and Tuesday evening on the West Lawn at the steps of the U. S. Capitol.

C. S. Lewis on Stage

June 28 — 30 three shows only!

Award-winning actor Max McLean’s outstanding performance captures C. S. Lewis’s charming personality and astonishing eloquence (口才) to create an onstage experience exploring deep into the soul of one of the most influential thinkers of the century. With McLean’s talent for humor, expect plenty of laughs in this show.

Price: $79-$99.

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1. What do Free Country and Dance to the Music have in common?

A．They charge ticket fees.	B．They are broadcast online.
C．They feature classic music.	D．They are performed outdoors.

2. Which show can you watch if you are interested in comedies?

A．Free Country.	B．C. S. Lewis on Stage.
C．Dance to the Music.	D．Summer Concert Series.

3. In which section of a Tuesday newspaper can you find the text?

A．Arts.

B．Style.

C．Weekend.

D．Culture.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man seldom do exercise?

A．He lacks motivation.

B．He has a heart problem.

C．He works all the time.

2. What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do?

A．He’s an athlete.

B．He’s a researcher.

C．He’s a journalist.

3. Why does the woman speak of a study?

A．To encourage the man.

B．To recommend an exercise.

C．To support her findings.

4. How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly?

A．300 minutes.

B．150 minute.

C．75 minutes.

5 . As a qualified teacher of art and design, Theresa Harwood offers short online courses on drawing and painting to help students both young and old develop into confident artists.

Academic drawing course

This course is for absolute beginners of any age who are not sure on what to do or how to use a pencil. The course will be limited to only six participants, 5 sessions, once a week.

Start date: June 5

Time:10:00 am～11:00 am

Price: $380

Water color painting course

This course is for anyone who is interested in developing skills for water colour painting. Through a series of 6 projects we learn wet on wet and wet on dry. The course will be limited to only twelve participants. 6 sessions, once a week.

Start date: April 23

Time:4:30 pm～5:30 pm

Price: $380

Landscape drawing course

This course is suitable for anyone from 11 to 90 years who are interested in developing skills for landscape drawing. The only requirement of the course is that you want to learn to draw! The course will be limited to only ten participants. 5 sessions, once a week.

Start date: May 24

Time:8:00 pm～9:00 pm

Price: $380

Western art history course

This course is for students, aged between 9 and 12 years. It looks at the fun facts of the key artworks of each art movement and explains why the artists painted certain views or people. The course will be limited to only eight participants. 6 sessions, once a week.

Start date: May 7

Time:10:30 am～11:30 am

Price: $380

These courses have limited spaces and are often sold out quickly, so do book your spot soon!

1. How many students are admitted for each academic drawing course?

A．6.

B．8.

C．10.

D．12.

2. When does the landscape drawing course start?

A．On April 23.

B．On May 7.

C．On May 24.

D．On June 5.

3. Which course just accepts schoolchildren?

A．Water color painting.	B．Western art history.
C．Landscape drawing.	D．Academic drawing.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did Julie leave for Mexico?

A．In June.

B．In July.

C．In August.

2. What did Julie like best about Mexico?

A．The food.

B．The people.

C．The events.

3. Which language does Tom speak besides English?

A．Spanish.

B．French.

C．Chinese.

4. Why doesn’t Tom leave his country now?

A．He doesn’t have a passport.

B．He doesn’t know where to travel.

C．He can’t afford to visit other countries.

7 . Why did the man start to learn a musical instrument?

A．He had a music class at school.

B．He wanted to start a new hobby.

C．He was asked to do it by his parents.

8 . About 400 high school students from Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio joined a heated discussion recently on “China: What Does the Future Hold?”

“It’s either going to turn out really good or really bad—who knows?” said Braveen Ragunathan, a senior from an Ohio high school. In his mind all Americans are connected to China in some way.

The forum was held in Pittsburgh, once a US industrial center, now facing job-cuts because of competition brought about by globalization. The aim of the forum is to help American students learn more about the outside world.

Elliott Blackwell, a junior at the Neighborhood Academy, said the forum let him know more about how China’s economic development will affect America in the future.

Some students, although impressed by China’s economic boom, expressed uneasiness about the nation’s practices and differences from the American way of doing business and politics.

“China is a power coming up, so they might challenge us,” Paul Amon, a junior from Oil City High School, said. “I’d hope that China can be our partner but I think that we’d clash along the way because we’re too different,” he added.

George Riley, a teacher explained: “The view of China is usually negative and I think that’s fueled by the media.”

However, some negative feelings are not from the media. Merri Ebel is a senior at East Allegheny High School north of Pittsburgh. Both her parents lost their jobs recently. The company they worked for said it was cheaper to produce goods in China rather than the US.

