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1.在众多西方节日中最喜欢母亲节;
2.偏爱母亲节的原因;
3.盼望中国人有自己的母亲节,并且定为法定节假日。
注意:1.词数:80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
My favourite festival is Mother’s Day
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3 . Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes (恶作剧) in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.
▲INSTANT COLOR TV
In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Kjell Stepson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970.
▲SAN SERRIFFE
In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven page supplement (增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was made up.
▲NIXON FOR PRESIDENT
In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won't do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips (片段) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.
1. Which of the following western countries is NOT mentioned in the text?A.India. | B.The UK. | C.The United States. | D.Sweden. |
A.Kjell Stepson. | B.Rich Little. | C.Richard Nixon. | D.John Huckleberry. |
A.In an ad. | B.In a magazine. | C.In a novel. | D.In a news report. |
A.Celebration Hoaxes | B.April Fool’s Day |
C.Celebration of the Day | D.Hoaxes of April Fool’s Day |
历史 | 有两千多年的历史。 |
特点 | 世界上最长的城墙,长6 000多千米; 建筑材料主要为石头、砖头,修建工作都是人工进行; 主要用于防御外来入侵者,沿墙每隔几百米就有烽火台(watchtower)。 |
现状 | 世界著名的旅游景点之一,每年吸引许多外国游客到长城观光旅游。 |
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。
Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to the Great Wall. I’m very delighted to be your guide here.
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5 . Classical Chinese furniture — a desk, a cabinet or any other fine piece of furniture and often out of precious wood —impresses us with its delicate shape. The secret of its graceful form is less visible and lies in its complicated sunmao (榫卯) system, which allows the various components to be assembled neatly without glue or nails.
Suzhou, a scenic and peaceful city in Jiangsu, a province long known for its wealth, developed its own tradition of classical furniture design over the centuries. Examples of the Suzhou-style furniture are currently on display as part of Oriental Wisdom in Sun Mao, a group exhibition at the Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in Beijing.
Running until Sunday, the show demonstrates the way that the complex sunmao technique has been used in making furniture, as well as the variations that developed in different parts of the country. Also on display are models of different kinds, as well as the components of two chairs, which are disassembled and laid out to give museum goers a clear view of the inner structure of classical furniture.
The Suzhou style flowered during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), and once dominated the market in Jiangnan, the southern region along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It integrated input from the intellectual class, who put their ideals regarding living spaces and spiritual harbors into its design. According to Xu Jianping, one of the inheritors of classical furniture design in the city, the Suzhou style presents beauty in the same delicate way the city does, and represents the life philosophy of its people to achieve “refinement through careful calculations”.
Guangzhou style furniture is normally made out of tropical hardwood, and its forms and decorative patterns show the influence of European furniture styles resulting from Guangzhou’s history as an international trade port. The Beijing style, which is more splendid, incorporates aesthetic (美学) and stylistic elements from both Suzhou and Guangzhou.
“While the Suzhou style is light in weight and elegant in outline, furniture in the Beijing style is more magnificent, as it used to be made for royalty and aristocracy.” Xu says. “Ultimately, people live with their furniture, so the principle of quality furniture is that it should be appropriate to the space.”
1. What is on display in the exhibition?A.The lifestyle in Sunzhou. | B.The modern furniture in Suzhou. |
C.The secret of sunmao system. | D.The classical furniture in China. |
A.taken apart | B.broken up | C.torn down | D.given away |
A.The beauty of the delicate city. | B.The development of the Suzhou Style. |
C.The influence of historical design ideas. | D.The formation of the Suzhou life philosophy. |
A.To compare their differences. | B.To evaluate the usage of furniture. |
C.To express the way to display furniture. | D.To illustrate the theory of furniture design. |
China, the hometown of tea, owns a profound tea culture. Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. Tea producers have developed six
Tea is
Every culture in the world celebrates festivals. Though different festivals have different origins, the spirit of
The harvest festival,
Customs change with the
Nowadays, businesses take advantage of the celebrations and make festivals
Festivals reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes towards life. If you study festivals
8 . In America, we have a thing called stand-up comedy. This popular form of entertainment consists of a comedian standing up at the front of a club, holding a microphone, and telling jokes. Of course, comedy is popular in Chinese culture as well, but the performances are quite different from the style in the US. In China, it’s called cross-talk, which usually involves two guys engaging in an entertaining dialogue.
