1 . When you study abroad in France, you can expect to be treated the same as your native classmates, whether in a lecture or a discussion class.
While you can study abroad in France and focus on nearly any subject, it’s the students with a passion for the arts, architecture and history that rush to the country in the largest numbers. And that’s no shock, considering that France has been the centre of the arts for centuries.
As students of the arts, you will have to make careful use of your time, given all that France has to offer.
•Visit the Louvre to view the works of French artists such as Monet, Matisse and Renoir;
•Read the works of such French literary geniuses as Baudelaire, Proust and Voltaire;
•Listen to the music of Debussy, or more contemporary artists like Air and Daft Punk.
France is also a main destination for architecture students, as you will see architecture in nearly every style:
•The Gothic Chateau de Chambord,built in the 1500s;
•Place Dauphine built in 1607 in Baroque style;
•The post-modern housing development,Marne-la-Vallee.
History students will find that France has been where the action is for quite some time.Over the course of the centuries, it has been the stage for the most important developments in the history of mankind, including the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the rise of the Fifth Republic under President Charles de Gaulle.It was also the site of the D-Day invasion(诺曼底登陆) of World War Ⅱ.
As a possible study abroad location, France has a lot to offer, because the combination of educational institutions(教育机构), arts and culture, and national history are second to none.
1. What can we learn about studying abroad in France from the text?| A．Few students choose to study in France. |
| B．There are many lectures and discussion classes. |
| C．Students from China are usually treated badly. |
| D．France is the best place for students who love the arts. |
| A．Enjoy Voltaire’s music. |
| B．Listen to Proust’s music. |
| C．Read Renoir’s literary works. |
| D．View Monet’s works in the Louvre. |
①post-modern housing development②Baroque style buildings ③the Big Ben ④Gothic architecture
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ |
| C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．a study abroad website |
| B．an architecture advertisement |
| C．a history book |
| D．a fashion magazine |
| A. interpersonal B. connected C. inspired D. respecting E. different F. occurring G. perspective H. based I. misunderstanding J. independence K. relatives |
The most difficult part of a Chinese-Western marriage is the cultural differences. The traditional Chinese culture is
It is not easy to keep a Chinese-Western relationship, for cultural differences may result in
That is why Westerners sometimes cannot understand why we Chinese need to support our
My suggestion for the cross-cultural relationship is always trying to put yourself in the other’s shoes; always
There have been more and more cross-cultural marriages
Poetry: beauty of the past?
The victory of Wu Yishu, a 16-year-old student from Shanghai, at the Chinese Poetry Conference has sparked a storm of media attention to the topic of Chinese poetry. The girl has won
Some people are saying that memorizing hundreds of poems is useless in real life, and I beg to differ. No knowledge is ever useless. Oftentimes one
The advantage of learning poetry might be a little more abstract. Just like many of the arts, poetry is seemingly
What point is there moving forward if nothing is left behind?
4 . I still remember my father’s sheepish(窘迫的)expression at breakfast the morning after he’d been invited to have dinner at a colleague’s house.
Even worse, he’d raised his fingers to his lips and made a kissing sound, which again, he meant as a way of
The faux pas(失礼)was
Life is full of
My father’s faux pas was
| A．Freshly | B．Gradually | C．Eventually | D．Originally |
| A．embarrassed | B．impressed | C．frightened | D．defeated |
| A．permitting | B．emphasizing | C．indicating | D．sharing |
| A．go through | B．comment on | C．reflect on | D．refer to |
| A．occasionally | B．mostly | C．purely | D．quickly |
| A．aware | B．ashamed | C．worthy | D．typical |
| A．reminded | B．warned | C．informed | D．convinced |
| A．searching for | B．calling for | C．replying to | D．tuning down |
| A．simple | B．precise | C．flexible | D．crossed |
| A．negative | B．intentional | C．delicate | D．instant |
| A．And | B．Yet | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
| A．unfortunate | B．irregular | C．illegal | D．unlikely |
| A．forgiven | B．delivered | C．hidden | D．remembered |
| A．significant | B．missing | C．available | D．complex |
| A．better | B．safer | C．funnier | D．worse |
5 . Top Music Festivals
The festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.
The Pitchfork Music Festival
Anyone who likes indie (独立的) music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park. It is an indie rock heaven where you can explore more underground and lesser-known bands than at the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.
Date: July 14—16
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Music Type: Indie rock
Price:$126—$2,700
The Essence Music Festival
No matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans is an amazing place if you love live music. The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of well-known artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Mary J. Blige.
