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Melt'

sreputationasEurope'

sbiggestpartyfestivalhasbeenassuredforyears.

TechnoandhouseDJsprovidelotsofentertainment,fillingperfectlywiththeattractivesettinginanindustrialmuseumbetweenLeipzigandBerlin.

Biggernamesinclude,too,suchasthetalented 

WarpaintandthesleepybeatsofI^onobo.

Roskilde.Denmark

June24-July1

OneofEurope'

sbiggestfestivals,Roskildeiscenturies-longinmusichistory.

BigactslikeFooFightersandTheWeekendprovidethemaindraw.

It'

sintheouterfieldswherethingsgetinteresting,withstreetartinGraffitiCityandtheGhet-toblasterforsomehardcorepartyaction.

PortEliot,Cornwall,UK

July27-30

SetinthegroundsofabeautifulstatelyhomeinStGermans,Cornwall,PortEliotisunlikeanyotherfestivals.Festivalgoerscanexploretheroomsoftheattractivehouse,gowildswimmingintheriverandtakepartinworkshopsoneverythingfromcheesemakingtofood-searching.Ortheycansimplyspendtimelisteningtothebestalternativemusicoutthere.Thisisarelaxingfestivalformodernlife.

1.InwhichcountrycanpeopleseeWildBeastsonJune2?

A.Spain.

B.Germany.

C.Denmark.

D.TheUK.

2.Whichfestivalhasahistoryofover100yearsaccordingtothetext?

A.PrimaveraSound

B.Melt.

C.Roskilde.

D.PortEliot.

3.WhatisspecialaboutPortEliot?

A.Itgivespartygoerschancestoplaymusic.

B.Itprovidesroomsforpartygoerstolivein.

C.Itprovidespartygoerswithhands-onexperiences.

D.Itshostcityislocatedbetweentheriverandthesea.

2、 

MyfamilycametotheUnitedStatesfromMexicowhenIwas5,soIwasanEnglish-languagelearnerinschoolandhadtoworkveryhard.Afterfinishinghighschool,ittookmeeightyearstograduatefromUniversity,whileworkingfulltimeatnight.

Istartedoutasanaerospace（航空宇宙）engineerandchangedintomarketing,workingatHewlett-PackardandIBMformostofmycareer.ThenIbecameafinancialadviser,buteventuallydidn'

tfinditsatisfyingenough.

Ihadalwaysdreamedofteachingchildrenwithabackgroundlikemine,andIwas59yearsold,solknewitwasnowornever.IfoundoutabouttheEnCorpsSTEMTeachersPrograminCalifornia,whichwouldallowmetoexplorethepossibilityofbecomingascience,technology,engineering,ormathteacherinahigh-needsmiddleorhighschool.Iquicklyappliedandwasaccepted.

Myfirstjobwasthehardestassignment（任务） 

youcanget.Ispentmyfirstyearthereteachingmathinamiddleschool,andthefollowingtwoyearsItaughtattheAcademyofScience&

Engineering.WhenIspottedajobopeningwithinthehighschoolnetworkSoledadEnrichmentActionandIsawthestudents,Iknewit'

swhere 

Iwantedtowork.I'

minmythirdyearthere,andIloveit.It'

ssomuchmoresatisfyingthanwhatIusedtodoforwork.Thebestiswhenyouseeastudentreallygettingsomethingforthefirsttime.Especiallyalgebra,whichcanbeveryconfusing.SometimesIwassoconfusedattheiragethat 

Icouldn'

tevenaskaquestion,soIknowthatfeeling.

Ifeelrelevantagain,likewhatIdoisreallyimportant.Idon’tplanoneverretiring.

1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hehadtobeginworkingfromanearlyage.

B.Hewasgoodatlanguagelearningwhenyoung.

C.Upongraduating,heenjoyedtryingdifferentjobs.

D.Notsatisfiedwithhisjob,hechangedjobsconstantly.

2.Howdidtheauthorrealizehisdream?

A.Byapplyingtobeamathteacherinahighschool.

B.Byteachingchildrenwithabackgroundlikehimself.

C.Bygettingthehardestassignmenttochallengehimself.

D.Bychanginghisjobforasatisfyingoneasanengineer.

