A.By bus. | B.By subway. | C.By car. |
位置:伦敦市中心。
旅游价值:著名的旅游景点;是文化,音乐和艺术的中心。
特色:中国传统古建筑;吸引人的中餐馆,菜品丰富多样;招牌上有英文和中文
交通:交通便利,大概步行 15 分钟就可以把整个唐人街游览一遍。
人口:来自于不同的国家。
Welcome to BBC Learning English. I am Sun Chen, the host of today’s programme In this programme, we will take you around London’s Chinatown.
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3 . A Canadian addicted to Chinese ink wash painting
Canadian Brandon Collins-Green calls himself a Chinese culture “addict”. He has lived in China for over six years, spending his time in painting in the Chinese ink wash style and translating Chinese classics into English.
Collins-Green, 37, is a doctoral candidate in classical Chinese literature at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang. About 15 years ago, his first encounter with a stage adaption of the classic Chinese novel The Dream of the Red Chamber in Singapore inspired him to study Chinese in the following years. Learning Chinese as a second language, Collins-Green found it was not easy to understand a novel written in Chinese. “Besides the stories, I am interested in the poems, dialogues and lantern riddles in the book,” he said, “Because of The Dream of the Red Chamber, I wanted to get a closer look at China.”
His strong curiosity about China and Chinese culture prompted Collins-Green to travel to the city of Nanchang in 2015, in the hope of learning what the real China was like. During a visit to Badashanren Memorial Hall in Nanchang, where paintings of a famous Chinese artist were on exhibition, Collins-Green was interested in how a tiny brush could depict (描画) the curves of hills, shade and light on paper.
In his years spent translating The Dream of the Red Chamber into English, he has gradually found his way of combining Chinese and foreign cultures into his paintings, writing poems in English as the backdrops of his figures. As of this year, Collins-Green has completed over 2,500 works, including translations of The Dream of the Red Chamber, landscape paintings and portraits.
He lives a life greatly influenced by The Dream of the Red Chamber, renting a loft of about 9 square meters beside his university as a studio. Since this March, his paintings have been exhibited at art festivals in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an, bringing him a group of fans. Some have sent him emails, asking about the meanings of the poems in his paintings.
“We can see from Collins-Green that traditional Chinese culture is becoming more attractive to people in other countries,” said Li Shunchen, Collins-Green’s mentor at Jiangxi Normal University. “I really recommend that more people come to China to see how fast it is changing and to enjoy the charm of its culture,” Collins-Green said.
1. What first inspired Collins-Green to study Chinese according to the passage?A.His love for Chinese paintings. | B.The stage version of a classic Chinese novel. |
C.The need of his translation work. | D.His second language learning. |
A.amazed. | B.disappointed. | C.relaxed. | D.frightened. |
A.His strong curiosity about China gradually faded away. |
B.He studied Chinese well in China. |
C.He made great achievements as an addict to Chinese culture. |
D.His works produced some negative reactions in viewers. |
1. Where does Franco work?
A.In a hospital. | B.In a post office. | C.On a farm. |
A.It was not safe by plane. | B.He could enjoy the view. | C.The train was much cheaper. |
A.On Monday at 10:30 p.m. | B.On Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. | C.On Friday at 10:30 p.m. |
A.He helped injured people. | B.He traveled in the countryside. | C.He visited the center of the city. |
