1.春节燃放鞭炮的传统及意义;
2.在城区禁止燃放鞭炮的原因(污染、火灾及人身伤亡等);
3.你对无鞭炮春节的感受
注意
1.词数100左右
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
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2 . Singapore’s tradition of eating out in places called hawker centers is now recognized by the United Nations for its cultural importance.
A hawker is a person who sells food or goods and advertises by shouting at people walking by on the street. Hawkers are an important part of Singaporean culture. Open-air eating areas where hawkers sell their goods are very popular. Famous chefs, such as Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay have praised them.
On Wednesday, the United Nations, cultural agency, UNESCO, added the city’s “hawker culture,” to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Singapore sought to have hawker culture added to the list about two years ago. Now that it has been recognized, Singapore must provide a report every six years to UNESCO. The report must show efforts the city-state has made to save and support its hawker culture.
“These centers serve as ‘community dining rooms’, where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner,” UNESCO said.
In the 1970s, Singapore cleaned up its streets so the city moved street hawkers to new eating centers. These areas were part of an effort to improve the island. Now, the centers offer many different low-cost meals for local people and provide a pleasing social setting. The 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians showed its stars enjoying meals at a famous night market. Some sellers even received Michelin stars from a famous restaurant rating system for their meals costing only a few dollars.
But, now the average age of a hawker in Singapore is 60 years old. Younger Singaporeans now want to work in offices. They are less interested in working in small restaurants. The COVID-19 health crisis also hurt sales, preventing foreign visitors and locals from eating out.
1. What do we know about hawkers from paragraph 2?A.They sell goods in the open-air area. |
B.They are famous chefs. |
C.They are Singapore natives. |
D.They are popular all over the world. |
A.For the efforts Singapore has made. |
B.For its importance in showing Singapore’s culture. |
C.For the report Singapore provided. |
D.For the recommendation by UNESCO. |
A.To advertise the film. |
B.To introduce the stars. |
C.To show the popularity of hawker centers. |
D.To help the sellers receive Michelin stars. |
A.The difficulties hawker culture are facing. |
B.The average age of hawkers. |
C.The effect caused by COVID-19. |
D.The future of the hawker culture. |
3 . It is reported in the national press that a letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives (档案馆) by the FBI after being stolen twice.
“We realized in the mid-1970s that it was missing,” says Effie Kapsalis, head of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. “It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intern (实习生), from what the FBI is telling us. Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter for research purposes,” and the intern put the letter back. “The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching it.”
Decades passed. Finally, the FBI received a tip that the stolen document was located very close to Washington, D.C. Their art crime team recovered the letter but were unable to press charges because the time of limitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with the Archives to determine that the letter was both authentic and definitely Smithsonian’s property.
The letter is in fairly good condition, in spite of being out of the care of trained museum staff for so long. “It was luckily in good shape,” says Kapsalis, “and we just have to do some minor things in order to be able to unfold it. It has some glue on it that has colored it slightly, but nothing that will prevent us from using it. After it is repaired, we will take digital photos of it and that will be available online. One of our goals is to get items of high research value or interest to the public online.”
It would now be difficult for an intern, visitor or a thief to steal a document like this. “Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,” says Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value documents in a safe that I don’t even have access to.”
1. What happened to Darwin’s letter in the 1970s?A.It was recovered by the FBI. |
B.It was put in the archives for research purposes. |
C.It was stolen more than once. |
D.It was purchased by the Smithsonian Archives. |
A.They pressed criminal charges in vain. | B.They kept it in a special safe. |
C.They arrested the suspect immediately. | D.They proved its authenticity. |
A.Reserve it for research purposes only. | B.Make it available online. |
C.Keep it a permanent secret. | D.Turn it into an object of high interest. |
A.A Letter by Charles Darwin Returns to the Smithsonian |
B.The Smithsonian Tightens Security Measures |
C.The Smithsonian Charges an Intern with Theft |
D.The FBI Cracks a Criminal Case |
4 . USA TODAY 10Best's Readers Choice Awards are currently on hold.We asked our readers to vote for the top events across six categories:music,general food,specialty food,film,cultural and emerging industries(founded in the past five years).These are some of the winners:
Kutztown Folk Festival
The nine-day Kutztown Folk Festival is the nation's oldest continuously operated folk life festival,drawing visitors from around the globe.A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.
Water Lantern Festival
The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.
Carnaval of Quebec
The Quebec Carnaval is a 10-day festival of winter,the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行),ice skating,snow sculptures and a towering ice palace.Other highlighls include ice canoe racing,a sugar shack and iconic Caribou drinks.