Date: June 29—July 2
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Music Type: R&B, soul, rock
Price: $75—$365
The Sziget Festival
Budapest knows how to hold a party, and the Sziget Festival is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe. You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco playing here during this three-day festival.
Date: August 9—11
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Music Type: Eclectic, Indie rock
Price: $70—$296
The Flow Festival
The Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, among many others. Come to this festival to enjoy yourselves with an earth-friendly belief.
Date: August 11—13
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Music Type: Rock, soul, jazz
Price: $106—$199
1. What do the music festivals have in common?| A．They are given in the open air. |
| B．They are held in the USA. |
| C．They include rock music. |
| D．They take place from July to August. |
| A．The Essence Music Festival. |
| B．The Sziget Festival. |
| C．The Flow Festival. |
| D．The Pitchfork Music Festival. |
| A．It has the longest cultural tradition in Europe. |
| B．It is home to many well-known bands. |
| C．It is a city of high living costs in all of Europe. |
| D．It is good at organizing entertainment events. |
6 . “There are two kinds of people in the world—people who love Peking Opera and people who don’t know they love Peking Opera yet,” said Wang Peiyu in the opening section of her latest 12-episode(集) online
The weekly talk show sees Wang, who is one of the
With a(n)
Like many traditional art forms, it is challenged by popular entertainment and is losing its audience, especially among the younger generation.
Wang is trying to change the
Each episode, about 30 minutes long,
One fan commented: “All I knew about Peking Opera was the painted
| A．service | B．show | C．business | D．advertisement |
| A．fans | B．former | C．students | D．latter |
| A．hard-working | B．best-selling | C．warm-hearted | D．strong-willed |
| A．display | B．win | C．change | D．understand |
| A．competition | B．classification | C．combination | D．explanation |
| A．going | B．expanding | C．looking | D．pulling |
| A．named | B．declared | C．gave | D．found |
| A．opera | B．trend | C．world | D．performance |
| A．basic | B．literary | C．strange | D．solid |
| A．sees | B．notices | C．develops | D．expresses |
| A．note | B．star | C．theme | D．guest |
| A．aim | B．failure | C．necessity | D．process |
| A．complex | B．professional | C．simple | D．native |
| A．be used to | B．joke with | C．argue with | D．appeal to |
| A．mouth | B．eyes | C．noses | D．face |
7 . Since 1904, Ravinia Festival has been Chicago’s “sound of summer”, a place where you can meet up with your friends, have a wonderful time and hear some of the greatest music in the world. We’ve got stars on the stage and stars in the sky, and it’s all within your reach.But there’s more to Ravinia than merely the world’s greatest music. For as many people who walk through Ravinia’s gate each summer, there are just as many ways to enjoy what we call “The Ravinia Experience”. For some, it all starts with a picnic picked up along the way, greeting your friends at your favourite spot on the lawn.
RaviniaDining
Whether you want to add a bottle of wine and some cheese to your picnic on the lawn or sit down to a meal, Ravinia has a wide variety of choices and we welcome you to explore them all.
RaviniaGifts
There are two locations for your shopping convenience! Visit our Main Store in the Dining Pavilion. There you will find different CDs, jewelry, games and more. Or fill your more immediate needs at the shop located behind the Martin Theatre.
HowtoBuyTickets
Online
Tickets for the season begin to go on sale online on Tuesday April 25.Ravinia Festival’s online ticketing makes ordering tickets for your favourite performances easier than ever before. It is available 24 hours a day on the website.
Click on the date of your choice to select an event, select your seats and add it to your ticket order. Once you have selected all the events you wish to attend, simply enter your payment information and submit your order.
ByPhone
Phone sales for the season start on Monday May 22.
Order tickets by phone by calling 847-266-5100.
Monday—Friday:10:00 am—5:00 pm
Saturday/Sunday: Closed
1. It can be inferred that Ravinia Festival is ________.| A．a yearly music festival |
| B．a celebration of old folk music |
| C．a big food party with music performances |
| D．a traditional holiday with music and food |
| A．choose where to sit |
| B．get some discount |
| C．decide the time of any performance |
| D．change the date of an event after payment |
| A．go to Chicago in April |
| B．make a call at weekends |
| C．go to Chicago in the summer |
| D．visit the website before April |
8 . As the autumn colors fade over time, cold days are well underway. The Start of Winter or “Lidong” (立冬), the 19th solar term (节气) in China, begins this year on Nov. 7 and ends on Nov. 21.
