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新概念英语单元测试卷
新概念英语单元测试卷一、听力部分（30分）（一）听录音，选出你所听到的单词。
（每题1分，共10分）1. A. cat B. cap C. car.2. A. pen B. ten C. hen.3. A. big B. pig C. fish.4. A. red B. bed C. bad.5. A. box B. book C. look.6. A. map B. cup C. up.7. A. dog B. box C. doll.8. A. run B. sun C. fun.9. A. green B. blue C. black.10. A. apple B. ant C. all.（二）听录音，判断下列图片与所听到的内容是否相符，相符的写“T”，不相符的写“F”。
（每题2分，共10分）（此处插入5幅简单的与单词对应的图片，如第一题是cat就插入猫的图片）1. _____2. _____3. _____4. _____5. _____（三）听录音，选择正确的答语。
（每题2分，共10分）1. A. It's a dog. B. I'm fine. C. Goodbye.2. A. Yes, it is. B. No, I'm not. C. OK.3. A. Thank you. B. You're welcome. C. Hello.4. A. I'm five. B. Five. C. It's five.5. A. Good morning. B. Good afternoon. C. Good night.二、笔试部分（70分）（一）写出下列单词的正确形式。
（每题2分，共10分）1. big（反义词）______2. cat（复数形式）______3. is not（缩写形式）______4. I（宾格形式）______5. that（复数形式）______（二）单项选择。
小升初缩略词识别单选30题
小升初缩略词识别单选30题1.Lily has a piano lesson at 3:00 p.m. It can also be written as _____.A.3 pmB.3 amC.3 in the afternoonD.3 in the morning答案：A。
3:00 p.m.可以写成3 pm。
选项B 的3 am 是凌晨3 点。
选项C 和选项D 不是缩略词形式。
2.Today is Thursday. We can also say it's _____.A.Thur.B.Fri.C.Sat.D.Sun.答案：A。
Thursday 的缩略词是Thur.。
选项B 是Friday 的缩略词。
选项C 是Saturday 的缩略词。
选项D 是Sunday 的缩略词。
3.The sports meeting is on Oct. 15th. Here Oct. is short for _____.A.OctoberB.NovemberC.DecemberD.September答案：A。
Oct.是October 的缩略词。
选项B 是November 的缩略词为Nov.。
选项 C 是December 的缩略词为Dec.。
选项 D 是September 的缩略词为Sept.。
4.Jack's birthday is in Dec. Which month is it?A.JanuaryB.FebruaryC.DecemberD.November答案：C。
Dec.是December 的缩略词。
选项 A 是January 的缩略词为Jan.。
选项 B 是February 的缩略词为Feb.。
选项 D 是November 的缩略词为Nov.。
5.The concert starts at 8:30 a.m. Another way to write it is _____.A.8:30 amB.8:30 pmC.8:30 in the eveningD.8:30 in the night答案：A。
广东省韶关市2025届高三综合测试 (一)英语试题(word版无答案)
广东省韶关市2025届高三综合测试 (一)英语试题本试卷共10页，卷面满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
2024.11注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、学校和班级填写在答题卡指定的位置上。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦于净后. 再选涂其他答案。
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3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内的相应位置上：如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
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考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
ANational Park ServiceFrederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site seoks enthusiastic and passionate volunteers to assist us on Saturday. the, National : Public Lands Day! Volunteers will join our Landscape and Grounds team and our Museum Services team to preserve the historic Green Hill Property. Join us as we identify, cut, and remove in vasive plants. No previous experience is required.Volunteers are required to attend safety meetings before the event. Close toed shoes are required. Long pants and shirts are recommended. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own equipment and PPE ( person al protective equipment). Proper PPE includes: gloves, hat, ear protection, eye protection, sturdy work shoes/ boots. Some PPE will be available to volunteers to use, and all NPS ( National Park Service) property must remain on site.Work to include:· Removing dead and decaying matter from woody plant species· Basic grounds work: spreading seeds, pruning trees, cutting lawn, watering, weeding, fertilizing lawns · Documenting invasive species and changes to the landscape· Light pesticide use with supervision· Resetting borders for garden trails英语测试题第1页 (共10页)Tools to be used by volunteers: shovels, soil knives, saws, rakes, etc.Supervisor will ensure the proper use of tools. Training for power and hand tools will be provided as needed.Volunteers will be responsible for transportation to and from the site. This is an unpaid position; hous ing is uo t provided.' If you are seeking academic credit from your home university. we will work with you t o fulfill necessary requirementsForadditionalinformation,********************************************.1. Where is this text probably taken from?A. An event notice.B. A safety guide.C. A park brochure.D. A training program.2. What specific task will volunteers perform during the event?A. Attending a meeting.B. Dcsigning the garden.C. Monitoring the landscape.D. Preparing some equipment.3. What does this program offer to the volunteers?A. Housing.B. Transportation.C. Academic credit:D. Tools training.BWhen Gary Yau entered university, he= launched a social