San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade since just after the Gold Rush.The parade ranks among the best in the world, with 100 units,fancy costumes,fireworks and a 268-foot Golden Dragon,which takes a team of 100 men and women to march through the streets.It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world,drawing some three million spectators and television viewers.
1. What can you see during Kutztown Folk Festival?A.Modern arts. |
B.Quilts for sale. |
C.Traditional weddings. |
D.Shows on stage. |
A.Kutztown Folk Festival. |
B.Carnaval of Quebec. |
C.Water Lantern Festival. |
D.San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade. |
A.include special food |
B.relate to parades |
C.take place only at nights |
D.have sculpture exhibitions |
5 . Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts
Gift giving is different in different
To make things
Different people have very different thoughts
A.usually | B.especially | C.commonly | D.generally |
A.dislikes | B.unlike | C.disadvantages | D.disagreements |
A.whether | B.when | C.if | D.while |
A.same | B.similar | C.small | D.big |
A.lonely | B.happy | C.angry | D.good |
A.cities | B.towns | C.counties | D.countries |
A.else | B.other | C.else’ s | D.another |
A.many too | B.much too | C.too many | D.too much |
A.child | B.person | C.guide | D.teacher |
A.spend | B.take | C.cost | D.have |
A.more difficult | B.easily | C.easier | D.more easily |
A.using | B.giving | C.receiving | D.lending |
A.counts | B.invents | C.finds | D.knows |
A.who | B.what | C.it | D.that |
A.in | B.on | C.before | D.after |
6 . Imagine this: You’re at the movies seeing the latest box-office hit. The leading actor chases down the film’s bad guy before winning over the beautiful leading lady. What does he do next? He sucks on a cigarette.
What’s wrong with this picture? Doesn’t the beautiful woman see her hero’s yellow teeth? Doesn’t she smell his smoky breath? And wouldn’t the good guy have trouble chasing, since smoking causes a person to cough?
But you don’t see any of that when someone smokes cigarettes in the movies. And there is a lot of smoking in movies. Actors light up in more than 50 percent of youth-rated (G, PG, PG-13) movies, according to the American Legacy Foundation, which aims to put an end to smoking among young people. That means that Hollywood is showing 14 billion images of smoking to young people every year.
All that exposure to on-screen smoking can influence teens to smoke. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that 44 percent of teens who begin smoking do so because they’ve seen smoking in movies. The CDC reports that teens are two to three times more likely to start smoking after seeing repeated smoking scenes in movies than teens who are lightly exposed to smoking in movies.
Several organizations are working to remove smoking in youth-rated movies. And adults are not the only ones who care about this issue. Many teens are actively involved. Livia Clandorf, 16, of Chatham, New York, is a member of Reality Check, an organization that educates teens about what it considers to be the manipulative(巧妙处理的) practices of tobacco companies. Livia participated in an event called a “movie stomp(跺脚)”. Reality Check rents out a movie theater and screens a youth-rated film that shows smoking, they stomp their feet and show disapproval by shouting “boo”.
1. What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?A.To provide background information of a movie. |
B.To attract readers’ attention to the topic. |
C.To describe a plot in a movie. |
D.To offer some basic knowledge of cigarette. |
A.It’s touching. | B.It’s beautiful. |
C.It’s frightening. | D.It’s unreasonable. |
A.Over 50 percent of teens smoke. | B.Teens should watch more movies. |
C.Many movies cause teens to smoke. | D.Teens are less likely to smoke than adults. |
A.When they are active. | B.When they are excited. |
C.When they feel like smoking. | D.When they see smoking scenes. |
1. What are the speakers talking about?
A.A family holiday. | B.A business trip | C.A travel plan. |
A.Spain | B.Italy | C.China |
8 . China is a big old country and it has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标)in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “ Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance in time, not miles. “ How far away is the post office?” you ask. “ Oh,” they answer, “ it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “ Yes, but how many miles is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “ Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “ I don't know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _______ .
A.describe the place carefully |
B.show him a map of the place |
C.tell him the names of the streets |
D.refer to recognizable buildings and places |
A.New York. | B.Los Angles. |
C.Kansas C. Iowa |
A.in order to save time | B.as a test |
C.so as to be polite | D.for fun |
A.It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. |
B.It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. |
C.People have similar understanding of politeness. |
D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |
Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of another culture, but it does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to conclude about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
1. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ________.
A.show friendliness to strangers |
B.be used to hide true feelings |
C.be used in the wrong places |
D.show personal habits |
A.Learn about their relations with others. |
B.Understand their cultural backgrounds. |
C.Find out about their past experience. |
D.Figure out what they will do next. |
A.Cultural Differences |
B.Smiles and Relationships |
C.Facial Expressiveness |
D.Habits and Emotions |