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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: Jun.15---Aug.24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights in this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem’s production of Alvin Ailey’s “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. Jacobspillow.org.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: Aug.29---Sept.9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music . But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25. Moabmusicfest.org.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July19---28
There is something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world’s largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. Cfdrodeo.com.
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July6---Aug.24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year’s performances include Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi’s “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers.
Tickets start at $26. Glimmerglass.org.
If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”, which date suits you best?

A．September 4.	B．July 19.
C．August 24.	D．June 15.

If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?

A．$18.

B．$41.

C．$360

D．$22.

If you are a big fan of Wagner, you’re advised to go to ____________.

A．Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

B．Moab Music Festival

C．Cheyenne Frontier Days

D．The Glimmerglass Festival

Which part of a website is the text probably chosen from?

A．Education.	B．Literature.
C．Business.	D．Art.

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.
According to the passage __________.

A．pineapples are the apples on the pine tree

B．there should be an egg in an eggplant

C．sweetmeats and sweetbreads are different things

D．boxing rings should be round

The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph maybe means “__________”.

A．blow

B．finish

C．get hurt

D．roll up

Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ____________.

A．lazy

B．crazy

C．clever

D．dull

You and your friends are settling into your seats. The new Spider-Man movie is about to start and you’ve got the snacks: soda and popcorn. Food is part of what makes the movies fun.
Just as the lights go out, you catch a slight smell of … tuna fish? You turn your head, searching for the source. Then you spot him: A couple rows back, some guy is enjoying a tuna fish sandwich. How’d he get that in here? You wonder. Then you remember how much you paid for your snacks.
What invites the unwelcome outside food is probably the price. Why pay $ 5 for a bag of M&Ms when you can get them for a dollar at the corner store?
Earlier this year, a Michigan man decided to fight for his right to snack. Joshua Thompson is suing his local theater after it banned outside food. He argues the ban breaks a Michigan law that prevents businesses from charging extremely high prices. However, most legal experts believe Thompson has little chance of winning his case, though he does have a point: 85 cents out of a dollar of treats a movie theater sells is pure profit.
The truth is that movie theaters are more in the snack business than the movie business. A huge part of the ticket income goes to the Hollywood studio. This makes sense, since the studios have to pay the costs of movie production and advertising. But that often doesn’t leave much cash for the theater, which also has its own running costs. If customers stopped buying food, owners would have to raise ticket prices even higher.
Of course, there’s another reason to think twice before bringing food into the movies: It’s against the rules. Breaking those rules can have unpleasant consequences too. Some theaters will kick you out if they catch you. Even without the threat of punishment, we should follow rules all the time------out of respect.
Here’s a good idea: Eat before the movie.
What is the topic of the text?

A．Movie Theaters’ Ban on Outside Food.

B．A Michigan Man’s Fight for His Right.

C．The Pleasure of Enjoying Snacks.

D．Bad Manners in Movie Theaters.

What do we know about Joshua Thompson?

A．He broke a Michigan law.

B．He was forbidden to have snacks at the theaters.

C．He thinks cinema tickets are too expensive.

D．He is likely to lose the case.

In Paragraph 5, the author mainly explains _________.

A．how movie studios work with movie theaters

B．why snack sales are important to movie theaters

C．why Hollywood studios must pay high costs

D．how movie theaters reduce their operating costs

How does the author feel about bringing outside food into the cinema?

A．It is great fun.	B．It is convenient.
C．It is unacceptable.	D．It is lawful.

Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote(投票).
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.

A．Hawaii	B．Illinois
C．California	D．Kenya

Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.

A．④②⑤③①	B．④③②⑤①
C．③④①⑤②	D．②①⑤④③

How did Obama get people to vote?

A．By cheating them to do so.

B．By making a difference to people.

C．By showing them the importance of their votes.

D．By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.

According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?

A．Humorous	B．Kind-hearted
C．Polite	D．Brave

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly，believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity.Others say that competition is bad；that it sets one person against another；that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self worth relied (依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills.For them，playing well and winning are often life and death affairs. In their single minded pursuit(追求)of success, the development, of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However，while some seem to be lost in die desire to succeed，others take an opposite attitude.In a culture which values only die winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players，they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people，I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying，they always have an excuse：“I may have lost，but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.”What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost，that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly，this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Opinions about competition are different among people.

B．Competition helps to set up self-respect.

C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D．Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A．It builds up a sense of duty.

B．It pushes society forward.

C．It improves personal abilities.

D．It encourages individual efforts.

What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?

A．One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

B．One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

C．One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D．One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

Which point of view may the author agree to?

A．Every effort should be paid back.

B．Competition should be paid back.

C．Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

D．Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

A．Wolfville	B．Maitland
C．The Bay of Fundy	D．Halifax