1. Why do some American churches cancel (取消) Christmas Day services?
A.To buy gifts and go to parties. |
B.To celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. |
C.To let people gather with their families. |
A.The name of an old man. |
B.The name of traditional music. |
C.The name of Christmas Day service. |
A.All Americans. | B.Non-Christians. | C.Christians. |
A.On Christmas Eve. | B.On Christmas noon. | C.On Christmas Day. |
It was Christmas Eve when my sister and I decided to open our presents before our mom got home from work. She usually came home about an hour after we got home from school, which we thought was plenty of time to sneak a peek at (偷看) the gifts under the tree. My sister opened the first gift while I was ordered to stand guard at the big picture window in our front room.
I was so excited that I could barely stand still. I also couldn’t keep my eyes on the window very long. My head moved from the window to my sister and back to the window again. I felt like I was watching a Ping-Pong match.
“All right!” my sister shouted. She pulled out a jewelry box. “You know what that means, don’t you?”
I jumped up and down. “Yeah, it’s my turn!”
“No,” she said. “It means that there must be some jewelry under here. I watched my sister rummage (翻找) through the presents under the tree trying to find one she thought was small enough to be a necklace or earrings.
“Hey, that’s not fair!” I said, stomping my foot. I couldn’t do anything except stand guard as she opened present after present. Finally, when my sister’s curiosity was satisfied and she had finished, wrapping her last present back up, we traded places.
My heart hammered so hard that it felt like my chest was moving in and out. My sister reminded me to be careful not to tear the paper, and wrap the presents back up the same way that I had found them.
After unwrapping a few presents, I found it faster to open one end of a present and peek inside. “Cool! Mom and Dad got me headphones for my stereo (立体声音响设备)!” I pulled the headphones out of the box and was about to put them on when my sister shouted, “Quick! Wrap it back up! Mom’s coming!”
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“Come on!” My sister’s face was as white as the paint on the wall.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Our secret was safe, but somehow Christmas morning didn’t feel the same.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Medieval (中世纪的) manners
While I was growing up, “keep your elbows (肘) off the table” was a common remark at dinner time. But, as I learned in our recent podcast episode with medieval historian and author Cybulskie, such remarks have a long history —
In the medieval period, manners proved more important than today and
But what would have ingratiated (讨好) you with a medieval host, and what kinds of social faux pas (失礼) would have ensured
“Don’t blow your nose at the table, or wipe your face on the tablecloth,” Cybulskie advised. As well as listing some behaviour
Such social codes were set out in handbooks at the time, one of
Social conventions extended
1. What is the first thing to celebrate the festival?
A.A group discussion. | B.A lecture. | C.A women’s program. |
A.Author of Gender Connection. |
B.President of the university. |
C.Secretary of an organization. |
A.A reception. | B.A competition. | C.A group discussion. |
A.By writing for the newspaper. |
B.By reading their own poems. |
C.By giving lectures. |
5 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. Where is the man from?A.Canada. | B.The UK. | C.The USA. |
A.Their date. | B.Their name. | C.Their celebration. |
A.Enjoy a related movie. | B.Hold a special party. | C.Record Shakespeare’s words. |
A.Two years ago. | B.Last year. | C.Last month. |
6 . Last year I attended the annual autumn saffron (藏红花) harvest festival on a trip in Italy, known as the sagra. Giovannina Sarra and her family
Saffron , taken from the stigmas (柱头) of the saffron flower, is a(n)
Now sitting at a mouth-watering plate of Risotto alla Milanese, a dish cooked with saffron, I
A.interviewed | B.accompanied | C.hosted | D.recognized |
A.fell behind | B.fanned out | C.sat around | D.hung around |
A.profitable | B.tropical | C.unavailable | D.unaffordable |
A.technology | B.patent | C.investment | D.import |
A.harvested | B.stored | C.watered | D.monitored |
A.noon | B.sunrise | C.dusk | D.midnight |
A.bloom | B.tend | C.grow | D.sell |
A.frozen | B.sticky | C.tiny | D.wet |
A.object | B.issue | C.adventure | D.process |
A.rough | B.careless | C.patient | D.sweaty |
A.boiled | B.dried | C.fried | D.warmed |
A.recall | B.remind | C.cherish | D.record |
A.doubt | B.evidence | C.reason | D.chance |
A.wonders | B.platforms | C.traditions | D.relations |
A.Fortunately | B.Immediately | C.Gradually | D.Hopefully |
1. How many years has Reshma Kosaraju lived in California?
A.About 5 years. | B.About 7 years. | C.About 12 years. |
A.They created a way to predict forest fires. |
B.They helped save sharks. |
C.They recycled batteries. |
A.Some clean water. | B.Some clothes. | C.Some masks. |
8 . Labor Day in America began more than 100 years ago to honor low-paid factory workers.
Labor Day also informally marks the end of summer. Many students return to school after Labor Day. The hot days of summer turn cooler. Many Americans celebrate the holiday with an outdoor family picnic.
But Labor Day started with a struggle. On May 1, 1889, workers demonstrated on the streets of Paris, France. International Labor Day was born. Most industrialized countries in the world—except the United States and Canada—celebrate Labor Day on the first of May.
On September 5, 1882, in New York City. About 10,000 workers walked through the streets to show the strength of organized labor. For many years after that, American workers used the first Monday in September to ask for better working conditions and pay. Music was a part of many of those marches.
Labor songs traditionally tell stories of conflict (冲突) and hopes for a better life. Many traditional American labor songs came from workers in the coal mines of the South. Mine owners were bitterly against workers’ unions (工会). In Kentucky, company police searched for union leaders. They waited outside a worker’s home for several days to stop him from organizing.
The coal miner’s wife, Florence Reece, stayed inside with her children. She wrote this song, “Which Side Are You On?” Another American labor song is called “Bread and Roses.” It is based on a poem by James Oppenheim, published in December of 1911.
The poem speaks about the women’s labor movement. At that time, conditions in factories, where many women worked, were horrible. A fire at a clothing factory in New York killed 146 people.
A month after Oppenheim’s poem was published, textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts went on strike, which won them higher pay and better working conditions. Oppenheim’s poem gained more attention.
1. What does Labor Day mean to students in the United States?A.It’s a time to eat in the wild. | B.Their summer vacation is over. |
C.It teaches them to respect labor. | D.They learn much about history. |
A.Fought. | B.United. | C.Marched. | D.Quarreled. |
A.To force him to stay at home. | B.To prevent his wife writing the song. |
C.To try to communicate with him. | D.To stop marches being organized. |
A.He cared for working women’s rights. | B.He created the song “Bread and Roses”. |
C.He reported the fire at a clothing factory. | D.He led the labor movement in Lawrence. |
The International Workers’ Day, sometimes
People
A recent report was issued by the China Tourism Academy,
World Olive (橄榄) Tree Day takes place
Protecting and growing the olive tree is
World Olive Tree Day is set up
There is much to learn, share and celebrate on World Olive Tree Day, and UNESCO encourages everyone to participate in