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F—butthosewhobravethecoldwillberewardedbyexperiencingoneoftheworld’slargestwinterfestivals.Thisyearmarksthe32ndHarbinInternationalIceandSnowSculptureFestival(January—March),whenmassivefrozenstructuresriseandarelitup,transformingthecityintoawinterwonderland.
Lyon,France
ParismaybecalledtheCityofLight,buteveryDecember,lighttakescenterstageinLyon,France’ssecond-largestcity.That’swhentheannualFestivalofLights(December5—8)takesover,withmorethan70lightinstallations(装置)thattransformthecity’sstreetscapesintomodernworksofart.ThecityisalsohometotwoChristmasmarkets(oneinLaCroix-Rousse;
theotheratPlaceCarton;
throughDecember25).
Lima,Peru
Peru’scapitalLimaishometotheworld’shighestnumberofcookingschoolsperperson.Asidefromitsdelicatedining,thecityalsohasgreatcocktailbarswhereyoucantasteclassicorcontemporarytakesonthePiscoSour.Combinethatwiththeoceanfrontsettingandtemperaturesinthe80s,andyou’llunderstandwhyLimashouldnolongerneignoredthiswinter.
Vermont,US
WinterinVermontmeansskiingandsnowboarding.Thisyear,manyresorts(度假村)havegreatlyupgradedtheirsnowmakingabilitiesaspartofa$15millionstatewideprogramthatreplacedmanyoutdatedsnowgunswithnew,low-energymodels.Thesenewmachineswillalsoimprovethequalityofsnowsurfacesandlengthentheseason,meaningthiswillbeoneofthebestwintersforskiingandridinginVermontinrecentmemory.
1.Whatsimilaritiesdothefirsttwoplaceshave?
A.Theyoffersnowsculptures.
B.Theyaredecoratedwithlights.
C.Theyhavethree-dayfestivals.
D.Theyareextremelycold.
2.WhichprovidesagoodchancetobuyaChristmasgift?
A.Harbin.B.Lyon.C.Lima.D.Vermont.
3.What’snewtotheresortsinVermont?
A.UpdatedequipmentB.Skiingandsnowboarding.
C.Cookingschools.D.Alongerwinter.
B
NationalTreasurehasChineseaudiencesfiredup.Butdon'
tconfuseitwiththeHollywoodactionfilmofthesamename,inwhichthehiddenhistoryoftheUnitedStatesgoingbackaround250yearsisdiscovered.IntheChineseshow,producersarelucky----Chinahasamuchlongerhistory,andtheirplantointroducerelicsiswelcomedbythePalaceMuseumintheForbiddenCity,andeightkeyprovince-levelmuseums.
YuLei,directoroftheshow,explainedhowitemsarechosen,"
Ourstandardisnottochoosethemostpreciousitems.Wewanttheoneswithmostattractivestories.Theseculturalrelicsarelikeagedpeople.Theyhavesomuchtotellus.Ifpeoplearebored,thereissomethingwrongwithourmethods,"
shesaid.
Ineach100-minuteperiod,threekeyexhibitsfromamuseumareintroducedbyentertainmentstars,calledthe"
guardiansofthenationaltreasure"
throughshortstagedramas,tellingthehistoryofthelegendsbehindtheitems.Somelesser-knownstoriesonhowtheitemswereunearthedarefeaturedintheshow.Intheperiods,peoplearealsoinvitedonstagetosharetheirstorieslinkedtosuchrelics.Knowledge,entertainment,tasteandanaccessibleapproachhavebeenputtogetherinoneshow.Whenpeopleseeculturalrelicsinthislivelyway,theyfeelhistory.
Theaimoftheshowisnottocreateahitprogrambuttoattractmorepeopletomuseums.MoreseasonsofNationalTreasureareplanned,andsometreasuresfromtheshowaretobefeaturedinatouringexhibitionsoonafterthefirstseasonends.Ashowlikethisfuelspeople'
sprideintheircountry.
4.WecanlearnthatNationalTreasureisa(n)___________.
