1 . Food festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there’s a food festival to match — no matter how specialized.
1. Meatopia
This three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August and is a meat lover’s paradise. In addition to a range of legally sourced meat products, from juicy burgers to tender steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery demonstrations, and attend informal meat-based workshops.
2. The National Honey Show
If you have a sweet tooth, then it could be that the National Honey Show, which started in 1921 and is the largest event of its kind, is the place for you to be. This three-day event attracts many local entries who showcase their sweet golden honey, some of which is sold globally.
3. The Orange Sauce Festival
Have you heard about a festival that is devoted only to orange sauce? Held in Cumbria, this sweet, fragrant festival has been running for 3 years. What attracts people most is a competition to find the best homemade orange sauce. There are thousands of participants from over 30 different countries across the globe, bringing their local snacks to share here.
4. The Ginger and Spice Festival
If you’d prefer something with a little more kick to it, then you could attend The Ginger (姜) and Spice Festival held in Market Drayton. Unlike other food festivals, it celebrates its town’s historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger. Because of this, they specialize in baking gingerbread, but also sell a range of traditional spices from mild to hot.
1. What do Meatopia and the National Honey Show have in common?| A．Both of them last for three days. | B．Both of them hold workshops. |
| C．Both of them originated from London. | D．Both of them have a long history. |
| A．The Meatopia. | B．The Ginger and Spice Festival. |
| C．The National Honey Show. | D．The Orange Sauce Festival. |
| A．It has something to do with a historic figure. |
| B．The ginger used in the festival is from India. |
| C．It sells spicy food. |
| D．The food is cooked by Robert Clive. |
Living in China Has Been a Transformative Experience
When I started my bachelor’s degree at the University of Georgia, I was a small-town kid with lots of
Now, many years later, between Shanghai and Beijing, I have made China my adoptive home for about twice as long as I was in college. Even after decades of work and raising children and just plain living before I crossed the Pacific Ocean, China still changed me.
It has taught me to look at things from many angles
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Face-changing is not simply changing one’s make-up and a special technique in Sichuan Opera who can show different emotions and feelings of the characters in the play. In ancient times, people are used to paint their faces in different color. In this way, when come across a frightening animal, we could scare the animal away and keep themselves safe. Late on, such a trick was applied to the stage performance of Sichuan Opera, and the unique art of face-changing have come into being.
Nowadays, it has been used for a resource of reference by many other forms of operas in China and even in world.
4 . One in five Brits won’t answer the door to anyone they’re not expecting, according to a new study. When asked how often they might respond to unexpected guests, 46 percent of people quizzed by Hillarys.co.uk said they would only answer if it was someone they want to see, while 20 percent said they would never answer the door to anyone they were not expecting.
When asked who they would be most likely to avoid answering the door to, salesmen understandably came out on top followed by neighbors. More interestingly, 25 percent are ignoring family members, 19 percent said they’d pretend not to hear their friends and 16 percent admitted they’d ignore their partners.
This reminds me of a family friend who used to lie on her living room floor when she saw her annoying neighbor coming up the drive. My neighbors are lovely, but there have been times I wished for a solid wooden door with a small hole. We have a glass panel (嵌板) that makes it difficult to retreat on the living room floor when an unwelcome visitor is standing outside.
Interestingly, two fifths of surveyed respondents also admitted ignoring trick or treaters — I’m surprised it’s not more. We fully accepted all things Halloween-related, taking our children out and loading up a bowl of candies for our young visitors, and a lot of people seemed to be “out” that night. I think that’s fair enough — Halloween definitely isn’t for everyone and I admit I’d gone off it myself by 9 pm when some crazed banging and letter box shaking started at my front door.
I’d forgotten to turn the pumpkin lights off, but that didn’t mean I was up for welcoming a group of noisy older kids after hours. But, being British, I waited until they’d moved on before quietly stepping out to turn out the lights.
1. Who are probably the most unwelcome knockers for British?| A．Neighbors. | B．Family members. |
| C．Business partners. | D．Door-to-door salesmen. |
| A．To make a replacement. | B．To escape to a place. |
| C．To see something clearly. | D．To treat someone politely. |
| A．She is socially inactive. |
| B．She doesn’t accept Halloween customs. |
| C．She wouldn’t answer the door to trick or treaters. |
| D．She thought more British would welcome trick or treaters. |
| A．To offer reasons for British indifference. |
| B．To warn us not to answer the door for strangers. |
| C．To introduce Brits’ reaction to unexpected visitors. |
| D．To tell us some ways to deal with unexpected visitors. |
5 . In an armed conflict or disaster situation, culture is particularly at risk, owing to its great symbolic value. At the same time, culture is regarded as a driver of recovery, strengthening the flexibility of a civilized society. The United Nations works with the international organizations to protect culture and promote cultural diversity in emergency situations, carrying out activities in times of civil wars and in the wake of disasters caused by natural or human-made harm.
During recent conflicts, cultural relics have not only increasingly suffered from the damage caused by war, but have also become the target of systematic and deliberate attacks, due to its high significance in the nations to which it belongs. The destruction of the cultural relics in Palmyra(Syria) and the robbery of the National Museum of Iraq are tragic examples of an intention to destroy the very cultural identity and break the bonds that bring them together as a society.
Disasters caused by natural and human-made harm including earthquakes, fires, floods and typhoons, also have caused extensive damage to many cultural and natural relics, museums, cultural institutions. The earthquakes in Nepal and Ecuador, the floods in Myanmar, Hurricane Matthew in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the heavy rainfalls following El Niño in Peru have all resulted in a mass of damage.