media page called Road Research Society to share interesting facts about roads and city planning. His first post explored the use of English font (字体) on Hong Kong's road signs. “That post surprisingly received many likes and shares, so it got me thinking abo ut expanding my audience,” he recalled.In 2016, the enthusiast collected 50 Chinese characters from Hong Kong's road signs and outlined and uploaded the image to his Facebook account. A friend suggested turning this collection into a font. Yau saw it as a means to preserve a cherished aspect of Hong Kong's history. About twenty years ago, many of the city's signs featured handcrafted characters made by prisoners. However, as design technology adsances, these tradi tional signs are gradually being replaced,Following. yisits the remaining traditional road signs in the city, Yau's team had outliried approximatel y 500 characters. Yet, this fell short of the 7,000 Chinese characters required for practical use by those who us e Chinese daily. Faced with this limitation, the team began ercating new characters by mixing and matching existing components, adjusting line thickness, and modifying radicals (部首). For instance, when they couldn' t locate the Chinese character for“prison” on any existing signs, they designed one from scratch. This process英语测试题第2页 (共10页)involved extensive trial and error.After six years of dedicated effort, Yau found motivation in the constant enthusiasm of his follower s. “They’ ve been cagerly anticipating this project for as long as l' ve been working on it,” he remarked. “O ne even expressed that he had been waiting for this font since his first year of secondary school. Now, as a sixth grader, his wait is finally over.Yau is thrilled to witness how his followers will use this digital font.“I cannot own a road sign. but what I can do is digitize it,” Yau said. “I did not want to just document it but develop it into something we can use in daily life. This is a way to preserve Hong Kong's visual cultural memory.”4. What inspired Yau to design a font?A. His interest in road signs.B. His popularity with his fans.C. His desire to restore history.D. His passion for city planning.5. Why did Yau's team create new characters?A. To combine the components.B. To meet the need of daily use.C. To set limitation to the characters.D. To replace the traditional road signs.6. Why did the writer mention Yau's followers?A. To highlight their dedicated cfYort.B. To show their support to the project.C. To explain their role in digitizing the font.D. To indicate their passion to share his posts.7. Which of the following can best describe Yau?A. Practical and efficient.B. Confident and resourceful.C. Determined and innovative.D. Ambitious and competitive.CThe field of anti-ageing medicine has exploded in recent years due to discoveries about the fundamen tal biology of ageing which are translated into experimental therapies (疗法). The latest fountain of youth to pour from the lab comes in the form of vaccines (疫苗) against age-related conditions—— cancer, heart dise ase, dementia and more. The first of these could be available by the end of the decade. All-purpose anti-agei ng injections are also in development.The upsides of such vaccines are clear. Anything that limits the impact of age-related conditions on people who live into old age— not to mention on the loved ones who often end up caring for them— has to be welcomed. They also promise to lessen effect on the increasingly societal and economic costs of these dis eases.英语测试题第3页 (共10页)But as with all anti-ageing interventions, there are potential downsides too. If millions of people livesignificantly longer, we risk a population explosion on a planet whose resources are already overstretched. If t he vaccines merely delay the beginning of age-related conditions, they will only postpone the burden on peopl e and society. And as Nobcl prizewinner Venki Ramakrishnan told us carlier this year. a long-lived society islikely to be an unmoving one. These are familiar fears. The common answer is that the goal is increased healt hspan. That means people living for longer. free from the diseases of old age, then suddenly declining anddying.We wońt know the-outcome until : the therapies have been widely used, at which point it will be too late to put the genie back in the bottle. But there is really no turning back anyway. If vaccines and other anti-ageing therapies work and are affordable, they