3.Whatwastheauthorsatisfiedwithwhenbeingateacher?

A.Hefoundalgebracanbeveryconfusing.

B.Hesettledconfusingmathproblemsforhisstudents.

C.HetaughtattheAcademyofScience&

Engineering.

D.Hesawastudentreallygettingimprovedforthefirsttime.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ToBeaTeacherandNeverRetireB.HowtoBeaSuccessfulTeacher

C.FindingaSatisfyingJobIsDifficultD.TeachingafterYouRetireIsWorthIt

3、 

Insummertheextremeheatoftenmakespeoplesweatyandrestless.Whilepeopleareannoyedbyit,expertssuggestsummeristhebestseasontodischarge（排放）yourbody’stoxins（毒素）andrecoveryourenergy.

Onepopularoptionishot-stonemassage（按摩）.Therapistsusesmoothandheatedstones,usuallyriverrocks,tomassagecertainpartsofthebody,orplacethemonkeypointsofthebody.Thewarmthofthehotstoneswillimprovebloodcirculationandalsohelprelaxmuscles,whilesweatingisalsobelievedtobegoodfordischargingthebody’stoxins.

Anotherpopularoptionishot-stonebaths.Thehot-stonebathwillhelpthebodydischargetoxinsandhumidity（湿气）thataccumulatedduringthelastwinter.Summeristhebestseasontobuildagoodbody.Ratherthanusewaterorsteamtoheatandwashthebody,peoplesimplywearacoatorsomethingcomfortable,andthenlieonheatedstonetabletsmadeofhotstones,whicharewarmedtoaround45oC.Thebodywillgraduallywarmupandbloodcirculationwillalsobeimproved.Moresweatwillcomeoutquickly.Thesweatissmoothandfresh,notsmellylikethatreleasedaftersportsactivities.Suchbathsbringanumberofhealthbenefits,suchasanti-aging,improvedbloodcirculationandstressrelief.Theslimmingeffectofdietingcanevenbepromoted.

Usinghotstonesforhealingdatesbacktoancienttimes,butthemodernrenewalofhot-stonemassageisgenerallycreditedtoMaryNelson,anativeofTucson,Arizona,America,whosetrademarkis“LaStoneTherapy”.

Thetherapyisgainingwidepopularitywithmanypeople,especiallythosewhohavejobsincoolair-conditionedrooms.Thehot-stonetherapycanhelpcuremanydiseases,includingbackpain.

1.Whatdopeopleusetoreleasetoxinsinourbodyaccordingtothetext?

A.Swimminginwhitewater.B.Livingincoldwinter.

C.Lyingonthewarmbeds.D.Discharginglotsofsweat.

2.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Peopleshouldtakeadvantageofsummertoimprovetheirhealth.

B.Therearenotoxinsandhumidityinthebodyinsummer.

C.Usingwaterofabout45oCtowashthebodyisgoodforthehealth.

D.Sportshavegreatereffectsonthehealththanhot-stonemassage.

3.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthehot-stonetherapy?

A.ItwasinventedbyMaryNelson,anAmerican.

B.Itsuccessfullycuredmanypeopleofcancer.

C.Itispopularwithpeoplebecauseofitsexcellenteffects.

D.Itcanhelppeopleavoidsweatingtoomuchinhotsummer.

4.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Theoriginanddevelopmentofthehot-stonetherapy

B.Ahealthyandcomfortablelifestyle

C.Howtolivecomfortablyinsummer

D.Theamazingfunctionsofthehot-stonetherapy

4、 

AuldLangSyneisasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords（somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?

）orwhattheymean（whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?

）,but,inAmerica,it'

sasmuchapartofNewYears'

traditionaswine.Butwhy?

Thelyrics（歌词）tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.’’Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”

Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical（夸张的）;

“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?

”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.

WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.

In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifemagazine:

“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn'

tthinkitwasknownhere.

Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.

1.HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?

A.Confused.

B.Moved.

C.Energetic.

D.Comfortable.

2.WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?

A.Tohopeforgoodluck.

B.TocelebratetheNewYear.

C.InhonorofRobertBums.

D.Inmemoryofthepast.

3.WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?

A.HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.

B.HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.

C.HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.

D.HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?

B.WhoMakesAu