Ahistoricalprogramaimedtocreateahottopic
B.HollywoodactionfilmtellingAmericanhistory
C.Chineseshowintroducingrelicsthroughshortdramas
Dexhibitionwelcomedbynineprovince-levelmuseums
5.WhatYuLeisaidshowsthatthey___________.
A.likeculturalrelicswhosestoriescanbetoldbyagedpeople
B.don'
tlikethemostpreciousitemsbecausethey'
renotattractive
C.thinksomethingiswrongwiththeirmethodsofchoosingrelics
D.choosesomevaluableitemswithmostattractivestoriesbehind
6.Whomaybeinvitedtointroducetheexhibits?
A.Filmexperts.
B.Ordinarypeople.
C.Museumguides.
D.Entertainmentstars.
7.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthetext?
AScience.B.Culture.CEconomy.D.Health
C
AsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.
QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknow,thesignread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“Noentry”,andHerecanchargephoneinsteadofChargephonehere.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglishorSinglish.
TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork”becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants(移民)fromseveralcountriesincludingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,andtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English”.
“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit,”wrotethenewspaper.
Forexample,inSinglish,youcaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChinese,includingvocabularysuchas”MeeSiam”and“dabao”.Sentencestructureslike”toiletwhere”insteadof“where’sthetoilet”alsocomefromChinese.
Interestinganddiverseasitmayseem,thetrendforSinglishisworryingSingapore’sgovernment.Itisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountry’sEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.ItevenstartedtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement.
Unfortunately,theproblemwasnotsolved.Instead,Singlishhasboomed,especiallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasSingaporean.
ButthisdoesnotmeanthatstandardEnglishisbeingabandonedbyyoungpeople.Infact,theyaremuchmorecapablethanthegovernmentgivescredit--theycanspeakboth.
“Weareanationgoodatcodeswitching--weknowthatthewaywespeaktofriendsordriversmustbedifferentfromhowactatworkorschool,”wroteCheryl,aSingaporeanauthor,inTimemagazine,“Toactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhoweare,that'
ssobeautifullyrepresentsthemeltingpotofChinese,Indians,MalaysiansandEurasiansthatweare,isshortsighted,surely.”
8WhydoesSingaporehavemanydifferentversionsofEnglish?
A.Itishighlywesternized.
B.Itismadeupofmigrants.
CItisinfluencedbyChinese.
DItisaffectedbyofficiallanguages.
9WhatisthepurposeofstartingtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement?
ATostopthenewtrend.
BTobettertherelationship.
CTokeeptheEnglishstandard.
DTogivethegovernmentcredit.
10WhatdotheyoungpeoplethinkofSinglish?
A.It’sinteresting.B.It’sasignofstatus.
C.It’stheiridentity.D.It’sawayofcode-switching.
11WhatcanwelearnfromwhatCherylsaid?
ADifferentpeoplespeakdifferentstylesofSinglish.
BSinglishisamorebeautifullanguagethanothers.
CPeoplespeaksSinglishonlytofriendsanddrivers.
DPeoplecanuseSinglishtoexpressthemselveswell.
D
Ifyou’reabooklover,youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside,orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit.Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile.Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases.ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying.
Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary,andit’saverygoodthing.ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco.Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary.Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups:
thosewhoreactwith“Wow!
Whatalibraryyouhave!
Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?
”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtool.Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones.Indeed,themoreyouknow,thelargertherowsofunreadbooks.Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary.
Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject,you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint.Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown.Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning.
Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks.Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem,andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks,youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary.Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs.Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday.Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity.That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou.
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?
A.Thecollectionofunreadbook.
B.Apileofbooksonthebookshelf.
C.Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks.
D.Alargepersonallibrary.
13.Accordingtotheauthor,moreunreadbooksmean________.
A.yourwronglifelonglearningattitude
B.yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation
C.yourhavenointerestinthenewworld
D.youlimityourselffromtheunknown
14.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?
A.FavorableB.DoubtfulC.AmbiguousD.Contradictory
15.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?
A.CuriosityisasignofhighIQ.
B.Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent.
C.Booksaretheladderinourlife.
D.Weshouldre