will be used. Besides, nɔbody would argue that innovation s like antibiotics, vaccines and advanced diagnostics were a bad idea even though they marked the beginning of our era of age-related diseases. Similarly, we shouldn't fear life-saving medical advances on the basis of un intended consequences. If we can make lives longer and less painful, the downsides are a price worth paying.8. Why is the field of anti-ageing medicine growing rapidly?A. The biology of ageing is better applied.B. The trend of healthy lifestyle is rising.C. The demand for longer life is increasing.D. The number of elderly is rising globally.9. How do anti-ageing vaccines benefit society?A. By increasing the workforce.B. By curing people of diseases.C. By boosting economic growth.D. By reducing healthcare expense.10. What does the underlined phrase“put the genie back in the bottle” mean?A. To stop the process of ageing.B. To erase the impact of the therapics.C. To create a new medical breakthrough.D. To delay the development of technology.11. What is the best title for this article?A. Can Anti-Ageing Medicine Really Work?B. What Is the Risk of Anti-Ageing Medicine?C. How to Stay Young with Anti-Ageing Medicine?D. Is It Worthwhile Using Anti-Ageing Medicine?英语测试题第4页 (共10页)DFranz Katka (卡夫卡) died 100 years ago with his literary works unnoticed. He had instructed his friend Max Brod to burn his unpublished works. Brod did not: he believed Kafka to be a literary genius and publishe d his late friend's writing. In other words, Brod decided that Kafka's stories belonged not to the late author, but to the public.Brod's dilemma echoes today. People generate' more data than ever, which, unlike physical bodies, does not disappear. According to Carl Ohman, a Swedish political scientist. this condition makes the modern world“post-mortal”(死后的).“Living in the post-mortał condition is to constantly find oneself in the shoes of Max Brod", he observes.The digital era has reshaped humans’ relationship with the dead—— as seen in social media reminders for birthdays of dead individuals. Such reminders are to grow more common: Mr. Ohman's research has foun d that on Facebook the dead may well outnumber the living within 40 years. Advanced technology enables a continued relationship with the dead, such as Amazon's development of a feature for Alexa, virtual assistant, to speak in the voice of a lost relative. Startups have used data to make chatbots of the dead-to strengthen use rs’ commercial relationship, Mr. Ohman points out.At the root of Ohman's book The Aftorlife of Data is various complex philosophical questions. To whom do the dead's data belong? Are data something people create, or a digital analogue (类比) to a physical body? If data are a digital form of the body, what responsibilities does the living have? These are not merel y questions for individuals but for society. After all, historians often study the diaries of the dead. Their write rs may have preferred to keep them private, but the light that such documents can shine on humanity's past outweighs the late owner's wishes. Mr. Ohman: notes that data constitute“the biggest database of human behavioùr in the history of our species”. And he urges that the social media firms should think twice in terms of how they handle digital remains.12. What is the function of paragraph 1?A. To emphasize Kafka's literary talent.B. To lead to the discussion on data handling.C. To praise the act to publish Kafka's works.D. To write an introduction for Ohman's book.13. Why do people buy Alexa, the virtual assistant?A. To create a digital database.B. To control devices by voice.C. To access information quickly.D. To communicate with the dead.14. What problem will people face in post-mortal world according to the passage?A. How to manage the dead's data.B. How to realize the dead's wishes.C. How to protect the dead's privacy.D. How to restore the dead's. belongings.15. Which of the following will Mr. Ohman probably agree with?A. Data should be in the possession of individuals.B. Historians should control access to digital remains.C. Data's historical value is more important than the dead's will.D. Social media firms should be fined for misuse of digital remains.第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)在后面的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2024年英语a级考试卷