It’s believed that cross-talk came into being in the Qing Dynasty as a bit of a by-product of the imitation shows that were a popular form of entertainment in the Song Dynasty. After the PRC was established in 1949, this comedic art became more and more popular. Today, it’s still heavily featured in the CCTV New Year’s Gala programmes in China. The 1990s was the golden age of cross-talk; even foreigners studied the art of cross-talk. Mark Roswell, a Canadian named Da Shan in Chinese was relatively unknown in his native land but was a superstar in China. At the turn of the century, cross-talk began to decline, and many well-known actors left the stage.
There are four skills that are essential in cross-talk: speaking, imitating, teasing, and singing. Most of the time, it is performed with two actors—one serves as the lead actor while the other plays a support role. However, sometimes it is performed simply as a one-man show, and at other times there are several actors. In order to criticize something, the humor involved in cross-talk is satirical.
1. What’s the difference between American stand-up comedy and Chinese cross-talk?A.Chinese cross-talk actors don’t use a microphone. |
B.American stand-up comedy actors are all men. |
C.Chinese cross-talk is more liked by Canadians. |
D.American stand-up comedy is only a one-man show. |
A.History. | B.Future. | C.Features. | D.Difference. |
A.He was an American stand-up comedian. |
B.He was very popular with Canadians. |
C.He was a famous cross-talker in China. |
D.He left the stage in the early 1990s. |
A.Acid-tongued. | B.Good-tempered. |
C.Warm-hearted. | D.Smooth-tongued. |
9 . It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon
The moon appeared above the horizon (地平线): huge,
More and more young Javanese
After they were inside the temple, they drank their water and ate their mooncakes — delicious homemade ones,
By midnight, the fireworks had stopped
A.let out | B.gave out | C.came out | D.set out |
A.burning | B.used | C.exploding | D.broken |
A.lit | B.bought | C.piled | D.removed |
A.patiently | B.calmly | C.worriedly | D.excitedly |
A.silver | B.new | C.colorful | D.gold |
A.mountains | B.valleys | C.streets | D.shops |
A.games | B.meetings | C.sports | D.events |
A.danced | B.gathered | C.drank | D.shouted |
A.village | B.scene | C.night | D.ground |
A.on the edge of | B.on the way to | C.in the center of | D.in the direction of |
A.tip | B.back | C.top | D.bottom |
A.fond | B.little | C.full | D.free |
A.jumped | B.sat | C.stood | D.bent |
A.follow | B.show | C.notice | D.admire |
A.shooting | B.kicking | C.hitting | D.jumping |
10 . We love all types of hugs, from the one-armed hug to full bear hugs. Open up your heart and your arms on January 21 for National Hugging Day! As you might guess, this day is a yearly event.
Here are some facts about the big day National Hugging Day was created in 1986 by Kevin Zaborney. Zabomey chose January 21 because it was the time between the winter holiday season and the new year’s birthday, which he noticed was a time people tended to feel in low spirits. He also felt that Americans were too embarrassed to show love in public.
Nowadays, we don’t even think about the fact that hugging in public was considered improper.
A.It’s not practiced enough these days! |
B.We hug to greet friends and family |
C.“Hug” is believed to come from ”hugga“ |
D.A hug is one of the most natural gestures, |
E.One is that some once thought it wasn’t so formal |
F.He hoped National Hugging Day would change that. |
G.It encourages us to express love in the simplest way. |