Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage for five days where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念)the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that’s the traditional togetherness (友爱)that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.

This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. “People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation,” Riedel said. “It’s really easy to relax, and it’s great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.

With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue (举办地)for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.

The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug.4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug.8.

1.The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to _______.

A. gather people with different musical tastes

B. collect old stories of folk music

C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music

D. remind people of the real sense of folk music

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.

B. It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.

C. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.

D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.

3.We can learn from the passenger that .

A. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized

B. people can get tickets easily for the festival

C. driving one’s own car to the festival is highly recommended

D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday

4.What would the best title for the passage?

A. Folk Music of Blues

B. Edmonton’s Downtown Park

C. Festival for Family Gathering

D. One Festival for All

In a food store I heard a woman say her foot was hurting and that she was going to call a cab. When walking back home, I saw her outside the store, probably for a cab.

I asked her where she was going. She told me a place which was actually on the to the craft store I’d be to. So I asked her to the cab and I’d give her a ride. To my , she said okay without . I wonder if I’d have been so if a stranger made me the same offer!

Where she was going was on the way to where I was going. It was such a interaction. But there was more!

When I had what I went for and was waiting at the checkout, the woman behind me said she had a coupon(优惠券)for 50% off any in the store. She gave it to me because she had a(n) one! I thanked her and gave her a card.

They say “what goes around comes around”, but sometimes it is hard to see how that as there is often a “manifestation(显现)delay”. Each action a ripple (涟漪)that eventually back to us, but sometimes it is much so we forget their connection.

Today the causes and effects have appeared in a linkable manner in . I’m also opening myself to receiving gifts, now or in the future. I can learn so much from others as to how they are to receive gifts in a way I might not have been if the same.

1.A. waiting B. caring C. applying D. ordering

2.A. left B. right C. way D. carriage

3.A. leading B. driving C. walking D. pulling

4.A. delay B. take C. charge D. cancel

5.A. amazement B. sadness C. respect D. disappointment

6.A. aim B. doubt C. hesitation D. hurry

7.A. enthusiastic B. trusting C. inviting D. puzzled

8.A. very B. right C. surely D. universally

9.A. shameful B. careful C. beautiful D. frightful

10.A. put up B. picked up C. given up D. turned up

11.A. limit B. item C. demand D. load

12.A. extra B. important C. devoted D. familiar

13.A. post B. note C. paper[ D. smile

14.A. forgives B. works C. recognizes D. shares

15.A. freezes B. ships C. affects D. creates

16.A. holds B. comes C. puts D. keeps

17.A. later B. funnier C. easier D. lower

18.A. persuading B. demanding C. giving D. appreciating

19.A. close B. confident C. anxious D. open

20.A. booked B. learned C. offered D. brought

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Life is just like a box. Inside it are happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in it teach us new lessons and make us a better person.

Love

Love plays a key role on our life. Without love a person could become cruel and violent. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care. They tell us what is right or wrong, good or bad. 1. . It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.

Happiness and Sorrow

Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment. 2. . No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.

Failure and Success

3. . It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.

Hope and Despair

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. 4. , because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice — keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be right or dull. 5. , so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

A. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour

B. So the only alternative is work hard today

C. But we always tend to take this for granted

D. Success lies in trusting yourself

E. So let’s enjoy every day

F. Failure is the path to success

G. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness

SECTION B (共12小题;每小题 1.5分,满分18分)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In 1919, Princess Bazzar of Luxembourg’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ice-cream for Bazzar. They soon fell in love. But because of their different social status, both of them burried the feelings.

Soon, Bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazzar, he was with impatience. Finally, Bazzar at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon that Bazzar could understand his feelings.

A few days later, Bazzar got . One year later, Leon could not the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family a candy store.

Many years later, Bazzar remembered that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the letters.

Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past misunderstandings. If that chocolate had been , those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.

After lots of , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was engraved with the letter “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazzar.

Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the whisper of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?

1.A. calling B. burning C. working D. talking

2.A. stood up B. turned up C. stayed up D. dressed up

3.A. wrote B. sent C. mixed D. noticed

4.A. expected B. declared C. allowed D. promised

5.A. sick B. angry C. married D. bored

6.A. reduce B. stop C. repeat D. bear

7.A. left B. visited C. ran D. found

8.A. confusing B. interesting C. melting D. annoying

9.A. stable B. powerful C. frozen D. solid

10.A. stand B. spare C. take D. preserve

11.A. breaks B. research C. pressure D. problems

12.A. firmly B. immediately C. quickly D. luckily

When you walk into a room on the 17th floor of Copenhagen’s Bella Sky Hotel, you’ll be greeted by soft roses and other fresh flowers, fruits, fashion magazines, and a bathroom with beauty products. This is Europe’s first hotel floor dedicated(专用的)entirely to women—and according to the hotel’s CEO Arne Bang Mikkelsen, it is designed by women, for women.

