时间：下周五6:00—8:00；地点：教学楼101室；
内容：1.唱中国歌；2.比赛用筷子；3.学习包饺子。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
An Announcement
Boys and girls,
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the Students’ Union
2 . At the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, everyone has an opportunity to experience excellence.
The Music of John Williams
Experience the excitement of cinema’s greatest music in these concerts featuring the scores (配乐) of the world’s most beloved film composer, John Williams. In his 60-year-long career, Williams has written some of the most popular film music in movie history. This promises to be an unforgettable concert experience.
Time: Friday, October 22, 8 p.m.
Price: $100
Shen Yun 2021
Through the universal language of music and dance, Shen Yun shows a heaven with ancient stories and modern tales, taking you on a journey through 5,000 years of Chinese culture .
A Shen Yun performance features the world’s best-trained dancers, a unique orchestra (管弦乐队), and a beautiful stage — together creating one amazing performance .
Time: Sunday , October 18, 1:30 p.m.
Price: $80
The Nutcracker
Kansas City Ballet’s annual tradition, The Nutcracker, is back to amaze audiences once again. The classic, Victorian-ега story by E.T.A. Hoffman is a magical theatrical experience with beautiful costumes, grand sets and fascinating choreography (编舞).
Let you feel the story once more as your childhood dreams return and inspire you to imagine again .
Time: Friday, December 3, 7:30 p.m.
Price: $152.50
Bird Lives
Live music has faced great challenges over the past year and a half, but nothing reflect the lasting power of jazz like the great Charlie Parker. In this concert, we will feature music from Bird’s most iconic album, Charlie Parker with Strings and the mastery of alto saxophonists (中音萨克斯管吹奏者) Jaleel Shaw, David Valdez and Bobby Watson .
Time: Friday, October 8, 8 p.m.
Price: $45
1. If you like to listen to classic movie music, you should choose_________.| A．The Music of John Williams | B．Shen Yun 2021 |
| C．The Nutcracker | D．Bird Lives |
| A．A ballet about true love. |
| B．An inspiring dance about a Western hero. |
| C．A classical dance about Chinese culture. |
| D．A musical of a girl trying to find the heaven. |
| A．It is held in memory of E. T. A. Hoffman. |
| B．Audiences can watch it on December 3 at 6 p.m.. |
| C．It focuses on Victorian-era music and choreography. |
| D．It may bring back audiences’ childhood memories. |
3 . Ways to Improve Vocabulary in Just One Day
The average American has a vocabulary in the thousands . Try these tricks to make sure yours builds up.
Watch movies
"If you see the movie version of your favourite book you're likely to have a deeper understanding and knowledge of the words in it," says Neuman, professor of Childhood and Literacy Education at New York University . "Seeing and reading something on the same topic is really important.”
Read magazines
If you want to improve vocabulary, don't just flip through your favourite magazine, really read it.
Listen to how words sound
Many people won't remember tricky words unless they come across them frequently. But if you hear a word that you think sounds interesting, you become word conscious(有意识的) and start using it yourself, says Neuman.
Join a book club
"Book clubs are a wonderful strategy to learn new words,” says Neuman. Not only will it force you to set aside time in your day to read, but it's also a good way to discover books you might not normally be drawn to.
Listen to the radio
Those types of programs can expose you to topics you may not be familiar with. Don't miss these middle school vocabulary words adults still don't know.
Pay attention to your surroundings
Next time walk down a busy street or take a walk in the park, try to describe what you're seeing as much as possible inside your head.
Read, read, read
Even if you don't stop to look up every single foreign word, chances are you can improve vocabulary simply by figuring out(想出) their meaning based on the context.
1. How many tricks mentioned above are through hearing?| A．1. | B．2. | C．3 | D．4. |
| A．By listening to the radio. | B．By joining a book club. |
| C．By walking around. | D．By watching movies. |
| A．Textbook. | B．Science report. | C．Website. | D．Novel. |
4 . The 2021 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
The awards contest (奖赛) is to encourage people to explore peace and the human spirit. There are three agecategories (类型): Adult (19&over), Youth (13-18), and Youth (12&under). The yearly contest is open to people worldwide. Your poems must be unpublished (未发表的), and in English.
Deadline
All entries (参赛作品) must be submitted (提交) by July 1, 2021.
Entry Fee
Adults--$15
Youth (13-18)--$5
Youth (12 & under)--no fee
Notes
1. You may submit up to three unpublished poems. At most 30 lines per poem.
2. Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age in the upper right-hand corner of each poem. For the Youth (12 & under) category, please also include your school’s name and your teacher’s name.