2024年英语a级考试卷Part I. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section A: Short Conversations (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.1. M: I'm so tired. I've been working on this project all day.W: Why don't you take a break? You've been at it for hours.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?A) Keep working.B) Finish the project quickly.C) Take a break.D) Start a new project.2. W: Do you like this dress? I'm not sure if it suits me.M: It looks great on you. The color really brings out your eyes.Q: What does the man think of the dress?A) It doesn't look good.B) The color is not nice.C) It suits the woman well.D) It is too expensive.3. M: How much is this book?W: It's 20. But if you have a membership card, you can get a 20% discount.Q: How much will the man pay if he has a membership card?A) 16.B) 18.C) 20.D) 24.4. W: Are you going to the concert tonight?M: I'd love to, but I have to study for my exam tomorrow.Q: Why isn't the man going to the concert?A) He doesn't like the concert.B) He has no money.C) He has to study.D) He is sick.5. M: What time does the library close today?W: It usually closes at 9 p.m., but on Fridays it closes an hour earlier.Q: What time does the library close on Fridays?A) 8 p.m.B) 9 p.m.C) 10 p.m.D) 7 p.m.Section B: Long Conversations (5%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 long conversations. After each conversation, you will be asked some questions. The conversations will be read twice. Listen carefully and answer the questions.Conversation 1M: Hi, Jane. How was your weekend?W: It was great. I went to the beach with my friends.M: That sounds like fun. What did you do there?W: We swam, sunbathed, and had a picnic.M: Did you take any pictures?W: Of course. I took a lot of beautiful pictures.Questions:6. Where did Jane go on the weekend?A) To the mountains.B) To the park.C) To the beach.D) To the city center.7. What did Jane do at the beach?A) She only swam.B) She swam, sunbathed and had a picnic.C) She just sunbathed.D) She played volleyball.Conversation 2W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?M: Yes, I'm looking for a gift for my daughter. She likes reading.W: Well, we have a lot of books here. What kind of books does she like?M: She likes novels, especially those about adventure.W: Then I recommend this one. It's a very popular adventure novel.M: Thank you. How much is it?W: It's 15.Questions:8. Who is the man buying a gift for?A) His wife.B) His daughter.C) His mother.D) His sister.9. What kind of books does the man's daughter like?A) Poetry.B) Science fiction.C) Novels about adventure.D) History books.10. How much is the book?A) 10.B) 15.C) 20.D) 25.Section C: Passages (5%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 1 passage. The passage will be read twice. Listen carefully and answer the questions.The Internet has become an important part of our daily lives. We can use it to get information, communicate with others, and do shopping. However, we should also be careful when using the Internet. There are some risks, such as identity theft and virus attacks. To protect ourselves, we should use strong passwords, not click on suspicious links, and install antivirus software.Questions:11. What can we use the Internet for?A) Only getting information.B) Getting information, communicating and shopping.C) Just shopping.D) Communicating and playing games.12. What are the risks of using the Internet?A) Identity theft and virus attacks.B) Only virus attacks.C) Losing money.D) Meeting bad people.13. How can we protect ourselves when using the Internet?A) Use weak passwords.B) Click on all links.C) Use strong passwords, not click on suspicious links and install antivirus software.D) Don't use antivirus software.Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Section A: Multiple Choice (20%)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.14. She is very ______ in music and can play several instruments.A) interested.B) interesting.C) bored.D) boring.15. I can't find my keys. I ______ them in the office.A) must leave.B) must have left.C) should leave.D) should have left.16. The new bridge ______ next year will be the longest in the city.A) to be built.B) built.C) being built.D) having been built.17. If it ______ tomorrow, we will go for a picnic.A) doesn't rain.B) won't rain.C) not rain.D) didn't rain.18. He has made great ______ in his English study in the past few months.A) progress.B) progresses.C) a progress.D) the progress.19. I don't like this shirt. Can you show me ______ one?A) another.B) other.C) the