1、Formerly known as The Roald Dahl Festival, this years event will celebrate a broad range of childrens films and bring to life some of its best-loved charactersfrom Alice in Wonderland and the Gruffalo to The Big Friendly Giant and Harry Potter.Things to see and doThe festivities start at 11 am with
2、a colourful childrens parade. More than 650 local school children and teachers, many in fancy dress, will march through the town carrying giant carnival puppets, with thousands of audiences lining the streets to watch.The parade will be followed with a range of child-friendly activities and workshop
3、s held in main streets across the town.Dont be late for the Mad Hatters Tea Party in the Bucks County Museum. Catch a splendid screening of a Roald Dahl movie in the Old Court House, watch leading childrens authors, including Julian Clary, and give readings in the Market Square.With hands-on arts an
4、d crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music, a fancy dress competition, street theatre and more, there is something for everyone.For more information, visit:https: / /www. aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl1. Who will show special interest in the Whi
5、zzfizzing Festival?A. Children. B. Film stars.C. Publishers. D. Childrens authors.2. Which film was made from Roald Dahls works?A. Gruffalo. B. Harry Potter.C. Alice in Wonderland. D. The Big Friendly Giant.3. Which of the following best describes the Whizzfizzing Festival?A. Various. B. Global. C.
6、Serious. D. Ordinary.BApril 4th was just another day on a Western Australia farm for Zac Mitchell, until it suddenly wasnt. In an upexpected accident, the cattle worker was feeding the animals in his charge when one bull cleaned him up and kicked his hand up against the rail, resulting in the thumb
7、on his right hand being cut off. “My thumb was still hanging on the rail. when I got up off the ground,” Zac Mitchell says.His co-workers tried their best to preserve the thumb for reattachment, placing it on ice in a cooler, but two surgeries to put Mitchells thumb back in place failed. Thats when
8、doctors came up with another suggestion: Remove one of his big toes to where his thumb used to be.Mitchells lead surgeon, Sean Nicklin, understood the mans dilemma at first, calling it a “bit of a crazy idea”. After all, Zac Mitchell did not want to be injured in another part of his body. But as the
9、 thumb is incredibly important function-wise, Mitchell eventually gave in. Nicklin explains that the big toe is surprisingly fit for a thumb switch: Nerves sync up （同步） nicely, and it looks more like a thumb, though a giant one, than any other alternative they may have come up with. He added that bi
10、g toes arent as necessary for balance and walking as people believe. As far as the foot goes, occasional “fine balance” activities like surfing might be difficult, but most people without a big toe function fine in everyday tasks like walking and even competitive sports.The eight-hour surgery went w
11、ell, and Mitchell is expected to have a year or so of recovery in front of him before he heads back into the fields.4. What happened to Zac Mitchell on April 4th?A. He cleaned up a bull. B. He was badly hurt.C. He started his farm. D. He lost his thumbs.5. What suggestion did the doctor give to Mitc
12、hell after the unsuccessful surgery?A. Recreating a new thumb in place.B. Replacing the thumb with his toe.C. Transplanting his co-workers thumb.D. Putting back the cut-off thumb again.6. What is Mitchells first attitude to the doctors another suggestion?A. Optimistic. B. Insignificant.C. Hesitant.
13、D. Rejective.7. According to Nicklin, after the surgery Mitchell is able to .A. surf on the sea B. do daily activitiesC. only stay at home D. work on wheelchairCMany people wrongly think that cities dont have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country. Believe it or not, ther
14、e are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment. Ms. Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in em
15、pty lots between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown. According to Ms. Sullivan, “Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.”The number of humans living in urban areas, or cities, is increasing. The amount of people who want to garden in urban areas is
16、 also rising. Ms. Sullivan says, “In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat. They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture.” Even though some people who live in urba
17、n areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas. This is because a city doesnt have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though there isnt a
18、 lot of room. For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City. All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space. This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.Brooklyn Grange grows all
19、kinds of things. The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants. And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location. They use available space that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in citi
20、es, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals.8. Which of the following is Ms. Sullivans opinion according to the text?A. The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly.B. Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely.C. Urban agric
21、ulture has a history as long as cities.D. Urban agriculture can provide huge income.9. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Farmers. B. City residents.C. Rural residents. D. Companies.10. What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text?A. It has larg
22、e farming areas.B. It can only grow single products.C. It produces enough food for citizens.D. It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables.11. What may be the best title for the text?A. Farms in CitiesB. Future Food SystemC. Food Grown in CitiesD. Agriculture of New York CityDAt your next meeti
23、ng, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkw
24、ard pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch （荷兰语） and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of
25、business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 secondsnearly twice as long as in Americans meetings.In Japan, it is recognised that the best communication is when you dont speak at all. Its already a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing th
26、at failure by using words.In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial （殖民地的） America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and theres understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are v
27、erbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.In contrast, when theres more homogeneity, perhaps its easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family its easier to sit in silence than with people youre less well a
28、cquainted with.12. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?A. The Dutch. B. Americans.C. The English. D. The Japanese.13. What might the Japanese agree with in conversation?A. Speaking more gives the upper hand.B. Speak out what you have in your mind.C. Great min
29、ds think alike without words.D. The shorter talking silence, the better.14. What can we learn from the text?A. A four-second silence in conversation is universal.B. Its hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.C. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.D. The closer we and o
30、ur family are, the easier the silence appears.15. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?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。Travelling is a great way to interact with a culture which might be completely different from your own. 16
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