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Unique Tradition from UK
Boxing Day
This holiday, which is observed on December 26, is a unique part of the Christmas season in Great Britain, as well as other Commonwealth nations. Boxing Day comes from a tradition that began in the Middle Ages more than 800 years ago. On this day, English churches would open their ‘alms box’ and distribute its contents to needy members of the community. It was also a day for servants to celebrate the holidays with their families, having usually worked the day before. Today, Boxing Day is one of the twenty-two paid holidays received by most working Brits. Most people now spend Christmas Day with their family and reserve Boxing Day for exchanging gifts with friends. Although the government shuts down for the day, cinemas and theatres are open.
Queen’s Telegram
In the United States, if you make it to the ripe old age of 101 or 102, Willard Scott will wish you happy birthday on national television. In England, the queen herself will send her congratulations. This fairly new custom is known as "the Queen’s Telegram" and assures centenarians (people at least 100 years old) that they will receive a birthday telegram from the queen on their one-hundredth birthday. The telegram is so longed for by some Brits that one 98-year-old woman was recently proven to have faked her age by two years just to receive the telegram.
High Tea
High tea was first enjoyed by the English working class during the 1700s. This ritual (仪式) began as a practical attempt to hold off hunger pains between breakfast and supper, as eating just two daily meals was common at the time. It was called “high” tea because it was usually taken sitting on top stools in a tea shop or standing at a counter or buffet table. Today, high tea has become a more elegant and popular tradition that is practiced in fine hotels and restaurants around the world.
Public Houses
Visiting a pub is one of Britain’s oldest forms of entertainment. The idea for the first public houses was brought to Britain thousands of years ago by conquering Roman army. The first pubs served only wine, but after the discovery of hops（啤酒花） in the fourteenth century, pubs began to serve mainly beer and ale（麦芽酒）, as they do today.
British pubs operate between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day except Sunday, when they must close at 10:30 p.m. The drinking age in Britain is eighteen, but fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied if they order a meal.
Unique Tradition from UK
| Traditions |
Time |
Main Activities |
| Boxing Day |
Observed on Dc.26 during the (71)______ season. |
In the past, churches would open their “alms box”, with its contents (72)_______ to needy people. Today it is reserved to (73)_____gifts with friends. |
| Queen’s Telegram |
(74)______by the Queen when one has his or her 100th birthday. |
People over 100 years will receive a birthday telegram from the queen herself on her birthday, enjoying the Queen’s (75)_____ to them. |
| High Tea |
Enjoyed and practiced between breakfast and supper. |
It (76)______to be taken sitting in a tea shop, or standing at a corner. Today it’s becoming a tradition (77)_____ in the hotels and restaurants worldwide. |
| Public Houses |
Visited between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day (78)______Sunday. |
At the (79)______, only wine was served, but today they mainly serve beer and ale, but people (80)_____than eighteen are not allowed to drink. |
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Many people believe that classical music is not relevant to young people today . However, this issue (问题) frequently causes heated debate.
Some people say that classical music is associated only with old people .For example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert , the majority is over the age of fifty.
Others say it is more popular than we first imagine . Many young people listen to classical music without realising .It is often used in films and advertisements. For example.a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 World Cup . Not many people could have given its name , but millions enjoyed it .
Also,some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap(说唱)music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.
However, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped(超越) by technology. To play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practise for hours. Nowadays, you don't need to get aching arms from practising. A teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.
A final point to in mind is that the term "classical music" is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces for large orchestras(管弦乐队).This makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.
So, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments , but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. It may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realise!
| Title |
Classical Music |
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| Introduction |
The issue of whether classical music is (1) to young people causes heated debate. |
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| Opinions |
Evidence |
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| ● Classical music is associated only with old peonl. |
● (2)of the audience at a classical concert are over fifty. |
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| ● Many young people don’t (3) some music they listen to is classical. |
● Classical music is often found in films and advertisements. |
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| ● Classical ideas provide a (4) for producing new music. |
● Young people now (5)rap in popular music. |
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| ● (6) has put classical music at a disadvantage. |
● A young man can write and make music on a computer (7) in his bedroom. |
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| ● “Classical music”can refer to various (8)of music. |
● Classical music (9) from jazz to pieces for large orchestras. |
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| Conclusion |
Classical music may still be (10) by young people today. |
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Good morning, everyone,
I am Li hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.
As (know) to us all,
the improvement of people’s living standards, cars
(become)a popular means of transport,
(bring) great convenience to our life.
, they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.
How can we solve the problems then? As far as I(concern), bicycles is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don’t need any petrol and they are energy-saving. For
, bicycles are
(environment) friendly because they won’t give off waste gas. What’s more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.
, let’s take the
(responsible) to build up a carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join us!
Thank you!
By the midnineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in places like hotels and hospitals, and by some forwardlooking city businessmen in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861～1865 ), it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half of the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and onethird of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, early form of the modern refrigerator，had been invented.
Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, people only had some simple and basic knowledge of the physics of heat. The common idea that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Early efforts to save ice included wrapping up the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance needed for an efficient icebox.
But as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been in the correct direction. He owned a farm and used an icebox of his own design for the transportation of his butter to a market in the village of Georgetown. And there he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting goods of his competitors to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, onepound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.As a result，Moore managed to earn a large sum of money.
| The Origin of Refrigerators |
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| History of the icebox |
*By the mid19th century the *When cities grew, the ice *Forwardlooking businessmen used ice to keep meat, fish and butter *After the Civil War, due to the |
| Incorrect |
*The icebox *Ice should be |
| Thomas Moore's story |
*As early as 1803, Thomas Moore knew how to use an icebox *An icebox was designed by Thomas Moore to *Thomas Moore was very |
“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are __(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the
__ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important __
__ (decide), so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women
__(work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention __
_. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will __
_ (able) to do the things that they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing __
_ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have __
freedom to choose between a job and home life, __
_ a mixture of the two. In fact women have the right __
_ to equal pay but also to equal chances.
Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was wonderful to hear ___________her. You see
__________ I taught kindergarten, I called all
___________ sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see a smile
__________ my face. I named them “cookies” because I always feel that children can bring great happiness and
__________ (excite) to my life. I still feel that all children are the
____________ (great) joy I could ever have.
So far I _____________ (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were
________ are now a great joy of my life.
__________(hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life’s talent to teach children and have fun
___________(do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.