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It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer. Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals.
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK. It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of £1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm.
Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying £112 each for a ticket to the three-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours. Performers
included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone.
Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities.
Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty (贫穷). In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously (同时) in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight (强调) international poverty and debt.
小题1:What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?
A.The festival has achieved growing success. |
B.Great efforts have been made to hold the festival. |
C.The festival has brought in a large amount of money. |
D.There have been thousands of fans attending the festival. |
A.The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis. |
B.Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price. |
C.Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families. |
D.In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free. |
A.the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts |
B.the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London |
C.London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals |
D.some superstars are concerned about global poverty |
A.How to have a good time |
B.Charity events around the world |
C.The Glastonbury Festival |
D.Superstars’ performances in charity events |
答案
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
解析
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试题【What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hu】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The first MP4 player was born years ago. Soon many music fans were wondering how fantastic it is! If you have been into technology enough, perhaps you may have a knowledge of the MP4. If not, you do need to know something before buying one, even if you are familiar with MP3. MP3 is the CD-like disc with greater capacity. How about MP4? This small digital product will really enrich the joy from listening to music. You can even feel the “touch” of music to your soul!
Now, some similar digital products advertised as “MP4 player” are simply MP3 players, which do not play video and MPEG format and also lack other particular functions. These products confuse some buyers, as they may think the “MP4” players simply mean they can do more than MP3.
What is MP4?
It is a multimedia container. It is not only used to store digital audio and digital video streams, especially those of MPEG, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and pictures. As a most modern container format, it allows streaming over the Internet.
With the help of a piece of MP4 video equipment, you can change various programs such as MPEG to MP4, ASX to MP4, AVI to MP4 and so on, which can be done very quickly and easily without any effect on the sound quality. By installing DVD-MP4 software, you can transfer particular music from a DVD to an MP4 video file. It really excites your listening music experience.
Then, there is MP4 advanced and you can set your own collection of all the programs—TV shows, games, and music. You can even see movies which are still running in cinema. What else digital product could you possibly ask for?
小题1: It is suggested here that you should ______ before buying an MP4 player.
A.first be a music fan | B.have a knowledge of MP4 |
C.get familiar with MP3 | D.buy a CD-like disc |
A.much bigger than | B.just as advanced as |
C.not so particular as | D.more functional than |
A.Storing digital audio and video streams.
B.Recording some movies in cinema.
C.Playing TV shows, games and movies.
D.Transferring particular music from a DVD.
小题4:From the last sentence, it’s clear that the writer tries to tell us it is ______.
A.reasonable to buy other digital products |
B.impossible to buy something else |
C.a very wise choice to buy an MP4 |
D.an exciting experience to buy an MP3 |
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All areas of the world face a nurses shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses move to the more developed nations for better pay, better working conditions and better chances for career development. For example, nearly 2,000 nurses left the Caribbean between 2002 and 2006.
The Caribbean nations currently have about 1 nurse for every 1,000 people. The ratio(比例) of nurses to population is about 10 times higher in the United States and countries in the European Union(EU). Now, more than 21,000 nurses who trained in the Caribbean are working in the United States, Canada and Britain.
Gaetan Lafortune is an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(O.E.C.D) in Paris. He says the nurses shortage also affects industrialized countries. He says, “There is concern in most O.E.C.D.countries that the number of nurses is too small to meet the demand. And what is more worrying is that their concern is sort of growing.” Mr Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next 10 years. At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.
Gaetan Lafortune said, “In the U.S., for instance, some researchers have found that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by 2020.” The United States is 1 of the 21 countries in the O.C.E.D. Gaetan Lafortune says in the recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses. As a result of that, O.E.C.D. countries were mainly exporting their shortage problem to countries that may have an even greater need for these nurses.
