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Eventslistedhereareopentoeveryone.Whetheryouwanttolistentoalecture,learnanewskill,takeinaconcertoranexhibition,seeaplaystagedbyOxfordUniversitystudentsorattendoneofoursportingevents,there’salwayssomethinggoingon.

Eventsaresubjecttochange;

pleasecontacttheorganizerforfulldetails.

QuLeilei:

AChineseArtistinBritain

30November2017to15April2018

ContemporaryChineseartistQuLeilei（bornin1951）,nowbasedinLondon,wasafoundingmemberofthecreative‘StarsGroup’inthelate1970s,andimmigratedtoEnglandin1985.Thisexhibitionshowshisprogressionfromcalligraphic（书法的）arttoanexplorationofanewvocabularyofinklanguagemixinglivelybrushworkwithwesterntechnique.

TheBrexit（脱欧）swordhangingoverouruniversities

29November2017

LordBilimoriaCBE，theFounderandChairmanofCobraBeerandPresidentoftheUniversityofBirmingham,willtalkaboutBrexit,itsinfluenceonouruniversities,theiracademicsandstudentsaswellasthefutureofinternationalstudentsintheUK.

OxfordBotanicGardenChristmasFair

2-3December2017

Escapethecrowdsandstepinsideawonderlandofhand-pickedgifts,tastyfoodandfamilyentertainment.Lookthroughforextra-specialChristmaspresentsatover30standsintheheatedlargetent.Pauseforaglassofsweethotwineandsomedeliciousfood,thenfollowtheAliceinWonderlandpatharoundthewalledgardenbeforestoppingforteawiththeMadHatter.

TheArtofPartying:

AFeastfortheEyes!

13December2017

FromGreekdesignsandBiblicalweddingstoRenaissanceworksandthecelebratorystylesofthetwentieth-centurypainters,thislecturewillexaminethepopulardescriptionofpartiesinthehistoryofWesternArtattheAshmoleanMuseum.

1.WhencanyouexperienceChineseculture?

A.From30November2017to15April2018.B.On29November2017.

C.During2-3December2017.D.On13December2017.

2.WhatisspecialaboutLordBilimoriaCBE?

A.HehasfoundCobraBeer.B.Hewilltalkaboutbotanicskills.

C.HehangsaswordinOxfordUniversity

D.HeisPresidentoftheUniversityofBirmingham

3.WhatcanyoudoonthebotanicgardenChristmasfair?

A.SurftheInternetforChristmasgifts.B.Appreciatefamousartworksinthehistory.

C.LeadAliceintowonderfulland.D.Drinksweetwineandtrypleasantfood.

B

Once,Buddhawaswalkingfromonetowntoanotherwithsomeofhisfollowers.Thiswasintheinitialdays.Whiletheyweretraveling,theyhappenedtopassalake.TheystoppedthereandBuddhatoldoneofhisfollowers,“Iamthirsty.Pleasegetmesomewaterfromthatlakethere”.

Thefollowerwalkeduptothelake.Whenhereachedit,henoticedthatsomepeoplewerewashingclothesinthewaterand,rightatthatmoment,abullockcartstartedcrossingthelakerightattheedgeofit.Asaresult,thewaterbecameverymuddy,verydirty.Thefollowerthought,“HowcanIgivethismuddywatertoBuddhatodrink?

!

”SohecamebackandtoldtheBuddha,“Thewaterinthereisverymuddy.Idon’tthinkitisfittodrink”.

So,theBuddhasaid,letustakealittlerestherebythetree.Afterabouthalfanhour,againBuddhaaskedthesamefollowertogobacktothelakeandgethimsomewatertodrink.Thefollowerobediently（顺从地）wentbacktothelake.Thistimehefoundthatthelakehadabsolutelyclearwaterinit.Themudhadsettleddownandthewateraboveitlookedfittobehad.SohecollectedsomewaterinapotandbroughtittotheBuddha.

TheBuddhalookedatthewater,andthenhelookedupatthefollowerandsaid,“See,youletthewaterbeandthemudsettleddownonitsown.Yougotclearwater.Itdidn’trequireanyeffort”.

Ourmindisalsolikethat.Whenitisdisturbed,justletitbe.Giveitalittletimeanditwillsettledownonitsown.Youdon’thavetoputinanyefforttocalmitdown.Wecanjudgeandbestdecisionsofourlifewhenwestaycalm.