1. When does this conversation take place?
A.On Friday. | B.On Thursday. | C.On Wednesday. |
A.Twelfth Night. | B.The Bicycle Thief. | C.The Police and the Thief. |
A.Buy a movie ticket. | B.Read about Shakespeare. | C.Read a description of the play. |
6 . Exercise and I have never had a good relationship because of my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad
When I entered University of Regina, my dad
The spring semester came. A friend of mine
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my
A.expected | B.allowed | C.invited | D.pushed |
A.therefore | B.though | C.instead | D.besides |
A.avoided | B.kept | C.regretted | D.risked |
A.in shape | B.for fun | C.at ease | D.on business |
A.decided | B.happened | C.bothered | D.refused |
A.hardly | B.merely | C.constantly | D.gradually |
A.eager | B.content | C.embarrassed | D.disappointed |
A.teased | B.comforted | C.approached | D.annoyed |
A.happy | B.proud | C.careful | D.certain |
A.share | B.part | C.cup | D.mouth |
A.curiosity | B.passion | C.fright | D.confidence |
A.ambitious | B.enthusiast | C.adorable | D.perfect |
A.feel | B.accept | C.display | D.compare |
A.save | B.witness | C.discourage | D.separate |
A.trouble | B.sense | C.peace | D.contact |
7 . Both Vijayan and his wife Mohana grew up on the streets of Kochi, India. They married 49 years ago, making a(n)
Each day, they
Mohana had always been
Traveling has opened up the couple’s minds so much. They’ve been to many natural and man-made
Vijayan and Mohana aren’t finished with their adventures and their
A.mistake | B.difference | C.living | D.apology |
A.explore | B.change | C.control | D.support |
A.added up | B.took in | C.gave out | D.set aside |
A.exchanges | B.failures | C.adventures | D.proposals |
A.saving | B.applying | C.competing | D.renting |
A.annoyed | B.curious | C.positive | D.concerned |
A.confuses | B.protects | C.attracts | D.requests |
A.anxious | B.frightened | C.inspired | D.addicted |
A.still | B.quite | C.hardly | D.immediately |
A.organizations | B.greenhouses | C.civilizations | D.sights |
A.improving | B.admiring | C.recommending | D.recognizing |
A.relaxed | B.amazed | C.confident | D.awkward |
A.design | B.strategy | C.arrangement | D.goal |
A.reminds | B.orders | C.awards | D.offers |
A.debates | B.responsibilities | C.challenges | D.directions |
8 . Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏).
Seeing what was going on, my dad
That day we came home without any tickets. When I asked dad why he did so, dad said, “My child, it was heartbreaking and
That was a
A.Finally | B.Actually | C.Really | D.Nearly |
A.at | B.over | C.under | D.in |
A.nervously | B.hurriedly | C.carefully | D.excitedly |
A.So | B.Although | C.Instead | D.However |
A.hand | B.arm | C.head | D.face |
A.closely | B.near | C.closer | D.nearly |
A.fell | B.flew | C.threw | D.dropped |
A.out | B.from | C.down | D.away |
A.recognized | B.explained | C.proved | D.understood |
A.straight | B.straightly | C.plain | D.plainly |
A.means | B.proves | C.helps | D.gives |
A.exciting | B.embarrassing | C.amazing | D.surprising |
A.asking for | B.looking after | C.aware of | D.adapting to |
A.excitement | B.privacy | C.emotion | D.pride |
A.previous | B.precious | C.proper | D.possible |
1. 举行时间;
2. 活动内容: (1)欣赏民间艺术(年画,风筝等);(2)品尝当地美食;(3)参加系列文化活动
3. 邀请同往。
注意:1.写作词数应为80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:民间文化艺术节Folk Arts Festival; 年画New Year Picture; 雕刻 carving
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10 . To raise money for restaurant workers who had to stay at home during COVID-19, two brothers, Aiden and Louis Ardine, decided to walk 3,200 miles across America to raise money.
Having just arrived on the sands of the Pacific Ocean, Aiden and Louis Ardine have now completed their five-month walk which started on the Asbury Park boardwalk in New Jersey. They hoped to raise $30, 000 for some charities (慈善组织) that were helping restaurant workers waiting for lockdown (隔离) to end, but ended up making $70,000 — which they gave away to the COCO Fund and the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation.
“This would not have been possible without the help of a huge community of people, whether people were donating or helping us guide our way across the United States,” said Aiden Ardine. “This was surely an adventure full of hope, and it proved people are born good and want to help their neighbors.”
Just like cross-country trips in this nation, their journey was characterized by amazing views, long roads, and helpful strangers: like a man who passed them in the extreme heat of summertime Iowa, before doubling back and giving them a cold Gatorade; or a Nevada campground manager who left them stay for free.
In Utah they had what the naturalist John Muir would have described as an “interview” with a black bear, when rounding a corner in the path, they found themselves within a few feet of it.
When they reached San Francisco, their supporters were waiting for them on the beach. Afterwards they flew home along with their mom who had been there to meet them. After their adventurous stay away from home, we can only imagine she was really feeling proud of her sons.
1. What did the two brothers collect money for?A.Setting up some charities. | B.Helping to end the lockdown. |
C.Completing their five-month walk. | D.Aiding restaurant workers stuck at home. |
A.Humorous. | B.Caring. | C.Curious. | D.Honest. |
A.They met with a bear. | B.They were interviewed. |
C.They visited a naturalist. | D.They were lost in the path. |
A.A Long Journey | B.Walk with Love |
C.A Proud Mother | D.Adventure with Fun |