other.D) others.20. She is so busy that she has ______ time for hobbies.A) little.B) a little.C) few.D) a few.21. The movie was so ______ that many people left the theater early.A) bored.B) boring.C) excited.D) exciting.22. He ______ his homework when his mother came home.A) was doing.B) is doing.C) does.D) did.23. We are looking forward to ______ from you soon.A) hear.B) hearing.C) be heard.D) have heard.24. There are ______ students in our class, twenty boys and twenty - five girls.A) forty - five.B) forty - four.C) forty - three.D) forty - six.25. She speaks English as ______ as her brother.A) good.B) well.C) better.D) best.26. The book ______ I bought yesterday is very interesting.A) who?B) which.C) where?D) when?27. I'm sorry I'm late. I was ______ in traffic.A) held up.B) held on.C) held out.D) held back.28. My parents ______ me to become a doctor when I was a child.A) hoped.B) wanted.C) expected.D) wished.29. He is old enough to ______ himself.A) look after.B) look for.C) look up.D) look into.30. ______ of the two boys is taller.A) All.B) Both.C) None.D) Neither.31. The teacher told us ______ noise in class.A) not make.B) not to make.C) don't make.D) to not make.32. She ______ a lot of money on clothes every month.A) spends.B) costs.C) takes.D) pays.33. I have ______ been to Paris. I really want to go there.A) never.B) ever.C) already.D) just.Section B: Fill in the Blanks (10%)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the best one to fill in each blank.Most people like traveling. Some people like to travel by plane, while others prefer to travel by train. Traveling by train has many advantages. First of all, it is much _34_ (cheaper/safer/faster/more expensive) than traveling by plane. You can save a lot of money. Secondly, you can enjoy the beautiful _35_ (scenery/people/cities/airports) along the way. You can see mountains, rivers, and fields. Thirdly, traveling by train is more _36_ (comfortable/uncomfortable/dangerous/boring). You can walk around, stretch your legs, and even have a meal in the dining car.However, traveling by train also has some _37_(advantages/disadvantages/benefits/pleasures). For example, it usually takes a longer time to reach your destination. And sometimes the trains can be very _38_ (crowded/empty/quiet/clean), especially during the peak travel season.In conclusion, whether you choose to travel by train or by plane depends on your _39_ (money/time/needs/health) and preferences. If you want to save money and enjoy the journey, traveling by train is a good _40_ (idea/way/choice/plan). But if you are in a hurry and don't mind spending more money, traveling by plane may be a better _41_(option/answer/solution/result).When you are traveling, it is important to _42_(prepare/forget/ignore/neglect) well in advance. You should book your tickets early, pack your bags properly, and make sure you have all the necessary _43_ (things/items/objects/stuff) with you.Part III. Reading Comprehension (30%)Section A: Multiple - choice Questions (20%)Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1.The mobile phone has become an essential part of our lives. We use it to communicate with others, get information, and even do business. Mobile phones are getting more and more advanced. They have larger screens, better cameras, and faster processors.However, there are also some problems associated with mobile phones. One problem is that people are spending too much time on their mobile phones. This can lead to a lack of face - to - face communication andsocial isolation. Another problem is that mobile phones can be a distraction, especially when people are driving or studying.To solve these problems, we should use mobile phones in moderation. We should also set aside some time for face - to - face communication and other activities.44. What can we use mobile phones for?A) Only communicating.B) Communicating, getting information and doing business.C) Just getting information.D) Doing business and playing games.45. What are the problems of mobile phones?A) People spend too much time on them and they can be a distraction.B) They are too expensive.C) They have small screens.D) They are difficult to use.46. How can we solve the problems of mobile phones?A) Use them all the time.B) Use them in moderation and set aside time for other activities.C) Stop using them.D) Buy new ones.Passage 2.In recent years, more and more people are interested in learning a second