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FormerlyknownasTheRoaldDahlFestival,thisyear’seventwillcelebrateabroadrangeofchildren’sfilmsandbringtolifesomeofitsbest-lovedcharacters—fromAliceinWonderlandandtheGruffalotoTheBigFriendlyGiantandHarryPotter.
Thingstoseeanddo
Thefestivitiesstartat11amwithacolourfulchildren’sparade.Morethan650localschoolchildrenandteachers,manyinfancydress,willmarchthroughthetowncarryinggiantcarnivalpuppets,withthousandsofaudiencesliningthestreetstowatch.
Theparadewillbefollowedwitharangeofchild-friendlyactivitiesandworkshopsheldinmainstreetsacrossthetown.
Don’tbelatefortheMadHattersTeaPartyintheBucksCountyMuseum.CatchasplendidscreeningofaRoaldDahlmovieintheOldCourtHouse,watchleadingchildren’sauthors,includingJulianClary,andgivereadingsintheMarketSquare.
Withhands-onartsandcraftsworkshops,storytellingsessions,livemusic,afancydresscompetition,streettheatreandmore,thereissomethingforeveryone.
Formoreinformation,visit:
https:
//www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl
1.WhowillshowspecialinterestintheWhizzfizzingFestival?
A.Children.B.Filmstars.
C.Publishers.D.Children’sauthors.
2.WhichfilmwasmadefromRoaldDahl’sworks?
A.Gruffalo.B.HarryPotter.
C.AliceinWonderland.D.TheBigFriendlyGiant.
3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheWhizzfizzingFestival?
A.Various.B.Global.C.Serious.D.Ordinary.
B
April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZacMitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn’t.Inanupexpectedaccident,thecattleworkerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhimupandkickedhishandupagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhisrighthandbeingcutoff.“Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail...whenIgotupofftheground,”ZacMitchellsays.
Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbforreattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoputMitchell’sthumbbackinplacefailed.That’swhendoctorscameupwithanothersuggestion:
Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumbusedtobe.
Mitchell’sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodtheman’sdilemmaatfirst,callingita“bitofacrazyidea”.Afterall,ZacMitchelldidnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumbisincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklinexplainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:
Nervessyncup(同步)nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthatbigtoesaren’tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional“finebalance”activitieslikesurfingmightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfineineverydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.
Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohaveayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothefields.
4.WhathappenedtoZacMitchellonApril4th?
A.Hecleanedupabull.B.Hewasbadlyhurt.
C.Hestartedhisfarm.D.Helosthisthumbs.
5.WhatsuggestiondidthedoctorgivetoMitchellaftertheunsuccessfulsurgery?
A.Recreatinganewthumbinplace.
B.Replacingthethumbwithhistoe.
C.Transplantinghisco-worker’sthumb.
D.Puttingbackthecut-offthumbagain.
6.WhatisMitchell’sfirstattitudetothedoctor’sanothersuggestion?
A.Optimistic.B.Insignificant.
C.Hesitant.D.Rejective.
7.AccordingtoNicklin,afterthesurgeryMitchellisableto.
A.surfontheseaB.dodailyactivities
C.onlystayathomeD.workonwheelchair
C
Manypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandthatfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreandmoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.
AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemresearcherinNewYorkCity,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylotsbetweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”
Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowanttogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,theygrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Theyusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.
InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.
BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.
8.WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionaccordingtothetext?
A.Thenumberofpeoplelivingincitiesisincreasingslowly.
B.Urbanresidentsstillrelyonfoodgrowninruralareascompletely.
C.Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities.
D.Urbanagriculturecanprovidehugeincome.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?
A.Farmers.B.Cityresidents.
C.Ruralresidents.D.Companies.
10.WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?
A.Ithaslargefarmingareas.
B.Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts.
C.Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens.
D.Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables.
11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FarmsinCities
B.FutureFoodSystem
C.FoodGrowninCities
D.AgricultureofNewYorkCity
D
Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.
AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.
Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandasignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.
InJapan,itisrecognisedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.
IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地的)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.
Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.
12.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?
A.TheDutch.B.Americans.
C.TheEnglish.D.TheJapanese.
13.WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinconversation?
A.Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.
B.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.
C.Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.
D.Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.
14.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Afour-secondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.
B.It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.
C.EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.
D.Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.
15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Similarity.B.Contradiction.
C.Diversity.D.Misunderstanding.
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Travellingisagreatwaytointeractwithaculturewhichmightbecompletelydifferentfromyourown.
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