小题1:What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?
a. The demand for nurses will decrease.
b. Many nurses will be too old to work.
c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses.
d. Nurses are often looked down upon.
e. Aging populations will increase rapidly
A.a and b | B.b and c | C.b and e | D.c and d |
A.strengthen | B.neglect | C.reduce | D.cause |
A.refuse to offer equal pay to foreign nurses |
B.have at least one nurse out of 100 people |
C.don’t like to train nurses of their own countries |
D.have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations |
A.Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries. |
B.The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries. |
C.Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences. |
D.The health care industry needs more nurses. |
“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I"ll be pleased to look after our baby. “
“Thank you. I"ll have a quiet day and I"ll soon get better. “ his wife told him.
“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.
She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I"ll give you a list of things to buy. “
She wrote out the list and gave it to him.
“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.
“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won"t have to leave him outside.”
The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.
At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.
Then he started to scream.
And scream!
And SCREAM!
“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don"t get excited. Don"t shout, George. Don"t lose your temper, George.”
A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.
“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”
“Madam, ”" the man said, “I"m George. He"s Edward.”
小题1: Why did the man take care of the baby?
A.it was his turn. | B.His wife was not well. |
C.His wife was not at home. | D.He always looked after it. |
A.He had to go shopping. |
B.He wanted to show the baby to his friend. |
C.He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart. |
D.The baby liked going to the supermarket. |
A.pushed the shopping cart | B.lost its temper |
C.made a lot of noise | D.helped his father |
A.the man was very calm when the baby was crying |
B.the woman was very pleased to see the man |
C.the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George |
D.the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn"t find all the goods on the list |
During my second year of college I had to look for another place to live in. One Sunday after church the pastor(牧师) 36 me to stay in his daughter’s room because she was studying abroad for one year.
To be honest, I really didn’t want to stay with the pastor’s family. 37 then he old me how much rent would be—a very 38__ figure that included one home-cooked meal a day. I thought about it and 39 to move in.
At the end of the term I had planned to make 40 living arrangements, since the daughter was to 41 home. But they suggested I 42 a room with their son. By this time I seemed to have been adopted(收养)into their 43 -- her people became my people. I 44 accepted the offer.
As I emptied the daughter’s bedroom, I thought it might be 45 to have a little sister. But when I later met her, I 46 that this idea of looking after her might be more interesting than I first 47 .
We finally fell in love, married, and have been 48 one another for many years. There have been times that life turned out to be 49 than either of us could have known. But we have always been able to go 50 _ largely because we knew that somebody deeply cared.
It isn’t about marriage—it’s about 51 _ . It’s about mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers and special friends who are as 52 _ as family. It’s about anybody who can say, “I’ll be 53 -- you can count on me. I’ll try to look after you and 54 I will need you to look after me.”
Is there somebody you can 55 ? And is someone counting on you? We travel the path of life best when there is someone to look after, and when someone is looking after us.
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Firstly, think about what you enjoy. What are you interested in? What do you want to be when you grow up? For example, if you love animals, you can volunteer to care for abandoned(被遗弃的) pets or injured wildlife. If you want to grow up to be a doctor or a nurse, you can look for a youth volunteer program at a local hospital.
Secondly, think about what you’re good at. What skills do you have? What kinds of jobs do you do best? Try to find a volunteer position that will let you make the most of your strengths and talents. For example, if you’re a great speaker, then you could try educating others about a problem you care about. If you’re a cook, you might find a way to help feed hungry people in your area.
Thirdly, look for what your own community needs. What should be improved in your town, city, or school? What types of volunteer projects would do the most good? For example, if there are a lot of homeless people in your area, you could raise money to help them. If your town has empty areas filled with dirt or rubbish, you could organize or join a group to plant trees and flowers to make these areas more attractive.
The problems of the world, or even just of your community, might seem gigantic. Some people might even feel like there’s no point trying to do anything, since what they can contribute seems so small. But every person is important, and can do some good and make a difference. Like you!
小题1:What is the text mainly about?
A.How to be a good volunteer. |
B.What we can do when we grow up. |
C.What kind of volunteering one can do. |
D.How to improve society by volunteering. |
A.interests | B.abilities | C.people’s needs | D.what one gets in return |
A. huge B. serious C. meaningless d. different
小题4:How is the text mainly developed?
A.Through reasoning. | B.Through similarities. |
C.Through examples. | D.Through explanations. |
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