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April29-30,2017.Where?
Meerhout.Music?
Punk,emo,skaandrockinallitsvariations.Free?
No.
SfinksMixed
Sfinksisaworldmusicfestivalthatfocusesonbringingculturetogether.Therearealsoplentyofthingstodobesideswatchingtheperformances.Goodtoknowforfamilies:
Sfinksisakid-friendlyfestival,withworkshops,storytellingandperformancesaimedatchildren.
July27-30,2017.Where?
Boechout.Music?
World.Free?
Thefestivalisfree;
thecampingisnot.
GraspopMetalMeeting
IfGroezrockdoesn’tseemroughenoughtoyou,GraspopMetalMeetingmight.Asthenamesays,thisfestivalisallaboutmetal,rockandpunk.In2016thefestivalreceived140,000visitorswhocametowatchthemorethan100bandsperforming.
June16-18,2017.Where?
Dessel.Music?
Metal.Free?
GenkonStage
GenkonStageisapopmusicalwithnotonlyalotofBelgianartists,butalsosomeinternationalnames.80,000peopleattendedGenkonStagein2016.
June23-25,2017.Where?
Genk.Music?
Pop.Free?
Yes.
1.WhichmaykickoffthefestivalseasoninBelgium?
A.Groezrock.B.SfinksMixed.
C.GraspopMetalMeeting.D.GenkonStage.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutSfinksMixed?
A.Itenjoysworldwidepopularity.B.It’smainlytargetedatkids.
C.Itcombinesfunwithculture.D.Itfeaturescertaintypesofmusic.
3.Wherearecrazymetalmusicenthusiastsmostlikelytogo?
A.Meerhout.B.Boechout.
C.Genk.D.Dessel.
B
BorninLahore,Pakistan,KomalAhmad’sparentsdecidedtomovethefamilytoLasVegaswhenshewasveryyoung.Hermotherstudiedtobecomeanurseandquicklyincreasedthefamily’sincome.ShelaterattendedUCBerkeley.KomalwasinterestedinbecominganavaldoctorandwaspartofROTCincollege.Shealwayswantedtoservehercountry.Shedidn’trealizethenthat"
serving"
hercountrywouldlaterbecomefood-related.
Itwas2011,whenKomalAhmad,aseniorincollegeatthetime,walkedpastayoungmanonthestreetwhowasbeggingforfood.Sheinvitedhimtositdownforameal.Atthesametime,afewfeetaway,thedininghallwasthrowingawaypoundsofdeliciousfood.Witnessingthis,Komalknewshewasmeanttodosomethingaboutthesituation.Komalstartedastudentgroupthatrecoveredfoodfromcampusanddistributedittolocalnon-profitorganizations.
Asrewardingasthiswas,somethingbotheredher.Oneday,shegotacallfromthedininghallmanager,whohad500sandwichesleftoverfromanevent.Komalneededtopickthemupbeforetheyspoiled(变质).Sherentedacar,loadeditwiththefood,andcallednon-profitorganizations.Shefoundtakersforonly25sandwiches.Knowingitshouldn’tbethathardtohelppeople,sheextendedherrentalreservationsinordertopushthesandwiches.Thenthelightbulbmomentshewaswaitingfor:
whatiftherewasanappthatcouldpairpeoplewhohadfoodwithpeoplewhoneededit?
Andthus,Copiawasborn.
Companiesusetheapptoreportwhentheyhaveleftoverfood.WhencharityagenciesfirstregisterwithCopia,theyindicatehowmanypeopletheyneedtofeed,andonwhatdays.Theappdistributestheleftoverfood,deliveredbytrainedfoodhandlers.
4.HowhadKomalplannedtoservehercountry?
A.Bybeinganavalnurse.
B.Byhelpingthenavymedically.
C.ByteachinginROTC.
D.Bysolvingfood-relatedproblems.
5.WhoinspiredKomaltotakeaction?
A.Hermother.B.Thedininghallmanager.
C.Anavaldoctor.D.Abeggar.
6.WhattroubledKomalaboutthestudentgroup?
A.Itsinefficiencyinredistributingwastedfood.
B.Limitedleftoverfoodtohelpthehomeless.
C.People’sunwillingnesstotakeleftoverfood.
D.Thedifficultyoffindingfoodsources.