3. Title each poem.
4. Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return.
5. Email your entries to: cwarner@napf.org and Click here to pay our entry fee online; or send your entries and entry fee to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 1622 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Awards
Adult Winner--$1,000
Youth (13-18) Winner--$200
Youth (12 & under) Winner--$200
Winners will be announced by October 1, 2021 on our website. Winners will be notified by email and/or mail. Past years’ winning poems can be found here.
1. What can we learn about the contest?| A．It includes two categories. |
| B．It is held. every three years. |
| C．It only accepts poems in English. |
| D．It is open to people aged 12 and over. |
| A．pay an entry fee of $5 |
| B．write a poem of at least 30 lines |
| C．submit his entry by October 1, 2021 |
| D．include his teacher’s name in his entry |
| A．$200 in prize money. |
| B．$1,000 in prize money. |
| C．A collection of this year’s winning poems. |
| D．A collection of past year’s winning poems. |
5 . Becoming famous is the dream of many, and Tian is getting closer to that dream.
Tian, 30, is a white - collar worker in Beijing. On short video application Douyin, Tian has more than 2, 000 fans, So far, she has received more than 50, 000 likes on the Dubsmash - like app. On her page on Douyin, Tian shares everything, from her son's daily activities, to her pet dogs, to little skits (段子) made up by her and her husband. “Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting, ” Tian said. “Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”
China's short video market has seen great growth, according to a report. The report said that China's short video market was valued at 5. 73 billion yuan ($ 900 million) in 2017, an increase of 184 percent. The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020. Companies like Tencent, Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.
“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet, ” said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.
Fans say that the short videos help them “chill out” from a stressed - out lifestyle. “My favorite videos are all about pets, ” said Zhou Na, a nurse in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province. “After a whole day's work, watching the 15 - second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.”
1. Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?| A．To get fun | B．To become a well - known person |
| C．To attract fans | D．To record her family's routine |
| A．They have a huge amount of value |
| B．They make people s star dreams come true |
| C．They enrich internet audio and video content |
| D．They greatly reduce people's pressure |
| A．Feel cold | B．Calm down |
| C．Catch a cold | D．Become concerned |
| A．China's short video market is open |
| B．Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness |
| C．Every Chinese is using Douyin to make short video |
| D．China's short video market has developed rapidly |
6 .
| Location | Gift shop and snack bar |
| •In Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province | • Lots of books, T-shirts and toys. • You will love our ice cream and fresh fruit juice. |
| Tickets | How to get there |
| ・ All-day ticket of Happy Valley： ¥180/person. • Night ticket of Happy Valley： ¥ 60/person • Valid （有效的）between 18： 30 and 22：00. ・ Ticket of Happy Train： ¥40/ person. ・ Tickets of Happy Valley + Happy Train： ¥200/person. • Tickets are free to the people over 70 and under 3. | • By tourist bus No. 1 running between Luohu Railway Station and Happy Valley. • By bus No. 20, 21, 26, 27, then get off at Window of the World Station and walk for about 3 minutes to Happy Valley. • By subway Line 1 （ running between 06 ： 30-23 ： 30） , get off at the stop of Window of the World Station and leave from Exit A, then walk for about 3 minutes to Happy Valley. |
| Groups "School groups are welcome on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. • The theme park is also available to rent（租用）for birthday parties. • The park is totally accessible（可到达的）to people with disabilities. • Visit us on the website to place your order for a group in advance. | |
| A．On Tuesdays and Thursdays school groups are welcome. |
| B．Birthday parties can be held in the theme park at 23：30. |
| C．You can get to the park by tourist bus No. 21. |
| D．A person in a wheelchair can visit the park. |
| A．¥540. | B．¥360. | C．¥600. | D．¥120. |
| A．In a story book. | B．In a travel brochure（手册）. |
| C．In a language book. | D．In a magazine. |
7 . Read the directions of the medicine before you take it.
Tablespoonful 汤匙 teaspoonful茶匙 dose 剂量
| Adults 2 tablespoonfuls Children :according to age 10-14 years 4 teaspoonfuls 6-10 years 2 teaspoonfuls 3-6 years 1 teaspoonful Repeat above dose every 1/2 hour to 1 if needed until 8 doses are taken. If you do not get better, see a doctor please. |
1. Where can you usually see it ?
| A．On the wall in front of the shop. | B．In the newspaper. |
| C．On the bottles of medicine. | D．In the streets near the hospital. |
| A．Add some hot water to it. |
| B．Read the instructions carefully. |
| C．Move the bottle quickly up and down. |
| D．Go and ask the doctor’s advice. |
| A．A grow-up. | B．A 10-to-14-year-old child. |
| C．A 3-to-6-year-old-child. | D．A 6-to-10-year-old child. |
| A．See a doctor | B．Change it for some better medicine. |
| C．Stop taking it. | D．Take more doses. |
8 . Children's Books That Teach Empathy and Kindness
Little Blue Truck
By Alice Schertle
Little ones are introduced to Blue, a little pickup truck that gets stuck pushing a dump truck out of the mud in this board book. Thankfully, Blue made a group of animal friends along the way that are happy to do whatever they can to help him get back on the road. The main themes are kindness and the benefits of helping others.