Culture, however, is not only a victim of emergency situations. Immediately after a disaster or an armed conflict, all nations often find cultural relics can work well as material and psychological support. The ability to access one’s cultural attractions — like a religious building, a historic city, an historical relic or a landscape — or to keep a specific cultural practice, may provide a much-needed sense of identity and dignity. Moreover after an emergency, culture can be an engine both to rebuild economies and societies and to promote tolerance, compromise and understanding, easing tensions and preventing renewed conflicts. Music, dance, theatre and cinema, for example, have been used to build deeper understanding among people who flee for safety.
This is why protecting culture in emergency situations, and building on its power to promote peace-building, recovery, as well as its potential protection from disasters, is fundamental to achieving long term development and security.
1. Why did the writer list some damaged cultural relics in Paragraphs 2 & 3?| A．To present the terrible situation of culture. |
| B．To show the intense international relationship. |
| C．To prove emergency situations caused by culture. |
| D．To unfold the disasters and conflicts in the world. |
| A．Culture suffers a lot in emergency situations. |
| B．Culture plays an important role in restoration. |
| C．Lots of cultural relics are rebuilt after a disaster. |
| D．Culture helps people better understand each other. |
| A．Most cultural relics are destroyed by war. |
| B．Natural disasters contribute to the damage of cultural relics. |
| C．Only concrete buildings can give people a sense of security. |
| D．Cultural relics can work better than psychological support. |
| A．The fast development of culture. |
| B．The analysis of the cultural emergency. |
| C．A specific case of ruined cultural relics. |
| D．Some measures taken to protect culture. |
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
| A．A trip to a zoo. | B．Kids’ favorite trip. | C．An introduction of a zoo. |
| A．About 4 hours. | B．About 6 hours. | C．About 8 hours. |
| A．At home. | B．At a restaurant. | C．At the zoo. |
| A．Giving eggs to snakes. | B．Catching little birds. | C．Giving food to elephants. |
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8 . The United States celebrates Valentine's Day each year on February 14. Many other countries celebrate Valentine's Day, too, each in their own way. Here is a look at the Valentine's Day traditions in three countries.
Wales：land of love spoons
In Wales, it is called St. Dwynwen's Day, which takes place on January 25. The traditional romantic gift on this day is a love spoon.
Beginning in the 17th century, Welsh men made beautiful wooden spoons as a show of their love for that special person in their lives. Each shape of the spoons has a different meaning. For example, horseshoes mean good luck；keys represent the key to a lover's heart；and wheels are a sign of support.
Argentina：a week of sweets
Argentina celebrates Valentine's Day in February, but also gives a whole other week to love in July. They call it Sweetness Week. If you kiss someone, they have to give you a sugary treat.
Sweetness Week started in 1989 with a candy company called Arcor. They made an advertisement called “Candy for a Kiss". The idea was to give the company's chocolates and other candies in exchange for a sweet kiss on the cheek. The campaign had a stronger effect than the company expected—it led to a new holiday!
Every July, couples who take part give each other candies and kisses all week long.
South Korea: three is a charm
For South Koreans, Valentine's Day happens in three parts：February 14, March 14 and April 14.
On February 14, women traditionally give men gifts of chocolate to show their love. One month later, on a holiday known as White Day, men show their thanks by giving women a sweet gift. The name “White Day" comes from the custom of giving white-colored gifts.
Let's not forget Black Day on April 14. Single people who did not get gifts on February 14 or March 14 often gather on Black Day to eat noodles with black bean soup.
1. What does a key-shaped spoon mean?| A．Deep love. | B．Good luck. | C．Strong support. | D．Real thanks. |
| A．In February. | B．In March. | C．In April. | D．In July. |
| A．Brown chocolates. | B．Black beans. | C．White milk candies. | D．Silver spoons. |
9 . April 25 is World Penguin Day, which is reported to have been started by researchers in Antarctica to celebrate the time of year that Adélie penguins begin moving north for the winter.
Though it was started for Adélie penguins, it has been used for all of the world’s 17 different species of penguins. Meanwhile, penguins are also celebrated on January 20,which is known as Penguin Awareness Day. Most penguins spend about half their time on land and the rest in the sea. They depend on fish and other kinds of small sea life for food. However, climate change has had serious effects on penguins. Around two-thirds of penguin species are dropping in numbers and struggling to adjust. Warming seas, changing ice patterns, loss of food, and pollution are just a few of the problems faced by penguins.
But there’s also happier penguin news. Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo announced the hatching of four penguin babies. Visitors to the zoo’s webcams(网络摄像机) were able to watch live as the baby birds came out, who are especially good news because they are northern rockhopper penguins-a species in danger of dying out. People who want to see the baby birds grow can watch them over the zoo’s webcamn. Dawn Nicoll, who’s in charge of penguins at the zoo, says there are 14 eggs in all, so it’s possible that more penguin babies will hatch soon. With the zoo struggling to live on, it hopes the webcams will also encourage people to contribute to it.
Another piece of good news about penguins is that two male gentoo penguins, called Sphen and Magic, paired up and began to make a nest. The workers gave the pair an extra egg from another penguin couple(Gentoo penguins may lay more than one egg, but they only raise one baby.)Sphen and Magic turned out to be great parents. They raised a baby girl, who’s known as “Sphengic”.
1. Why was World Penguin Day set up initially?| A．To take the place of Penguin Awareness Day. | B．To mark the day penguins move northward. |
| C．To appeal to people to protect wild penguins. | D．To call for more attention to penguin babies. |
| A．Its finances are not in good shape. | B．It attracts more and more visitors. |
| C．Its environment is unfit for penguins. | D．It advocates hatching more eggs once. |
| A．Entertainment programs for zoos. | B．Introduction to the rare penguins. |
| C．Studies on penguins’ living habits. | D．Efforts to increase penguin numbers. |
| A．A poster. | B．A novel. | C．A guidebook. | D．A magazine. |
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