2．假设你是李华.你在报上看到北京电视台今年七月将举办外国人学中文.唱中文歌才艺大赛．你的美国朋友Peter正在北京一所大学学中文.你觉得他应去试一试．请按以下要点给他写信告知此事.并表示可以提供——青夏教育精英家教网——

2．假设你是李华，你在报上看到北京电视台今年七月将举办外国人"学中文，唱中文歌"才艺大赛．你的美国朋友Peter正在北京一所大学学中文，你觉得他应去试一试．请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助．
比赛时间：7 月18日
报名时间：截止到6月30日
报名地点：北京电视台
注意：
1．词数：100左右
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3．参考词汇：才艺大赛-talent show
内容要点：
1．才艺大赛的内容和对象
2．比赛时间
3．报名时间和地点
4．建议参加，表示可提供帮助
Dear Peter，

Yours，
Li Hua．

1．Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope．This evening，as on every Thursday night，psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France's favorite pastimes，coffee drinking and the"talking cure"．Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings．It isn't always easy．They customers-some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 （plus drinks） per session-care quick to intellectualize （高谈阔论），slow to open up and connect．"You are forbidden to say‘one feels，'or‘people think'，"Lehane told them．"Say‘I think，'‘Think me'．"
A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed？It couldn't seem more un-French．But Lehanne's psychology café is about more than knowing oneself：It's trying to help the city's troubled neighborhood cafes．Over the years，Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours，a fast food boom and a younger generation's desire to spend more time at home．Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation．Cafes focused around psychology，history，and engineering are catching on，filling tables well into the evening．
The city's"psychology cafes"，which offer great comfort，are among the most popular places．Middle-aged homemakers，retirees，and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love，anger，and dreams with a psychologist．And they come to Lehanne's group just to learn to say what they feel．"There's a strong need in Paris for communication，"says Maurice Frisch，a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious instructor in a nearby church．"People have few real friends．And they need to open up．"Lehanne says she'd like to see psychology cafes all over France．"If people had normal lives，these cafes wouldn't exist，"she says．"If life weren't a battle，people wouldn't need a special place just to speak．"But then，it wouldn't be France．
12．What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope？D
A．Learn a new subject
B．Keep in touch with friends．
C．Show off their knowledge．
D．Express their true feelings．
13．How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes？A
A．They are less frequently visited．
B．They stay open for longer hours．
C．They have bigger night crowds．
D．They start to serve fast food．
14．What are theme cafes expected to do？C
A．Create more jobs．
B．Supply better drinks．
C．Save the cafe business．
D．Serve the neighborhood．
15．Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris？B
A．They bring people true friendship．
B．They give people spiritual support．
C．They help people realize their dreams．
D．They offer a platform for business links．

20．The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter，so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota，Florida，my bags were packed before you could say"sunshine"．I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C（维生素C），thinking of beaches and orange trees．When we touched down to blue skies and warm air，I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness．Swimming pools，wine tasting，and pink sunsets（at normal evening hours，not 4in the afternoon） filled the weekend，but the best part-particularly to my taste，dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7a．m．adventure to the Sarasota farmers'market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call．
The market，which was founded in 1979，sets up its tents every Saturday from 7：00am to 1p．m，rain or shine，along North Lemon and State streets．Baskets of perfect red strawberries，the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck； and most of all，the tomatoes：amazing，large，soft and round red tomatoes．
Disappointed by many a broken，vine-ripened（蔓上成熟的） promise，I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years．No matter how attractive they look in the store，once I get them home they're unfailingly dry，hard，and tasteless．But I homed in，with uncertainty，on one particular table at the Brown's Grove Farm's stand，full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist．These were the real deal-and at that moment，I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn't be experiencing again for months．
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight，my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown's Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty，a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton，where-luckily for me-I was planning to have dinner that very night．Without even seeing the menu，I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it．
4．What did the author think of her winter life in New York？B
A．Exciting．
B．Boring．
C．Relaxing．
D．Annoying．
5．What made the author's getting up late early worthwhile？D
A．Having a swim．
B．Breathing in fresh air．
C．Walking in the morning sun．
D．Visiting a local farmer's market．
6．What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter？B
A．They are soft．
B．They look nice．
C．They taste great．
D．They are juicy．
7．What was the author going to that evening？C
A．Go to a farm．
B．Check into a hotel．
C．Eat in a restaurant．
D．Buy fresh vegatables．

19．鼓足勇气．keep up courage．

18．低声说话．whisper．

17．让某人搭车．give sb a lift．

16．熟悉、通晓某事物．be familiar with sth．

15．Kenya is losing an average of 100of its 2，000lions each year because of growing human  settlements，increasing farming，climate change and diseases，according to the Kenya Wildlife Service （KWS）．
"Lions have a special place in Kenyans'life，"said Paul Udoto，a spokesman for the organization．"Other than being the symbol of national strength，they are among the Big Five，a main attraction for visitors to Kenya．"
There were 2，749lions in Kenya in 2002and Uieir population dropped to 2，280by 2004  and to about 2，000today，according to KWS figures．
"The fall of the lion population is worrying and every effort needs to be made to make sure that Kenya either protects its population of 2000lions at present or increases the numbers to an ecologically acceptable level，"said Mr．Udoto．
"There is no doubt that the numbers are in free fall．Id be surprised if they even last as  long as 20years，"said Laurence Frank，project director of Living With Lions，a Kenya-based animal protection organization?i?Wen I first came here 30years ago，I would always hear lions roaring across the land at night and see their tracks in the morning．Now that is very rare．
"The reason is simple．As the numbers of people grow and the numbers of cows increase  they take up much of the lion's space．Alongside that there are other ways，including poisoning 9to kill lions．"
Animal lovers are making a new strategy to save the animals．Part of the measures will include tracking lions fitted with radio collars in the Amboseli area in southern Kenya，close to the border with Tanzania．
Wildlife officials in Tanzania face similar challenges in protecting their lions，but there is far less human encroachment （侵入）on the animals'homeland there than in Kenya，
25．What is the main reason of Kenya appreciating lions'existence？D
A．lions are the symbol of the national strength．
B．Lions are among the most endangered animals．
C．Lions are a subject of great concern to Kenyans．
D．Lions are the major appeal for foreign tourists．
26．What does Laurence Frank mean by saying"they even last as long as 20years"？A
A．It is alarming that the number of lons is declining at a high speed．
B．It is amazing that he has tolerated the decline for such a long time．
C．It is fascinating that many evidences have proven the decline trend，
D．It is surprising that a lion should live as long as twenty years in Kenya．
27．In which aspect does the striking difference between Kenya and Tanzania in lion protection lie？B
A．Climate changes．
B．Increasingly fanning．
C．Natural disasters*
D．Outbreaks of epidemics （流行病）．

14．Why do you go to work so early？It's _____six o'clock．（　　）

13．_____ Shuhow-Lin appeared on the stage，his fans shouted and cheered．（　　）

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