1 . The Linda Hall Library is open to the public free of charge during regular library hours. There is no charge for getting a library card. Patrons can request and use materials in the library provided the items are in good physical condition.
◇ To sign up for a borrowing account, you must be a resident of the Kansas City area. You have to provide a current state or federal photo ID with a KC area street address.
◇ A photo ID plus utility bill in your name is needed if the current address differs from that on the ID.
◇ Patrons must show their LHL. library card or a photo ID at the time of check-out.
Who Can Borrow
◇ Individuals living within the Kansas City area as defined below:
● Missouri—Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray
● Kansas-Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte
◇ Established businesses within the KC area. Contact Reference Services at 8169268701 or reference@lindahall.org for more information about authorized borrowing for businesses, or fill out our web application.
◇ Students, faculty, and staff participating in Courtesy Card institutions. Contact for more information about the Courtesy Card Program.
If you wish to borrow from the Linda Hall Library but do not meet the above criteria, please contact your local library and request to borrow through interlibrary loan from Document Delivery Services.
For more information on how to request library materials, please see this guide on Making Requests in Primo. You may wish to register to attend an in-person “Navigating Linda Hall Library” session.
1. What is a must for applying for the borrowing account of the library?| A．A currently taken photo. | B．An in-person library session. |
| C．An address in the defined area. | D．A national borrowing account. |
| A．A student studying in a college. | B．A person working a company in the KC area. |
| C．An individual living in Washington. | D．A person working for Courtesy Card Program. |
| A．Fill out an application online. | B．Borrow some materials online. |
| C．Follow the official guidance. | D．Turn to your local library for help. |
2 . HANDSTITCHED WORLDS: THE CARTOGRAPHY OF QUILTS
Quilts (床罩) are a narrative art; with themes that are political, spiritual, communal, or commemorative, they are infused with history and memory, mapping out intimate stories and legacies through a handcrafted language of design. Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts is an invitation to read quilts as maps, tracing the paths of individual histories that illuminate larger historic events and cultural trends.
Spanning the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries, this insightful and engaging exhibition brings together 18 quilts from the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York, representing a range of materials, motifs, and techniques from traditional early-American quilts to more contemporary sculptural assemblages. The quilts in Handstitched Worlds show us how this too-often overlooked medium balances creativity with tradition, individuality with collective zeitgeist. Like a road map, these unique works offer a path to a deeper understanding of the American cultural fabric.
Number of Works:18 quilts
Organized by: American Folk Art Museum, New York
Approximate size:175-200 linear feet
Security: Moderate security
Participation Fee: Please inquire
Shipping: IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing shipping costs within the contiguous U.S.
Booking Period:12 weeks
Tour: June 2021—August2024
Contact: TravelingExhibitions@ArtsandArtists.org
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
June 12, 2021—August 29, 2021
Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA
September 17, 2021—January 23, 2022
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
February 19, 2022—May 14, 2022
Fort Wayne Muesum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
June 18, 2022—September 11, 2022
AVAILABLE
October 2022—January 2023
Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS
February 17,2023—May 14, 2023
AVAILABLE
June 2023—December 2023
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
January 30, 2024—April 21, 2024
AVAILABLE
May 2024—August 2024
All tour dates can be customized to meet your scheduling needs. Please contact Traveling Exhibitions @ Artsand Artists.org for more information.
1. What is the purpose of the exhibition of Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts?| A．To promote creativity and individuality thorough the engaging exhibition. |
| B．To provide an opportunity for visitors to learn to make quilts stitch by stitch. |
| C．To give visitors an insight into the history and culture of America in specific periods. |
| D．To enrich the understanding of the American culture by a tour visit to museums across America. |
| A．The exhibition is free both for the exhibitors and for the visitors. |
| B．Exhibitors that are interested can choose whatever dates they want. |
| C．The artistic and historic value of handstitched quilts used to be neglected. |
| D．Exhibitors that are interested can book the exhibition 12 weeks in advance. |
| A．exhibitors | B．visitors | C．artists | D．historians |
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2. 说明推荐理由。
注意：1．词数 100 左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
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2.节目内容；
3.广播时间。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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5 . Launched in 2010, iQiyi has grown used to the foreign press calling it “the Netflix of China.” Not the worst nickname, given the video-streaming pioneer's success. But Gong Yu, iQiyi's founder and boss, insists that his firm is more accurately
Like Netflix, iQiyi offers customers a catalogue of licensed and original content. Unlike Netflix, which relies almost entirely on subscription fees, iQiyi has
Conveniently for iQiyi, which does little business outside its home market, Netflix is blocked in China, under laws that
Far from it. Mr Gong is
Before streaming peace can break out, iQiyi faces another fight. On August 13th it said it was under
| A．called | B．described | C．recognized | D．related |
| A．point | B．position | C．proposal | D．purpose |
| A．major | B．mature | C．multiple | D．mysterious |
| A．accounted for | B．added to | C．covered up | D．took the place of |
| A．given | B．in case | C．on condition | D．despite the fact |
| A．approve | B．ban | C．punish | D．revise |
| A．battling | B．beating | C．benefiting | D．blaming |
| A．charges | B．collects | C．earns | D．pays |
| A．comment | B．competitor | C．contact | D．content |
| A．fading | B．faking | C．fainting | D．following |
| A．Moreover | B．Otherwise | C．Still | D．Therefore |
| A．supply | B．survive | C．sustain | D．swallow |
| A．emerges | B．endures | C．exists | D．expands |
| A．investigation | B．pressure | C．question | D．threat |
| A．denies | B．declines | C．neglects | D．refuses |
1. 人口普查的主要目的：查清我国人口数量、结构和分布。
2. 普查的方式：普查员（census takers）将入户了解情况。普查员的照片在通知最底部。
3. 需要提供的主要信息：姓名、年龄、职业、婚姻状况等。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
NOTICE
Dear Sir / Madam,
The seventh China Population Census has begun.