Three phases (阶段) of Lidong
Traditional customs
On the day of Lidong, people would treat themselves with feasts, as a reward for their hard work during the busy months. Some brave swimming enthusiasts take a dive in cold rivers to celebrate the Beginning of Winter, and of course, to exercise their bodies.
Turn of the year
Though for the northern hemisphere, the days are getting colder and nights longer, the year will soon pass by.
| A．Lidong is divided into three phases. |
| B．Birds are rarely seen in the third phase. |
| C．If winter comes, spring won’t be far behind. |
| D．As a matter of fact, Lidong is the beginning of the end. |
| E．Some living creatures begin to rest and store energy for the cold days. |
| F．“Li” (立) refers to the start of a season as well as the change of seasons. |
| G．In northern China, it is customary to eat dumplings during the winter days. |
9 . Reggie couldn’t hear a thing. He was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in the town, and they were all very fond of him. Unfortunately, though, he always seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children were worried that they would hurt him and adults acted like he couldn’t understand them, as though he was some kind of baby.
Reggie didn’t like this very much. But the person who disliked it the most was his friend Michael, who decided that things had to be changed. Michael’s father was the town’s Mayor, and Michael managed to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should choose one day of the festival for deaf people. During that whole day everyone in the town would have to wear earplugs (耳塞).
People liked the idea, because everyone loved Reggie. The day became known as The Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears. That morning was filled with practical jokes and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how difficult life was when you couldn’t hear anything. However, learning about how life was more difficult for the deaf was nothing compared to the greatest discovery of the day — Reggie was amazing!
So The Day of Silence was the day when everyone realized you had to give people a chance to show how valuable they are. People in the town wanted to make sure that others would learn this lesson. So, from that day on, whenever visitors came to the town, they were welcomed joyfully and helmets (头盔) were put on their heads, helmets with great thick earflaps.
1. According to the second paragraph, Michael ________.| A．respected his father very much |
| B．understood Reggie better than others |
| C．needed to wear earplugs like Reggie |
| D．begged his mother to help his friends |
| A．became more friendly to others |
| B．were busy with their work as usual |
| C．enjoyed hearing nothing very much |
| D．experienced Reggie’s difficult life |
| A．Reggie’s life wasn’t easy as imagined |
| B．daily life was rather difficult for everyone |
| C．they should help Reggie as much as possible |
| D．Reggie had achieved a lot by working hard |
| A．Reggie’s bad life | B．a devoted friend |
| C．the origin of The Day of Silence | D．a funny story of a town |
10 . If it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cultural heritage of Dunhuang Mogao Caves in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans.
Born in Beijing and raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall paintings at Dunhuang, in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The 1,653-year-old Dunhuang Mogao Caves are a huge collection of Buddhist art—more than 2,000 buddha figures and 45,000 square metres of paintings spread among 735 caves. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Archaeologist Fan was sent to Dunhuang after graduating from Peking University in 1963. While in Dunhuang, a remote village in the desert then, Fan lived in an abandoned temple. At first, she did not even dare to go out to the toilet at night. To protect the treasures from sand and dampness, Fan and other workers put doors on the caves, planted trees and started monitoring temperature and humidity in the caves. They also controlled the number of visitors.
In the late 1990s, with tourism booming nationwide since national holidays were extended, the local government planned to go public with Dunhuang Mogao Caves, but found Fan firmly in_their_way. “The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed，” she said.
Dunhuang Academy has now photographed and cataloged online all the sculptures and paintings. “Despite our efforts to minimise damage, we can’t completely stop them from being eroded. But the digital database will last.”
Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation. Her two sons grew up seldom with her accompany. “I have not been a good mother or wife. With regard to my family, I’m full of guilt，” she said. Fan, 81, retired four years ago as the director of Dunhuang Academy but continues her efforts as a national political adviser.
1. When was Fan separated from her husband?| A．In 1963. | B．In 1967. |
| C．In 1986. | D．In the late 1990s. |
| A．Go to a place. |
| B．Be in favour of something. |
| C．Reject something. |
| D．Give in to something. |
| A．The history of Dunhuang Mogao Caves. |
| B．The attractions of Dunhuang Mogao Caves. |
| C．Fan’s devotion to preserving Dunhuang Mogao Caves. |
| D．The appeal for the protection of Dunhuang Mogao Caves. |
| A．Considerate. | B．Kind. |
| C．Humorous. | D．Devoted. |
