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traveler, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. Almost all of us have the wish to play the part of
someone-or something-else. 1
In the ancient world, acting was often associated with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. As far back as 2200 B.C. trained Chinese actors performed ceremonial dances in costume and makeup
at harvest festivals. 2 To the dance was gradually added pantomime-the imitation of movements and
gestures-as well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue.
While acting was coming into its own in the ancient Chinese classical theatre, it was doing the same in
the western world, in Greece. From about 500 B.C. on, acting became a highly specialized art in Greece. Greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions were largely fixed by custom. 3
Modern acting, by contrast, gives the individual actor great opportunity to develop his or her personal
talents for serious, comic, or musical drama. The names, faces, and styles of famous movie actors are
known worldwide. 4 A special form of acting takes place in radio drama, which was highly popular
before television. In radio drama the actors face an unique challenge. They are unseen by their audience.
So they must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners.
5 Only forty percent of Broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year.
Those who become stars need not only talent, but determination. They must not be easily discouraged.
Otherwise, they might give up before the opportunity for stardom presents itself.
B. Drama in Greece began with festivals honoring Dionysus.
C. It is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting.
D. Historical records indicate that this desire is as old as civilization itself.
E. Acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches.
F. Broadway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent.
G. Consequently, they had little opportunity to demonstrate their individual personalities.
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The earliest Mother"s Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the Mother of the gods. During the 1600"s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. On this day even servants were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.
In the US, Mother"s Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted to peace. But it didn"t really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isn"t alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.
Learning more about Mother"s Day and celebrating Mother"s Day are important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother, or grandmother, or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year.
B. The ways people honor mothers.
C. The history of Mother"s Day.
D. The great contribution of mothers.
B. In the US.
C. In England.
D. In Italy.
B. not all the countries celebrate Mother"s Day in May
C. only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday
D. it was in 1872 that Mother"s Day really came into being
B. only mothers are honored on Mother"s Day
C. understanding mothers" work is more important than just celebrating Mother"s Day
D. people should celebrate Mother"s Day every day
began 1 a "Big Bang". Then the earth exploded loudly and produced water vapor and many gases,
2 (make) the earth"s atmosphere. And then as the earth cooled down, water appeared and stayed
3 the surface. It was the presence of water 4 allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids
into the oceans and seas, 5 made it possible for life to develop. And the 6 (appear) of small plants
encouraged the development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on
land. 7 were followed by land animals. Later, reptiles appeared for the first time, after which dinosaurs developed. However, they suddenly disappeared. Therefore, mammals 8 (rise) on the earth. Finally,
humans appeared and spread all over the earth. However, they are putting too much carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere, making the earth too hot to live on. So 9 life will continue on the earth will depend on
whether this problem can 10
adequate to describe classes of products. In today"s prosperous societies, the distinction has become
unclear because so many wants have been turned into needs. A writer, for instance, can work with paper
and pencils. These are legal needs for the task. But the work can be done more quickly and efficiently
with a word processor. Thus a computer is soon viewed as a need rather than a want.
In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in which they are
purchased. The two main classes are convenience goods and shopping goods. Two lesser types are
specialty goods and unsought (主动提供的) goods. It must be emphasized that all of these types are
based on the way shoppers think about products, not on the nature of the products themselves. What is
regarded as a convenience item in France (wine, for example) should be a specialty goods in the United
States.
People do not spend a great deal of time shopping for such convenience items as groceries,
newspapers, toothpaste, aspirin, and candy. The buying of convenience goods may be done routinely, as
some families buy groceries once a week. Such regularly purchased items are called staples. Sometimes
convenience products are bought without enough thinking; someone has a sudden desire for an ice cream
sundae(圣代) on a hot day. Or they may be purchased as emergency items.
Shopping goods are items for which customers search. They compare prices, quality, and styles, and
may visit a number of stores before making a decision. Buying an automobile is often done this way.
Shopping goods fall into two classes; those that are recognized as basically the same and those that
are regarded as different. Items that are looked upon as basically the same include such things as home
appliances, television sets, and automobiles. Having decided on the model desired, the customer is
primarily interested in getting the item at the most favorable price. Items regarded as essentially different
include clothing, furniture, and dishes. Quality, style and fashion will either take precedence(优先) over
price, or they will not matter at all.
B. needs and wants can"t be separated clearly
C. the way to distinguish the products is unimportant
D. a computer is a need rather than a want
B. the types of the product lie on the people rather than its nature
C. Frenchmen often drink but Americans sometimes do
D. one product may belong to many types
B. are purchased without enough thinking
C. people "want but don"t need"
D. people are in constant need of
B. consumers spend much time searching for
C. satisfy similar needs of the consumer
D. can be found in nearly every shop
children, a study found.
Research revealed one in five parents has ditched old classics such as Snow White and the Seven
Dwarves and Rapunzel in favour of more modern books. One third of parents said their children have
been left in tears after hearing the horrible details of Little Red Riding Hood. And nearly half of mothers
and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and
execution. Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as
parents felt it forgives stealing.
The survey of 2,000 adults was conducted to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM, which
starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six episodes based on traditional fairytales. The poll found a
quarter of parents polled wouldn"t consider reading a fairytale to their child until they had reached the age
of five, as they prompt too many awkward questions from their offspring.
Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to soothe children and
send them off to sleep soundly.But as we see in GRIMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic tales so it"s
understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children."
"As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five year old with an over active imagination
could take things too seriously.Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales, as we see in GRIMM, good
will triumph over evil and there is always a moral to the story."
The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children
nightmares.
However,half of parents said traditional tales are more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot
of modern kids" books, such as The Gruffalo, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books.
B. Rumplestiltskin is too difficult
C. Rumplestiltskin forgives stealing
D. Rumplestiltskin may have bad influence on Children
B. a movie for children
C. a play loved by children
D. a drama based on traditional fairytales
B. calm down
C. take down
D. come down
B. Fairytales are dark
C. Adults take fairytales too seriously
D. Fairytales are not good for children"s sleep
B. Not mentioned
C. Casual
D. Disapproving
mainly on the Sea Islands and coastal areas of South Carolina, Georgia and Floride, the Gullah people,
an African-American group, have a rich culture including their own language. It is a Creole language
created by slaves who came to the US from the West Africa in the 1800s. It combines West African
languages with English.
For many years efforts have been made to save the Gullah language. One project began in 1979. Its
goal was to translate the New Testament part of the Bible into Gullah. Experts say that it was a difficult
process because Gullah is not a written language. It is a spoken language only.
A team of Gullah speakers began working on the translation to make the Bible easier to understand
for those who spoke Gullah as their main language. The Gullah version is called De Nyew Testament. It
is written in English on one side of the page, and next to it, there is a Gullah translation. De Nyew
Testament was published by the American Bible Society. The project also received help from the
Summer Institute of Linguistics, Wycliffe Bible Translators, the United Bible Societies and the Penn
Centre .
Experts believe that the translated Bible is a major step towards saving the Gullah language and
traditions. "This is more than a Bible translation," says Robert Hodgson, at the American Bible Society.
"De Nyew Testament raises the Gullah language and culture to a new level." Ardell Greene is a member
of the translation team. She calls the book "a treasure". She says that the Gullah version of the Bible will
be read in churches and will help young people keep the Gullah language alive.
B. something difficult to understand
C. a spoken form of the Gullah language
D. the effort to save the Gullah language
B. Gullah is influenced by both English and West African languages.
C. De Nyew Testament is a complete Bible translation.
D. Ardell Greene thinks highly of De Nyew Testament.
B. Different versions of the Bible.
C. The history of the Gullah people.
D. The culture of the Gullah people.
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