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The Community Committee
For many well-educated travelers, buying a copy of Lonely Planet is the first task before taking a vacation abroad. Founded in 1973, Lonely Planet is the biggest guidebook series in many countries. It’s published in 11 languages including Chinese.
But when the BBC confirmed on March 19 that it had sold the entire Lonely Planet series to a US billionaire at a significant deficit(赤字), many commented that the deal sang the swan song for the printed guidebook.
The rise of the Internet and the prevalence of smartphones have become a burden on the print media. Why would travelers bring a heavy guidebook when they can download the apps to their smartphone in an instant? Furthermore, alternative and free travel content is readily available on the Internet, from Wikivoyage to TripAdvisor which provide excellent guidance on your trips.
But the Internet is not the only reason that guidebooks are in decline. It is also widely accepted that the physical guidebook has such complete content that can kill any sense of personal exploration. With the guide books, all those backpacker feet ended up following routine trade routes, and in those routes was little room for initiative.
It’s also pointed out that the guidebook is not exactly good for tourism. Often the shops and restaurants that thrived on a recommendation in the guidebook relaxed and discovered that it didn’t matter: the legions of eager travelers keep on coming anyway. They gradually become uncompetitive.
And yet, despite the rise of new media, it’s believed there is still a place for printed guidebooks, at least for the time being as books still offer readers the kind of feeling that virtual tools can’t provide, more of a compelling, touchable interaction.
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| A．Children looking for future husband and wife for their parents. |
| B．Children trying to earn wedding fund for their parents. |
| C．Children making plans for their parents’ wedding day. |
| D．Children taking part in their parents’ wedding ceremony. |
| A．Wedding dress. | B．Wedding style. |
| C．Food for wedding banquet. | D．Honeymoon destination. |
| A．The difficulties modern marriage meets. |
| B．The good relationship between British children and parents. |
| C．The unconventional weddings in modern Britain. |
| D．The new marriage concepts combined with traditions. |
9 . When considering housing options at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Nigerian undergraduate student Ayooluwa Solaja chose a Living Learning Community, a residential house focused on a theme or academic interest area. Solaja lived on campus with 10 to 1s other students in the Arts and Business LLC.
Three reasons may account for the prospective international stadents willingness
to consider LLCS.
1. Connect with like-minded students: Prospective international students can choose an LLC to fully experience college life in a new country and find immediate support among residents: Unlike other housing arrangements, LLCS can provide a built-in community of like-minded individuals
Solaja says a highlight of her experience in the LLC was"forming relationships with upper-year students in my program. This peer leader provided her with everything from academic support to guidance on how to survive Canadian winters. Many LLCS have upper-division students who serve as peer leaders.
Australian Natasha Fitzpatrick says she's happy to share her love for travel and cultural exploration. "A group of us hired a car and traveled down to North Carolina sightseeing.”
2. Participate in community activities: For those worried about being on the outside as a new international student, LLCS encourage participation through various on-and off-campus activities. For example, students in a fashion LLC have attended Toronto Fashion week
Through LLCS, international students will have more opportunities to interact with domestic students, faculty and staff members outside classrooms,"says Shijuan Laurel Liu, assistant professor of Chinese and a partner with the Global Awareness LLC. In a Chinese New Year celebration associated with the LLC, for instance, students from her language and culture courses worked with Chinese students to introduce Chinese culture to the community
Solaja says coming from a different education system in Nigeria with sometimes unapproachable professors, she enjoyed LLC on-campus events like when she played board games with Waterloo professors and academic advisers.
3. Network for job opportunities: International students who plan to gain work experience in the country they study in can benefit from LLCS that are associated with campus departments and staff. This can provide them with chances to network and inquire about work opportunities.
Liu says when Chinese tutoring positions and graduate assistantships became available, she thought of international students from the Global Awareness LLC who previously helped her organize events. She also wrote reference letters for those students when they applied to graduate school.
Robert C. Demezzo, director of residence life at Southern Connecticut State University, says LLCS "help many international students secure employment on campus.
Solaja says her year living in Waterloo's Arts and Business LLC was one of her best decisions." You get what you put into the program," she says.
1. What impressed Solaja most in the LLC?| A．A group of students in the LLC rented a car to travel together |
| B．She got a reference letter when she applied to graduate school. |
| C．The peer leaders shared their experience both in study and daily life |
| D．They celebrate the Chinese New Year together with an assistant professor |
| A．Students who have participated in more on-campus events. |
| B．Students with better language skills especially in Chinese. |
| C．Students who have global awareness and interest in network. |
| D．Students with more working experience through LLCs. |
| A．Various activities help international students get oriented to the new life |
| B．Individuals with similar minds will have the same career prospect. |
| C．Each LLC focuses on a particular theme or academic interest area, |
| D．LLCS Provide opportunities of communicating with domestic students |
| A．The teachers in Nigeria seldom participate in off-campus activities |
| B．Many overseas students are not accustomed to the winter in Canada |
| C．The campus staff offer international students some academic support. |
| D．LLCS help many international students find jobs after graduation |
1. What is well developed in Costal Rica?
| A．Tourism. | B．Economy. | C．Public gardens. |
| A．Seeing monkeys. |
| B．Looking at topical fish. |
| C．Playing on white sand beaches. |
| A．To show its popularity. | B．To get more visitors. | C．To show the low prices in Costa Rica. |
| A．Water slides. | B．Many hiking trails nearby. | C．Staff available 24 hours a day. |