“China is just this big question mark. China was just a big country with millions of people that no one really knew about because it was so far away and our class was more American history based,” she said.

For better or worse US teenagers are eager to know more about China, the forum shows.

1. From the passage we know that most US teenagers ________.

A．know only a little about China	B．know much about China
C．know nothing about China	D．like China very much

2. What do the underlined word in Para 6 mean?

A．conflict

B．support

C．cooperate

D．help

3. The main reason why China in their eyes is usually negative is probably that ________.

A．what their teachers say affects them	B．How their classmates behave affects them
C．newspapers and online news affects them	D．the forum being held affects them

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Teenagers in the US.	B．Job-cuts in Pittsburgh.
C．Cheaper goods in China.	D．China in American teenagers’ eyes.

9 . I survey the pile of dirty dishes jamming the sink after the party. With no working _______ except my two hands, the task is huge.

Hot water _______ the sink, I plunge (猛扎) my hands into the _______. Then it occurs to me that every dish and spoon brings back memories. I bring up a tiny spoon, still covered with applesauce. I smile as I _______   the eleven-month-old eating it with wild abandon. I pick up a _______ and I remember my oldest daughter’s trying to cut meat for the four-year-old sister while correcting the eight-year-old’s rude table _______. A bowl with bits of lettuce (生菜) stuck like glue reminds me of countless discussions among daughters about diet food and losing _______. Eating delicious food and keeping a perfect figure is an endless _________ for girls.

My three daughters, now, are _______ and have their own families. They get along as well as they did when they were ________. My grandsons seem to be ________ like their mothers. The two oldest wanted their bikes brought out to ________ together. The youngest delighted us when he, feeling the soft carpet, erupted with bursts of laughter. All memories ________. My three daughters did the same thing years ago — riding bikes, feeling the soft carpet...

The dishes are done, and the sink is ________. But my life is full. It is full of happy children and grandsons. I thank the dishes for ________ me.

1.

A．dish-washer

B．hand-drier

C．rice-cooker

D．air-conditioner

2.

A．washing

B．filling

C．heating

D．leaking

3.

A．coldness

B．darkness

C．warmth

D．length

4.

A．leave

B．stop

C．witness

D．recall

5.

A．knife

B．dish

C．spoon

D．fork

6.

A．settings

B．manners

C．patterns

D．arrangements

7.

A．appetite

B．sense

C．weight

D．direction

8.

A．chance

B．power

C．honor

D．struggle

9.

A．born

B．gone

C．abandoned

D．married

10.

A．sisters

B．daughters

C．children

D．friends

11.

A．on good terms

B．on active duties

C．in great need

D．in big trouble

12.

A．ride

B．find

C．steal

D．buy

13.

A．fade away

B．flood back

C．go far

D．bury deep

14.

A．clean

B．empty

C．dirty

D．sticky

15.

A．saving

B．engaging

C．reminding

D．attracting

10 . RMIT (墨尔本皇家理工大学) is hosting interactive events across a range of topics and disciplines. Look through our events to find one you might be interested in.

Free bike tuning Time: 9 a.m.-12 noon, 7 June 2023 Location: Bike Hub, Cardigan Street Roll up here to get a 15-minute tune for free, no booking needed.

Expressions of interest Time: 6:45 p.m. till late, 8 June, 2023 Location: Arts Centre, Victoria Street Artist and performer Rupi Kaur is set to attract Melbourne audiences with her World Tour. Because there will be high demand for this event and only 17 Student Tickets available, there is an expression-of-interest form students will have to fill out and get selected from.

City campus walking tour Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m., 9 June 2023 Location: Building 10, City Campus Take a walk around campus. Highlights include: Green Star accredited buildings Solar panel rooftop Heritage and architecture

Community clothing repair Time: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., 6 June 2023 Location: Place Lab, St. Brunswick Bring along clothing in need of fixing for a mending session to launch Community clothing repair series, with the aim of building a local response towards a sustainable fashion system. Capacity for this event is limited to 18. Disclaimer: To give all students the opportunity to join our events, each person can only sign up for a maximum of 2 events each month. If you have signed up for more than 2 events in a given month, we will contact you via email to arrange to give your spot to another student.

1. How many students will be selected to watch the performance by Rupi Kaur at most?

A．10.

B．15.

C．17.

D．18.

2. What will happen if you have registered for more than 2 events in a given month?

A．You will be given an opportunity to have a tour.

B．You will be arranged to join in unlimited events.

C．You will be asked to fill out an application form.

D．You will be informed to hand over your position.

3. Which of the following starts earliest?

A．Free bike tuning.	B．Expressions of interest.
C．City campus walking tour.	D．Community clothing repair.