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The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.
The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.
“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.
In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.
Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.
The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.
The lineup(阵容)includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.
For more information, please check:
www. hk. artsfestival. org
小题1:The press conference must have been held ________.
A.in Hong Kong | B.in Europe |
C.in Beijing | D.in England |
A.nothing for the cost |
B.less than the usual cost |
C.for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket |
D.for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms |
A.who will perform on stage | B.what programmes there will be |
C.when the 32nd Art Festival will be held | D.which theatres will put on performances |
A.to make the 32nd Art Festival known | B.to announce the plan of the art festival |
C.to introduce the cost of the art festival | D.to sell a service during the art festival |
答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
解析
核心考点
试题【HK’s Family Affair The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.
In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition; every person’s place within the economic system is fixed by parentage, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste(阶级) may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. An inactive society may result.
小题1:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To outline contrasting types of![]() |
B.To explain the science of economics. |
C.To argue for the superiority of one economic system. |
D.To compare barter and money-exchange markets. |
A.valuable | B.concrete | C.absolute | D.reliable |
A.rapid speed of transactions | B.misunderstandings |
C.inflation | D.difficulties for the traders |
A.Individual households. | B.Small businesses. |
C.Major corporations. | D.The government. |
A.Family background | B.Age |
C.Religious beliefs. | D.Custom |
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”
小题1: My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.
A.learning English |
B.finding places to stay in England |
C.driving their car on English roads |
D.going to England by car |
A.they would be able to practise their English |
B.it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels |
C.it would be convenient for them to have dinner |
D.there would be no problem about finding accommodation there |
A.no free rooms | B.free rooms |
C.not away on holiday | D.holidays |
A.fall into a hole |
B.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself |
C.find that the road is blocked by crowds of people |
D.have to take a different road |
A.didn’t really want any more coffee |
B.wanted them to take the coffee pot away |
C.really wanted some more coffee |
D.wanted to express my politeness |
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻). It sells more than eleven million copies every day.
小题1:The first daily newspaper came out in _____.
A.59 BC | B.700’s | C.1609 | D.1620 |
A.England | B.Sweden | C.France | D.Germany |
A.Washington | B.Boston | C.New York | D.New Orleans |
A.1621 | B.1704 | C.1760 | D.1800 |
Cupcakes are small, round cakes topped with frosting (糖霜). It has been an American tradition that moms bring cupcakes to the classroom to celebrate their child’s birthday.
But recently some doctors have called for this to be banned. They believe cupcakes contribute to child obesity.
Despite their good intentions, however, some people believe that experts are interfering (妨碍) with American culture. The cupcake is seen as American as apple pie — only prettier.
According to Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York University, the cupcake is the most democratic (民主的) of desserts. As they are small enough for one person, you don’t have to share your cupcake with anyone — it’s all yours. They are also all the same size, so there can’t be any cries of
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Each bite can taste different depending on how much icing you have. It is a lesson in self- determination. Some people eat only a little of the frosting every time, others have it all in just one bite.
In recent years, eating a cupcake has become as trendy as having a cup of Starbucks coffee.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton jokingly promised on a talk show that if she was electe
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Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, explains that the rise of the cupcake is very much about going back to American national identity in food, which is all about comfort. “People want to think about when they and their country were innocent,” she said.
小题1:According to the passage, it has been an American tradition that ___________.
A.the family holds a party for children on their birthday |
B.a mom cooks a bowl of noodles for her children on their birthday |
C.a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birt![]() |
D.parents go travelling with their children on their birthday |
A.Because they themselves don’t like cupcakes. |
B.Because they think cupcakes are not so delicious. |
C.Because they believe cupcakes will cause cries of “She got the bigger piece”. |
D.Because they believe cupcakes are one of the causes to make children become fat. |
A.The cupcake is more democratic than any other desserts in the US. |
B.The cupcake is too small to share with others. |
C.The sizes of cupcakes are the same so it’s equal to everyone. |
D.Cupcakes will lead to child obesity so they should be banned. |
A.popular | B.gentle | C.delicious | D.different |
A.To arouse the readers’ attention to banning the tradition of making cupcakes. |
B.To show that cupcakes are becoming a popular way to show kindness and comfort. |
C.To make a comparison between them in order for readers to remember them. |
D.To give readers some idea of cupcakes so as to better understand the American culture |
Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father’s Day as a national commemorative day in 1972.
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is
NOT true?
A.It is a day to show love to mothers |
B.It is a day to wear carnations |
C.It is a day for people to visit the cemetery |
D.It is a day for many people to attend religious services |
a. The first Father’s Day was observed.
b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance
c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.
d. The idea of honoring fathers was brought up
A.a b c d | B.d a b c | C.b a c d | D.d a c b |
A.Mrs. Do | B.Margaret Chase Smith | C.Ann Jarvis | D.Woodrow Wilson |
A.one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass away |
B.on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues |
C.on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day. |
D.The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents |
A.call on people to love and respect their parents |
B.introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. |
C.tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day |
D.show how important fathers and mothers are |
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