“Women’s hotel preferences(偏爱)are very different from men’s with key priorities(优先考虑的事)being to feel safe and comfortable. When men come into a hotel room, the first thing they do is check the view, turn on the TV, plug in their computer, and check out the fridge. Women, on the other hand, go straight to the bathroom. Does it smell nice? Is it clean? Does it have a nice bathtub and shower?”

Unlike other hotels, it seemed like someone actually thought about what women wanted. To get it right, the hotel asked a number of women what they wanted, and added to their list of things like cleanliness, a nice bathroom, high-powered hairdryers, steam irons, cosmetic mirrors, healthy choices on the room service menus, and full-body mirrors.

It seems that they are helped by the boom(繁荣)in female business travelers. Global numbers are hard to get, but a research report shows women account for about half of all business travelers in the US in 2010, up from approximately 25% in 1991.

Places like the Naumi Hotel in Singapore, the Premier Hotel in New York, the London Dukes Hotel and the Georgian Court Hotel in Vancouver seem to be realizing the possibility in catering(迎合)for women.

At the London Dukes Hotel, the manager says bookings(预订)for their “Duchess Rooms”,which are standard rooms with fresh flowers, fruit, and styling things, have increased 25% over the past year.

1.We can learn from the text that Bella Sky Hotel _______.

A. is the first hotel designed for women

B. offers special service to women guests

C. has a big garden with all kinds of flowers

D. can arrange rooms according to guests’ wishes

57. Paragraph 2 mainly wants to tell us _______.

A. men are wiser in choosing hotels

B. guests usually care about fort most

C. women differ from men in judging a hotel

D. hotels have difficulty satisfying each guest

2.What can we learn from the text?

A. Men guests usually don’t care about hotels’ cleanliness.

B. Living in a hotel, women guests may consider their safety.

C. Women business travelers spend more than men in hotels.

D. In the US the number of women travelers is higher than men.

3.The example of the London Dukes Hotel is used to show ________.

A. London is known for hotel management

B. guests like to experience different hotels

C. the new hotel service is very popular

D. hotel industry is developing rapidly

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. How to run hotels.

B. A new practice in hotel service.

C. Different hotels’ service in the world.

D. Differences between men and women hotel guests.

A few years ago, I felt like a true failure.I was doing Weight Watchers for the third time in order to lose weight but not making progress.

At that time, I spent hours every day working out to my videos and was still overweight.I decided that there was no point in fighting it.I thought I was meant to be fat forever.I needed a change of heart and mind.That change came in the most unexpected way.It came with running.

After dinner on Thanksgiving, I went out for a walk with my family.I had turned my little MP3 player on and was enjoying the music when my favorite song came on.I felt like dancing, but that was out of the question (I had two teenagers with me).So I caught the speed a bit and started to run slowly.I was quite pleased with my burst of activity.

What was more surprising was that I got up the next morning and went out again.After running, I felt strong and calm at the same time.I recalled the good feelings I felt when I used to run 20 years ago and decided that I wanted more of that.I signed up for a spring race and practiced hard for it.

Even though my weight is still heavier than what I would like, I no longer care about it.I try to stay more focused on my life.Most importantly, my workouts are less than an hour per day and I take Sundays off completely.My goal is to keep exercising in my life but not let it take over my life.After all, I am so much more than my weight.

1.What was troubling the author according to the first two paragraphs?

A.That she was considered to be a failure by others.

B.That she had too little time to work out.

C.That she couldn't enjoy the food she liked.

D.That she failed to lose weight.

2.According to Paragraph 3, the author started running instead of dancing because .

A.she thought running would help her more.

B.she didn't want to dance at that moment.

C.it was inconvenient for her to dance at that moment.

D.she considered it useless to dance.

3.In Paragraph 4 the author mainly wants to tell us that ____.

A.she was a good runner 20 years ago

B.she had strong will-power

C.she often surprised others

D.she really liked running

4.What was the author's biggest change after she started running?

A.That she changed her attitude towards losing weight.

B.That she no longer wanted to lose weight.

C.That she spent more time in working out.

D.That she lost more weight than expected.

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