7.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?
A.ThecreationofCopia.
B.TheinfluenceofCopia.
C.ThewayCopiafunctions.
D.ThedevelopmentofCopia.
C
Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebornafter1978,andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteisconsumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifespans(寿命)greatly.
ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.It’sacommunityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbinglinesareputinside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthewallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17℃coolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginside.
Thevillageisthebrainchild(主意)ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestartedtothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasicideafortheconstructionprocess.
Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoretoprotecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhowtoreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyourpassageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour"
footprints"
.
8.Whatdothefiguresinthefirstparagraphshow?
A.Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.
B.Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.
C.Theamountofplasticwaste.
D.Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.
9.Whyarethehomesinthevillagespecial?
A.They’regreenbuildings.
B.They’re17℃warmerinside.
C.Theystopplasticpollution.
D.They’reentirelymadeofplasticbottles.
10.WhichwordcanbestdescribeRobert?
A.Responsible.B.Considerate.
C.Creative.D.Sensitive.
11.Whatdoestheprojectwanttodothroughthesehomes?
A.Provideshelterforlocals.
B.Reusealldesertedplasticbottles.
C.Popularizetheuseofplasticbottles.
D.Raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness.
D
It’sdifficulttothinkofabetter-knownworkofartthanLeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisa.Michelangelo’sTheCreationofAdamontheceilingoftheSistineChapelcomesclose,butthat’sadetailofahugework,notaworkofartonitsown.Imagesbymany20th-centuryartistslikeSpain’sPabloPicassoandtheUS’AndyWarholarealsoinstantlyrecognizable.However,nootherpaintingisnearlyasfamousastheportraitinoilsofafashionableyoungladyofFlorence,Italy.
Thispaintingisn’tjustfamousbecausetheimageisnowabletobereproducedoverandoveragain.Itsfamehasatleastsomethingtodowiththefactthatit’safinepieceofwork.DaVinciwasaleaderintherevolutioninpaintingintheRenaissanceperiod.TheRenaissancewasmorecenteredaroundhumansthanpreviousEuropeanculturewas,andtheMonaLisaisafineexampleofRenaissancehumanism.Theworkisaboutaperson.ThewomandaVincipainteddoesnotrepresentareligiousidea,butisanindividualwhomonefeelsthatonecouldtalktoandknow.
Andthequestionofwhothewomanishasalwaysinterestedthepublic.Theearliestanswer,from1517,isthatshewasjusta"
certainFlorentinelady"
butin1550,famoushistorianandpainterGiorgioVasarisaidshewasMonaLisa,thewifeofsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.Overthecenturies,anumberofotherwomenhavebeenputforthasthemodel,includingasuggestionthatdaVinciusedhimself,lookinginamirror,aswellastheideathatshewaspaintedfromdaVinci’simagination.Theworkinvitestheviewer/readertodiscoverforhimselforherself,perhapsinvent,whatitmeans.
Leonardokeptithimself,andtookitwithhimtoMilan,Rome,andFrance,anduseditasa"
callingcard"
saidLarryFeinbergfromtheArtInstituteofChicago—sortofanadvertisement:
"
Hey,lookwhatIpainted!
Icanpaintforyou,too!
"
12.Whydoestheauthorrefertothreeotherartists?
A.ToshowtheMonaLisaisveryfamous.
B.TocomparedaVinciwithotherpainters.
C.Tointroducedifferentgreatpainters.
D.ToprovenootherpainterisequaltodaVinci.
13.WhatisstressedbymentioningtheRenaissance?
A.PaintingskillsoftheMonaLisa.
B.DifferentattitudestotheMonaLisa.
C.TheeconomicvalueoftheMonaLisa.
D.Thetradition-breakingideaoftheMonaLisa.
14.WhathelpedtheMonaLisa’spopularityaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.Itsbeingpaintedfromimagination.
B.Itsbeingopentointerpretation.
C.DaVinci’susinghimselfasthemodel.
D.Manywomen’sclaimingtobethemodel.
15.WhatdoesFeinbergsayaboutdaVinci?
A.Hewaseagertopaintforpeople.
B.HefellinlovewiththeMonaLisa.
C.HeusedtheMonaLisatoearnareputation.
D.HemadeafortunethroughtheMonaLisa.
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