Most People
By Michael Leannah
The book is an amazing lesson for kids that want to do good in the world and that there are plenty of good people out there. Told in the third person, the book tells the story of two pairs of siblings (兄弟姐妹) and the people they meet.
If You Plant a Seed
By Kadir Nelson
A mouse and a rabbit teach children how to plant and grow food, while also passing along some valuable lessons. After learning that a carrot seed will grow a carrot, and a cabbage seed will result in a cabbage, children also learn the value of thoughtfulness and how a seed of kindness can bear sweet fruit.
Save Me a Seat
By Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Joe lived in the same town all his life and felt perfectly pleased until his best friend moved away. Ravi's family recently moved from India to the US and he's struggling to find where he belongs. Even though Joe and Ravi at first believe that they don't have much in common, they both realize they have a common enemy-the biggest bully (仗势欺人者) in their class. Save Me a Seat is a story about the true meaning of friendship and understanding.
1. What can children get from reading Little Blue Truck?| A．Happiness of helping others. | B．Importance of protecting animals. |
| C．Ways of dealing with trouble in mud. | D．Being friendly to strangers around you. |
| A．Little Blue Truck. | B．Most People. |
| C．If You Plant a Seed. | D．Save Me a Seat. |
| A．Joe was regarded as a bully by Ravi. | B．Ravi was used to living in India soon. |
| C．Ravi and Joe had nothing in common. | D．Ravi and Joe became friends at last. |
9 . 90-Second Newbery Film Festival
The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is a yearly video contest in which young filmmakers create short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books in about a minute and a half.
Who can make movies for this film festival? It's a big range：elementary school kids, junior high school students, high school students, even college students.
We show the best movies we receive at special-event screenings in many cities.
Here are the rules:
Your video should be about 90 seconds.
Your video has to be about the story in a Newbery award-winning book.
We're looking for full-on movies with mostly child actors, who manage to tell the entire story of the book in 90 seconds.
Upload your videos to any video website and send us the link.
Sending the link to us gives us the right to post it on our blog and to other websites where we sometimes post content.
The general deadline for the tenth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is January 15, 2021.
Don't know where to start? Check out our Video Resources page here for a step-by-step primer on how to make a 90-Second Newbery video, plus lots of other tips, tricks, and tutorials（教程）.
1. Who can take part in the contest?
| A．Anyone. | B．Only adults | C．Students. | D．Professionals. |
| A．The film is starred by child actors. | B．The film is sent on December 31, 2020. |
| C．The film is about the history of Newbery Award. | D．The copy of the film is sent to a small video website. |
| A．On a website. | B．On the school board | C．In a magazine. | D．In a newspaper. |
10 . Do you remember what happened on Sponge Bob Square Pants yesterday? The day before? If so, you may be in need of a TV timeout!
Kids today are watching more TV than they watched before, researchers say. Kids ages 6 to 11 in the United States watch more than three hours of TV each day. Ten years ago, children watched only about two hours and 40 minutes of TV each day.
Why the increase? Experts say more TV shows today are focused, or aimed, at kids.
Some people want to limit kids' TV time. Researchers say that children who watch TV shows for more than three hours a day do not do as well in school. However, some programs can help kids learn. One example is BrainSurge. Some people say the show teaches kids facts.
How do you know whether a TV show can make you smart? Think about what you learn from watching, says Aletha Huston. She is a TV expert. But, she warns, don't spend too much time watching. “Limit the amount you watch. Get off the couch and do something else.”
TV Guide
This pie chart shows how long kids ages 6－11 use different types of TV technology each week.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
| A．Kids today watch more TV than they did before. |
| B．BrainSurge helps kids learn facts. |
| C．Kids do not watch proper TV shows. |
| D．More TV shows today are created for kids ages 6－11. |
| A．unusual | B．aimed | C．suitable | D．pleasant |
| A．Three. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Six. |
| A．Video games | B．DVD | C．VCR | D．TV |