4.WhydidBuddhaaskedhisfollowertocollectwater?

A.Becausetheyweretravelling.B.Becausetheywerepassingariver.

C.BecauseBuddhawastootiredtogoon.D.BecauseBuddhawantedadrink.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thetree.B.Thelake.C.Themud.D.Thepot.

6.Whatcanyouinferaboutthefollower?

A.Heisreliableandthoughtful.B.Heishumorousandintelligent.

C.Heishesitantanddependent.D.Heispickyandimpatient.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TrialandError.B.SometimesJustLetitBe.

C.BuddhaandHisFollower.D.EffortswillPayOff.

C

DisneyhaspickedChineseactorLiuYifeitoplayMulaninanupcomingfilm,followingaccusationsagainstHollywoodof‘whitewashing’.

SeveralHollywoodfilmshavefacedcriticisminrecentmonthsforfeaturingwhiteactorsinAsianroles.RecentfilmsaccusedofwhitewashingincludetheHollywoodremakeofJapaneseanimeGhostintheShell,whichhadScarlettJohanssoninthemainrolewhichwasoriginallyJapanese,andChineseepicTheGreatWallwhichstarredMattDamonasitsleadcharacter.Earlierthisyear,BritishactorEdSkreinwhowascastasanAsiancharacterintheupcomingHellboyremakepulledoutofthefilmsothattherolecouldbe“castappropriately”.ItthenwenttoKorean-AmericanactorDanielDaeKim.

Thelive-actionadaptationofthe1998cartoonmoviewilltellthetaleofthewell-knownChineseheroineHuaMulan.Mulanpretendedtobeamantofightinthearmytospareherweakfatherfrombeingforcedintothearmy.

ThefilmhasbeenundercarefulexaminationsinceitwasannouncedthatDisneyintendedtoremakeMulan.AnonlinecampaigncallingforanAsianactressintheroleattractedmorethan100,000signaturesbeforeitwasshutonThursday.

Liu,nicknamed“FairySister”forherdelicatelooksandpreviousrolesinfantasydramas,iswell-knownasanactress,modelandsingerinChina.The30-year-oldissaidtobefluentinEnglish,havinggrownuppartlyinNewYork.TheHollywoodReportersaidshewaspickedoutofnearly1,000candidatesforthefilm.

Disney’sannouncementonitsblogaboutLiu’scastingwasmetwithdelightonTwitteraswellasonSinaWeibo,China’smicrobloggingnetwork.ManyonlinecelebrateditasawinfordiversityinDisneyfilms.Chinese-AmericanactressMing-NaWen,whovoicedMulanintheoriginalanimatedmovie,alsogaveherstampofapproval.ChinesenetizenscongratulatedLiu,withmanypraisingDisney’schoice.Onecommentersaid,“Needstoknowmartialarts,canalsospeakEnglish,hasstarquality-itdefinitelyshouldbeLiuYifei.”

8.Whichactororactressisnon-white?

A.ScarlettJohanssonB.MattDamonC.EdSkreinD.DanielDaeKim.

9.WhatistrueaboutthecomingfilmMulan?

A.Itisacartoonfilm.B.ItissetinancientChina.

C.Ithasdrawnlittleattentionfromthepublic.

D.Itisdislikedbyaudienceforbeingcastbywhiteactress.

10.AfterDisney’sannouncement,

A.everyAmericanwaspleased.B.Chinesegovernmentfelthonored.

C.mostfanswelcomedthedecision.D.morepeopleboughtticketstoDisneyfilms.

11.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextfrom?

A.Education.B.Science.C.Entertainment.D.Business.

D

Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomouscarthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:

thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareunfortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.Itsaquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”

It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyisdeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousvehicletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2017goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromLAtoNewYork…andhavethecarparkitself.”

However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidationandtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indeed,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.

TheUKgovernmentappearscommittedtoencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModemTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoaccountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.

Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurers（ABI）pointsout,“Morethan90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking£

20mperdayinclaims.

12.WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?

A.Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.

B.Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.

C.Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.

D.Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.

13.WhatistheUKgovernment’sattitudetoautonomouscars?

A.Ambiguous.B.Positive.C.Cautious.D.Disapproving.

14.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.

B.Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.

C.Trafficaccidentswastesinsurancecompaniesquitealot.

D.Motoristsaresurprisedtohearaboutautonomouscars.

15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhisdee