FESTIVAL 24TH MAY—9TH JUNE 2014 Art

Shows of paintings, drawings and photographs are from all over the world, with over 400 works for you to see.

Early century advertisements will be on show at this year’s festival. You can buy copies of these advertisements at the Box Office.

Music

There will be different types of music in this year’s festival from dance music to modern jazz. Many famous musicians will visit the festival as well as at least two famous bands (乐队).

Lunchtime concerts (音乐会)—every day of the festival

All lunchtime concerts begin at 1：00 p.m. and last about 55 minutes, except on Monday, 26 of May, which is to be held in the Guildhall. All tickets are priced at £2.00.

How to get the tickets

Telephone reservations (预订)： 63362/6641 from 1st April. We will then send you the tickets by post.

You can buy tickets in person (亲自) from 1st May. The festival Box Office will be open as follows：

Monday to Saturday 9：30 a.m. —5：30 p.m.

Sunday(during the festival only)9：30 a.m. —1：00 p.m.

1.The festival will start _________.

A. on May 24 B. on May 9

C. in June D. on April 1

2. In the festival, you can _________.

A. sell copies of old advertisements

B. see more than 400 works of art

C. get some paintings at the Box Office

D. see the works of art for free

3.What is TRUE about the music show?

A. The lunchtime concerts last for more than an hour.

B. The festival includes many kinds of music.

C. Tickets for the concerts cost more than £3.00.

D. All concerts are to be held in the Guildhall.

4. It is not possible for you to buy a ticket in person at _________.

A. 5：30 p.m. on Sunday B. 10：30 a.m. on Monday

C. 3：00 p.m. on Saturday D. 1：00 p.m. on Friday

Once my father asked me to hold his hammer（铁锤）while he repaired something, so we could have some time to talk to each other.

For 22 years, after I left home for college, he called me every Sunday at 9 am. He was always interested in my life and how my family was doing, and I never once heard him complain about his own life.

Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day painting it for three days. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea and for me to hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy.

Five years ago, at age 71, my father spent five hours putting together a swingset (秋千组) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea and talk to him. But again, I was too busy.

Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight-foot Colorado blue spruce (蓝叶云杉) in his trunk, so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land. I was preparing for a trip that weekend and couldn’t spend much time with him.

Then, one day, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister’s home in Florida. We talked about the tree he had brought me, “Fat Albert”, but that morning he called it “Fat Oscar”, and he seemed to have forgotten some things. I had to get to church, so I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4：40 pm that day： my father was in hospital in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). I got on a plane immediately, and on the way I thought of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I realized that I had no idea who he was or what his deepest thoughts were. I promised that when I arrived, I would make up for lost time.

I arrived in Florida at 1 am. My father had passed away at 9：12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk to me.

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

A. The writer arrived in Florida before her father passed away.

B. The writer didn’t find enough time to talk to her father all these years.

C. The writer noticed nothing unusual about her father’s health before he was put in the hospital.

D. The writer’s father brought them the Colorado blue spruce because it is an expensive kind of tree.

2.How did the writer feel when she was rushing to the hospital where her father was staying?

A. Hopeless. B. Sorry.

C. Frightened. D. Disappointed(失望).

3.Which words best describe the writer’s father?

A. Honest and modest.

B. Strict and demanding (要求高的).

C. Talkative and positive (积极乐观的).

D. Caring and thoughtful.

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. What a good father! B. How busy I am.

C. Time keeps going. D. My father and our family.

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about travelling into the future? There’s an easy way to do it. One way you can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your

future self to be opened in the future. To your future self, the letter will be a visit from the past.

What can be gained by writing a letter to yourself? Depends on how good your letter is.You have the chance to say something to your future self. What would you want to communicate? You’ll

be able to talk to yourself 5,10,15 years down the road. There may be instructions for your future self, or you may have goals that you will want to check up on.

There are a lot of things you could include in your letter or letters to yourself. The more you include, the better the letter will be to you. Be creative with what you put in your letter.

Include a picture of yourself or family to show the period from which the letter came.

You can store your letter in many different ways. You can give your letter to a friend or family member to keep and mail to you. If you can get others to take part, have them write letters to themselves as well and ask someone to be the letter holder until it’s time to send the letters. You can also use a service online to store your letter and e-mail it to you.

1. How can you travel into the future?

A. By traveling back in time.

B. By paying a visit to the future

C. By opening a letter from the past.

D. By writing a letter to your future self.

2.If you want to gain more in the future, you should_________.

