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CARDIFF, Wales Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in
“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in the age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again,” said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival in
“Some of the tales, like those Inuit from
Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively.
Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving (coming back into use or existence) storytelling in
“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions, and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here.” Ambrose said.
56. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling _______.
A. will be popular again B. will be more popular than TV
C. started in
57. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn _______.
A. how cold it has been where the Inuit live
B. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way
C. about their life as early as thousands of years ago
D. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit
58. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Storytelling once stopped in
B. Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in
C. Storytelling is always well received in
D. Storytelling has a long history in
59. The underlined phrase in good hands means _______.
A. taken good care of B. grasped by good storytellers
C. controlled by rich people D. protected by kind people
假如你叫李华,学校组织有外籍教师参加的郊游活动,你担任临时导游。请根据下面图示,用英语写一篇讲话稿,在活动开始前向外籍教师简要介绍郊游活动的安排
注意: 1. 词数不少于60
2. 文章开头与结尾已为你写好。
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,
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That’s all for today’s arrangement. I wish you all a wonderful day. Thanks.
This morning I was about to go to school after breakfast when suddenly |
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I found there was something wrong with Tom , ______ is my | 1.__________ |
younger brother. He ______(躺) on the floor and blood came out | 2.__________ |
of his leg. _______(看到)this, I was so scared that I ran to the | 3 .__________ |
telephone immediately, t_________ to call 120. Unfortunately, | 4.__________ |
the telephone didn’t work without any r_________. I had to run | 5.__________ |
out of the house to find help from our neighbors. At that time I saw |
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Mrs Smith, a lady living next door. Since she was p _(非常) | 6.__________ |
old and not good at h__________, she couldn’t catch | 7.__________ |
_____I was shouting about. I had no | 8.__________ |
________ but to run to a public telephone booth and made | 9.__________ |
an emergency call right away. Before long an ambulance came |
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as fast as it __________ in time. My brother was sent to | 10.__________ |
the hospital at last. |
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