A.To buy a silk dress. | B.To attend a party. | C.To wear a new dress. |
A.Play tennis. | B.Go swimming. | C.Do some cleaning. |
A.Size 8. | B.Size 10. | C.Size 12. |
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.On a train. | B.In a police station. | C.In a train station. |
A.Around 5:15 p. m. | B.A round 5:30 p. m. | C.Around 5:45 p. m. |
A.She’s an engineer. | B.She’s a salesperson. | C.She’s a reporter. |
A.Her phone. | B.Her wallet. | C.Her car keys. |
1. When did the tennis club meet last year?
A.On Mondays. | B.On Tuesdays. | C.On Wednesdays. |
A.Basketball. | B.Football. | C.Tennis. |
A.The film club. | B.The singing club. | C.The guitar club. |
A.At 12: 50. | B.At 1: 30. | C.At 2: 30. |
7 . Tickets are now on sale for Walt Disney World’s latest holiday event. Disney Jollywood Nights, abrand new holiday event, will run at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for 10 nights: Nov. 11, 18, 20, 27 and 29 and Dec. 4, 6, 16, 18 and 20. The after-hours holiday event officially runs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., but event guests are usually allowed to enter the park 90 minutes early.
What to expect from Disney Jollywood Nights?
A live holiday special hosted by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy at Theater of the Stars
The return of the impressive nighttime firework show
A jazz bar at The Hollywood Brown Derby
An “other-worldly party” at The Hollywood Tower Hotel Courtyard
A “Latin street fair” along Commissary Lane
A “spirited sing-along” at Hyperion Theater
Exciting photo opportunities with Mickey Mouse and his friends
How much are tickets to Disney Jollywood Nights?
Ticket prices range from $159 to $179 for guests aged 3 and up. Please note that children youngerthan age 3 don’t need a ticket. Guests with tickets to this event don’t need a theme park reservation in orderto enter the park at 7 p.m. or later. If you plan to arrive earlier than 7 p.m., valid park admission as wellas a theme park reservation for Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be required.
Only a limited number of tickets are available for each night, and they are non-transferable (不可转让的), non-refundable and may not be resold.
1. What do we know about Disney Jollywood Nights?A.It is a newly returning event. |
B.It continues for 4 hours each night. |
C.It lasts for 10 days in a row. |
D.It requires guests to arrive in advance. |
A.Enjoy live jazz in a bar. |
B.Sing along at Theater of the Stars. |
C.Join a Latin street party. |
D.Take pictures with Mickey Mouse. |
A.$318. | B.$358. |
C.$477. | D.$537. |
8 . When we’re studying a new language, many of us approach it with dread. If we make a mistake or say something wrong, we judge ourselves strictly. But as it turns out, however, we’d benefit by shifting (转移) our focus and worrying less about getting it right, according to Marianna Pascal, a communication skills trainer.
As a teacher who’s spent 20 years in Malaysia helping people speak better English, Pascal noticed that some students didn’t get a high language level but could still communicate very effectively. She remembers one specific student named Faisal. Despite not knowing much English, she says, “This guy could just sit and listen to anybody very calmly, clearly, and then he could respond and express his thoughts beautifully.”
She also observed some students knew quite a bit of English but struggled to make themselves understood. Pascal noticed that a lot of these students’ attitude towards English is like her daughter’s attitude towards playing the piano. Pascal says her daughter hated piano and hated practicing, because she was afraid of being wrong. To her, her success in piano was measured by how few mistakes she made.
Then she shared her experience in a cafe. The person sitting next to her was playing a game while his friends watched, and he just wasn’t a very good player. But at the same time, she saw something amazing. Even though this guy was terrible and his friends were watching him, there was no embarrassment or shyness. There was no feeling of being judged. Instead, he focused completely on the task at hand. Pascal says, “I suddenly realized that this is it. This is the same attitude that people hike Faisal have when they speak English.”
Pascal believes that speaking a language isn’t like those exams many of us had to take in grade school, where a tiny mistake would result in a big red X from the teacher, In the real world, what matters is whether we can make ourselves understood. She says, “If you want to speak English well, don’t focus on yourself but focus on the other person and the goal you want to achieve.”
1. What does the underlined word “dread” mean in paragraph 1?A.Fear. | B.Doubt. | C.Curiosity. | D.Confidence. |
A.To provide some advice. | B.To offer some details. |
C.To state a reason. | D.To present a fact. |
A.Never minding others’ opinions. | B.Not judging a person too soon. |
C.Improving through practicing. | D.Playing a game with patience. |
A.It is important for teachers to encourage students in exams. |
B.It is OK to make small mistakes in speaking a language. |
C.Language has to be fluently spoken in daily life. |
D.Language is an art difficult to fully master. |
1. What should you know when in a hotel?
A.How to offer a tip. | B.When to use the hair dryer. | C.Where to put your luggage. |
A.130 volts. | B.110 volts. | C.220 volts. |
A.Because it is special. |
B.Because the time is long. |
C.Because the hotel adds a high service charge. |
A.The service in the hotel. | B.The fee of a long-distance call. | C.The charge of the hotel. |
10 . In 2019, after retiring from her career as a social worker, Ane Freed - Kernis decided to build a home workshop and devote all of her free time to stone carving. “I might be covered head to to e in dust but I’m happy — it was something I needed more of in my life when I hit 60,” she says.
This appeal has its origins in Freed - Kernis’ childhood. Growing up on her father’s farm in Denmark, she used to wander through the fields with her eyes fixed on the ground, looking for stones to add to her collection. “I’ve always been drawn to the shapes and textures (质地) of stones,” she says.
After moving to England in 1977 and training as a social worker, Freed - Kernis soon became occupied with her busy career and the demands of raising her son. Stones were the last thing on her mind, until her father died in 2005. “He took a stone carving course in his retirement, and I always thought stone seemed so fun but never had the time to look into it myself,” she says. “After he died, I became determined to learn in his honour.”
Signing up for a week-long stone carving course at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Freed-Kernis began to learn how to turn a block of rock into well-designed shapes. “It was really scary at the start because you would spend hours just hammering (锤打).”
Now 65, Freed-Kernis has a thriving small business built largely through word of mouth. She creates 12 to 15 pieces a year that can take anywhere from a few days to three weeks to complete, while her prices range from £ 200 to £ 3,000. “I’m making smaller ones,” she says. “I don’t have to depend on the money much, so I want to keep prices in the range that people can afford, mainly just covering costs and labour (劳动力).”
1. Freed-Kernis was first attracted by stones when ______.A.she was 60 | B.she was a child |
C.her father died | D.she moved to England |
A.She never cared about her father. |
B.She led a disappointing life in Denmark. |
C.She spent lots of time studying stone carving. |
D.She learned stone carving under the influence of her dad. |
A.Hopeful and proud. |
B.Confident and satisfied. |
C.Nervous and frightened. |
D.Impatient and unprepared. |
A.They are easier to move by her. |
B.They are more affordable to people. |
C.She wants to save costs and labour. |
D.She is too old to focus on making large ones. |