In Vietnam(越南), Tet-trung-Thu, or Mid- autumn Festival, is one of the most popular holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendar
Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese story, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the childen playing by themselves. To make up for the lost time, parents would use the Aid-Autumn Festival as a chance to show their love and thanks for their children.
As a result, the Mid- autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival. In the USA, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese- American families. Tet-trung-Thu, activities are often centered on Children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can take part in a lantern parade at dawn. Lanterns mean brightness, while the parade means success in school. Vietnamese markets sell different kinds of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities includes arts and crafts(手工艺) in which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for grown-ups and take part in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn(麒麟) dancers are also very popular at Tet-trung-Thu festivities.
Like the Chinese, Vietnamese parents tell their children folk stories and serve moon-cakes and other special treats under the bright moon. A favorite folk story is about a carp(鲤鱼) that wanted to become a dragon. The carp worked hard and finally changed itself into a dragon. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can become whatever they want to be.
63. The Tet-trung-Thu Festival is held _______
A. in China and other Asian countries. B. in Vietnamese-American families.
C. all over the world, except Vietnam. D. Across the United States.
64.In Both Vietnam and China, on Mid-autumn Festival people would ___________.
A. eat moon-cakes B. buy lanterns for children.
C. take part in contests. D. buy a carp
65.What is the center of the Mid-Autumn festival in Vietnam?
A. Family get-together. B. Children on education.
C. Relaxation and fun in the middle of the year.
D. parents having more time with their children.
66.According to the passage, parents tell their children folk stories, because __________.
A. children like listening to folk stories in the evening.
B. parents want to show their love for their children.
C. parents want to teach the children to work hard.
D. parents want to make up for the lost time.
When a leafy plant is under attack ，it doesn't sit quietly. Back in 1983,two scientists,Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin,reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds,VOCs for short.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked.It's a plant's way of crying out.But is anyone listening?Apparently.Because we can watch the neighbours react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.But others do double duty .They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned .The attacker who are natural enemies to the attackers . Once they arrive,the tables are turned.The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the first plant,but the neighbors ,relatively speaking ,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don't know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to "overhear" the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn't a true, intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There's a whole lot going on.
32. What does a plant do when it is under attack?
| A． |
It makes noises. |
B． |
It gets help from other plants. |
| C． |
It stands quietly |
D． |
It sends out certain chemicals. |
33. What does the author mean by "the tables are turned" in paragraph 3?
| A． |
The attackers get attacked. |
| B． |
The insects gather under the table. |
| C． |
The plants get ready to fight back. |
| D． |
The perfumes attract natural enemies. |
34.Scientists find from their studies that plants can .
| A． |
predict natural disasters |
B． |
protect themselves against insects |
| C． |
talk to one another intentionally |
D． |
help their neighbors when necessary |
35.what can we infer from the last paragraph?
| A． |
The word is changing faster than ever. |
| B． |
People have stronger senses than before |
| C． |
The world is more complex than it seems |
| D． |
People in Darwin's time were imaginative. |
Terrafugia Inc .said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight,bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.The wehicle-named the Transition - has two seats wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.The Transition,which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.
Around 100 people have already put down a ＄10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways. It's expected to cost ＄279,000.And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.
Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The govemment has already permitted z&the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety siandards.
Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition,a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.
28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
| A． |
The basic data of the Transition. |
B． |
The advantages of flying cars. |
| C． |
The potential market for flying cars. |
D． |
The designers of the Transition. |
29. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?
| A． |
It causers traffic jams. |
B． |
It is difficult to operate. |
| C． |
It is very expensive. |
D． |
It bums too much fuel. |
30. What is the govemment's attitude to the development of the flying car?
| A． |
Cautious |
B． |
Favorable. |
| C． |
Ambiguous. |
D． |
Disapproving. |
31. What is the best title for the text?
| A． |
Flying Car at Auto Show |
B． |
The Transition's Fist Flight |
| C． |
Pilots'Dream Coming True |
D． |
Flying Car Closer to Reality |
I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn't want me for the film- it wanted somebody as well known as Paul- he stood up for me. I don't know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.
The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft（技艺）and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other- but always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core （核心）of our relationship off the screen.
We shared the brief that if you're fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back- he with his Newman's Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn't see each other all that regularly, but sharing thatbrought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.
I last saw him a few months ago. He'd been in and out of the hospital.He and I both knew what the deal was,and we didn't talk about it.Ours was a relationship that didn't need a lot of words.
24.Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to author at first?
| A． |
Paul Newman wanted it. |
| B． |
The studio powers didn't like his agent. |
| C． |
He wasn't famous enough. |
| D． |
The director recommended someone else. |
25.Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?
| A． |
They were of the same dge. |
| B． |
They worked in the same theater. |
| C． |
They were both good actors. |
| D． |
They han similar charactertics. |
26.What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 3 refer to?
| A． |
Their belief. |
| B． |
Their care for chileden. |
| C． |
Their success. |
| D． |
Their support for each other. |
27.What is the author's purpose in writing the test?
| A． |
To show his love of films. |
| B． |
To remember a friend. |
| C． |
To introduce a new movie. |
| D． |
To share his acting experience. |
In the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking shakespeare's plays in their own language, in our globe, within the architecture shakespeare wrote for.please come and join us.
National Theatre Of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion(盛会) will be the national theatre of china's first visit to the uk. The company's productions show the new face of 21 stcentury chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare's Richard III will be directed by the National's Associate Director,Wang Xiaoying.
Date&Time:Saturday 28 April,2.30pm&Sunday 29 April,1.30pm&6.30pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi l Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed（指导）by the company's Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm&Sunday 19May,7.30pm
Deafinitely Theater London l British Sign Language （BSL）
By translating the rich and humourous taxt of Love's Labour's Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Thertre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.
Date&Time:Tueaday 22 May,2.30pm&Wednesday 23 May,7.30pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv l Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-languege theatre worldwide,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution,the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958,they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel.This production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.
Date Date&Time:Monday 28May,7.30&Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm
21.which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?
| A． |
Richard Ⅲ. |
B． |
Lover's Labour's Lost |
| C． |
As You Like It |
D． |
The merchant of Venice |
22.What is special about Deafinnitely Theatre?
| A． |
Tt has two groups of actors |
B． |
It is the leading theatre in London |
| C． |
It performs plays in BSL |
D． |
It is good at prducting comedies |
23.When can you see a play in Hebrew?
| A． |
Onsuturday 28Apil. |
B． |
On Sunday 29 April |
| C． |
On Tuesday 22 May. |
D． |
On Tuesday 29 May |
A build-it-yourself solar still（蒸馏器） is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it's an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it's all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5＇ 
5＇ sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container- perhaps just a drinking cup - to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.
To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher'sproductivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up - and out - the side of the hole.
Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet's center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone(圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.
The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won't have to break down the still every time you need a drink.
32. What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?
| A． |
It's delicate. |
B． |
It's expensive. |
| C． |
It's complex. |
D． |
It's portable. |
33. What does the underlined phrase "the water catcher" in paragraph 2 refer to?
| A． |
The tube. |
B． |
The still. |
| C． |
The hole. |
D． |
The cup. |
34. What's the last step of constructing a working solar still?
| A． |
Dig a hole of a certain size. |
B． |
Put the cup in place. |
| C． |
Weight the sheet's center down. |
D． |
Cover the hole with the plastic sheet. |
35. When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup form .
| A． |
the plastic tube |
B． |
outside the hole |
| C． |
the open air |
D． |
beneath the sheet |