A. have the chance to say something to your future self

B. talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road

C. write more about instructions for your future self

D. include as many things as possible in your letter

3.Why do you put a picture in your letter?

A. To check up on your goals.

B. To share your feelings with your family.

C. To show the time when the letter was written.

D. To find out your thoughts and feelings now.

Dear Liz,

My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life. Life is busy and exciting.

Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population (人口) of 10 million and heavy traffic.

I’m very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city. There are Mr and Mrs Phairat, their son Sanan, who is 18, the daughter Chinda, who is 16, and Grandpa and Grandma.

I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda. The school teaches about 70 percent in English, and 30 percent in Thai. I’ve learned some spoken language, but Thai writing is very difficult. The cooking lesson is my favourite. I’m learning all about Thai food and culture. People don’t use chopsticks (筷子) here, but spoons and forks.

Last weekend we drove to Pattaya Beach near Bangkok. I thought it was great, but Sanan and Chinda said that next month they were taking me to Phuket Island, where the beaches are even more beautiful. The month after next, we’re going to travel to Mr Phairat’s hometown in the north of Thailand. The Phairats own land there, and they have two elephants. I’m going to ride those elephants and even wash them.

I’m amazed by everything in this country, especially by the elephants. Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and way of life. They have been a traditional symbol of Thailand for many years.

I’ll tell you all about my Thai boxing (拳击) lessons next time I write.

Love,

Mandy

1.Which of the following sentences about Mandy is true?

A. She is a teacher in a Thai school.

B. She is studying in a school in the north of Thailand.

C. She is a student from Thailand.

D. She is enjoying her stay in Thailand.

2. Why does Mandy say she is lucky?

A. Because the host family are nice to her.

B. Because her host family is a bit far from the city’s heavy traffic and noise.

C. Because she is able to study in the best school in Thailand.

D. Because she has a lot of free time for her hobbies.

3. What does the underlined word “symbol” probably mean in Chinese?

A. 象征 B. 礼仪 C. 祭祀 D. 收入

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Pattaya Beach is the most beautiful beach in Thailand.

B. Mandy has learnt to ride the elephant in Mr Phairat’s hometown.

C. To Mandy, everything in Thailand is so amazing.

D. In every Thai school, all the teachers give lessons in English.

根据题中空格后的中文提示、英语释义或句意，写出句中所缺的单词。

1.Everyone arrived on time _________ Tom because his mother was ill in hospital.

2.At the beginning, no one___________ (get to know and understand sth.) the harmfulness of cutting down trees and forests.

3.The old man was very sad because he found his cat _____(lose one’s life) there days ago.

4.His father has travelled to many places, such as _____(亚洲), Europe, America and so on.

5.Sandy was born in a big family, so she has many r_________.

根据句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。

1.Can you see two _________ fighting for food under the tree?

2.Our team is much stronger than ___________.

3.It’s ___________ for us to finish the hard work in half an hour.

4.Australia is in the ________ part of the earth while our country is in the north.

5.It was her _________ birthday, she got a lot of presents from her friends.

根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空。

1.I was reading a book while my mother ___________.

2.Mary often __________ shopping on weekends when she was at primary school.

3.Didn’t your teacher tell you that sound ________ more slowly than light?

4.If everyone can take action to protect the environment, the world _______ more beautiful.

5.I won’t go to see the film tonight, because I __________ my ticket.

句型转换

1.Millie borrowed the magazine from John three days ago.(保持句意基本不变)

Millie________ _________ John’s magazine for three days.

2. Zhang Ming was six when he started to play table tennis.(对划线部分提问)

________ _______ was Zhang Ming when he started to play table tennis?

3.The girl has milk for breakfast every day.(改为一般疑问句)

________ the girl _________ milk for breakfast every day?

4.The boy had to finish the work at the end of the month.(改为否定句)

The boy ________ ________ to finish the work at the end of the month.

5.You should never play football in the streets.(改为祈使句)

________ ________ football in the streets.

按课文内容填空

In the centre of the _1.__ is Central Park. With __2.__ lakes, hills and a large green _3.__, it’s a good place to __4.___ after a hard _5.___ work.

根据首字母提示，补全短文

Last summer, I went to Magic Mountain with my friends. It is a park with different roller coasters. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and many other c__1.___ live there in the park and we could see them at any time. We really had a f__2.___ time there.

I liked the Log Jammer best. It is a kind of water rides. There were a lot of waves and big drops. We g__3.___ all wet! We also rode another roller coaster called the Scream. It moved at high s4.__ and made us go upside down over and over. We all screamed and laughed t__5.___ the ride.