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The 10th annual International “Go Skateboarding(滑板运动) Day” will be held on June 21, 2012. Skateboarding Day is all about fun! Here is your guide to some of the events around the world.
Los Angeles, California
Over 10,000 skateboarders(滑板运动员) from around the world will gather in the streets of L.A. They have partnered with Boards for Bros, a non-profit organization that collects and restores (修复) skateboards for children who cannot afford their own, and have asked skateboarders across the U.S. to donate their used skateboard products. The celebration will last most of the daytime.
Manila, Philippines
The Skateboarding Day to be held in the Philippines will be in the Manila for the second time. Manila is hoping to promote health and skateboarding sports. The event begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. The skateboarders start from Liwasang Bonifacio where they can skate in the streets of P. Burgos, Roxas Boulevard and up to Malate fountain in Rajah Soliman Park where the event ends with a Product Toss and Best Trick contest.
Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada
If you happen to be in Alberta, Canada and the weather isn’t great for outdoor skating, Incline Skate & BMX Park is the place to go skateboarding. Incline is a great place to skate, and a day pass there is only $8 for an adult, half for those below 16. On Go Skateboarding Day, they will hold a competition with the first prize winner taking home $600.
New York City, New York
Steve Rodriguez, owner and founder of SBoro Skateboards holds the biggest chapter of the Skateboarding Day in the world. Tens of thousands of people will participate, and June 21st is now an official New York City holiday. The event starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. There will be a free clinic at 10 a.m., tons of prizes, food and drinks. For details of the full day please check out http://www.Sboro.com.
60. It can be learned that the Boards for Bros aims to _____.
A. provide skateboards for poor children
B. donate used skateboard products to the festival
C. search for competitors for the festival every year
D. restore skateboards only for the competitors
61. How much will they pay if a couple with their 14-year-old child skate in Incline?
A. Eight dollars. B. Twelve dollars. C. Sixteen dollars. D. Twenty dollars.
62. Where will the event or celebration last the shortest?
A. In Manila, Philippines. B. In Los Angeles, California.
C. In Sylvan Lake, Alberta Canada. D. In New York City, New York.
63. We can infer from the text that _____.
A. the winner of the first prize will gain $600 in Manila
B. the festival in Los Angeles is an official holiday now
C. Incline in Canada is probably an indoor park
D. the clinic in New York City charges money from patients
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特高级教师点拨系列答案Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, "Versed".
"I'm delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win," said Armantrout.
"For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising."
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master's in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for "Versed."
"This book has gotten more attention," Armantrout said, "but I don't feel as if it's better."
The first half of "Versed" focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. "Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry," said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
"Versed", published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
【小题1】According to Rae Armantrout, __________
| A．her 10th book is much better |
| B．her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected |
| C．the media is surprised at her works |
| D．she likes being recognized by her readers |
| A．She published a poetry textbook. |
| B．She used to teach Denise Levertov. |
| C．She started a poets' group with others. |
| D．She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley. |
| A．It partly concerns the poet's own life. |
| B．It is mainly about the American army. |
| C．It is a book published two decades ago. |
| D．It consists of three parts. |
| A．should write more | B．has a sweet voice |
| C．deserves the prize | D．is a strange professor |
A. "Versed" has been awarded twice. B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.
C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD. D. About 2,700 copies of "Versed" will be printed.
Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.
My wife said to me, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see the bill." I said.
Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,
Bill
One dining table June 10, 2011
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint 1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00
Total(总计) 36.50
When I was looking at the bill, Henry said," It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny."
"Yes," I said. "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."
"Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
"Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry? " I said, "If it isn't too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date."
"OK, man. You are such a guy." Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.
1.The table was made of __________.
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A．Wood |
B．glass |
C．Paper |
D．chair |
2.The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.
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A．didn’t do well in math |
B．was an honest carpenter |
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C．added the date to the bill |
D．was not a carpenter |
3.In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.
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A．smart and careful |
B．silly and lazy |
C．rich and hardworking |
D．stupid and rich |
4. From the story we know that __________.
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A．Henry got 26.5 for his work in the end |
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B．The table will cost 20 more on June 30 |
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C．The writer paid 36.5 for the table |
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D．The writer got 36.5 |