language. There are many reasons for this. For one thing, learning a second language can open up new job opportunities. For another, it can help people understand different cultures.There are many ways to learn a second language. One way is to take language classes at a school or language center. Another way is to use language learning apps. These apps can be very convenient as you can learn at your own pace.However, learning a second language is not easy. It requires a lot of time and effort. You need to practice speaking, listening, reading and writing regularly.47. Why are more people interested in learning a second language?A) Because it is easy.B) Because it can open up new job opportunities and help understand different cultures.C) Because it is fashionable.D) Because they have nothing else to do.48. What are the ways to learn a second language?A) Only take language classes.B) Take language classes or use language learning apps.C) Only use language learning apps.D) Read books.49. What is required to learn a second language?A) A lot of time and effort, and regular practice of all skills.B) Only a little time.C) No effort.D) Just listening practice.Section B: True or False (10%)Directions: Read the following statements. Write "T" if the statementis True and "F" if the statement is False.50. Mobile phones have no negative effects. (F)51. Learning a second language is very easy. (F)52. Traveling by train is always faster than traveling by plane. (F)53. If you have a membership card, you can always get a discount when buying things. (F)54. People should use strong passwords to protect themselves when using the Internet. (T)Part IV. Writing (20%)Section A: Translation (10%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.1. 他昨天晚上熬夜看足球比赛了。
了解中国的崛起演讲稿范文
了解中国的崛起演讲稿The wor l d is changi n n g with real l y remarkabl e e speed. If y y ou look at t he chart at the top her e e, you’ll se e e that in 20225, these Go l dman Sachs p p rojections s s uggest that the Chinese economy wil l be almost t he same siz e e as the Ame r ican econom y y. And if yo u u look at th e e chart for 22050, it’s p r ojected tha t the Chines e e economy wi l l be twice t he size of t he American economy, an d d the Indian economy wil l be almost t he same siz e e as the Ame r ican econom y y. And we sh o o uld bear in mind here t h h at these pr o o jections we r e drawn up b b efore the W e e stern finan c c ial crisis.A couple of weeks ago, I was lookin g g at the lat e e st projecti o o n by BNP Pa r ibas for wh e e n China wil l have a lar g g er economy t han the Uni t ed States. G G oldman Sach s s projected 22027. The po s s t-crisis pr o o jection is 22020. That’s just a deca d d e away. Chi n n a is going t o change th e e world in t w w o fundament a a l respects.First of al l, it’s a hu g g e developin g g country wi t h a populat i on of 1.3 b i llion peopl e e, which has been growin g g for over 300 years at a r ound 10 per c c ent a year.And within a decade, it w w ill have th e e largest ec o o nomy in the world. Neve r before in t he modern e r a has the l a a rgest econo m m y in the wo r ld been tha t of a devel o o ping countr y y, rather th a a n a develop e e d country. S S econdly, fo r the first t ime in the m m odern era, t he dominant country in t he world --which I thi n n k is what C h h ina will be c c ome -- will be not from the West an d d from very,very differ e e nt civiliza t ional roots.Now I know it’s a wide s s pread assum p p tion in the West that, a a s countries modernize, t hey also We s s ternize. Th i s is an ill u u sion. It’s a a n assumptio n n that moder n n ity is a pr o o duct simply of competit i on, markets and technol o o gy. It is n o o t; it is al s s o shaped eq u u ally by his t ory and cul t ure. China i s not like t he West, an d d it will no t become lik e e the West. I t will rema i n in very f u u ndamental r e e spects very different. N N ow the big q q uestion her e e is obvious l y, how do w e e make sense of China? H o o w do we try to understa n n d what Chin a a is? And th e e problem we have in the West at the moment by-a n n d-large is t hat the con v v entional ap p p roach is th a a t we unders t and it real l y in Wester n n terms, usi n n g Western i d d eas. We can’t. Now I wa n n t to offer y y ou three bu i lding block s s for trying to understa n n d what Chin a a is like --just as a b e e ginning.Th e e first is t h h is, that Ch i na is not r e e ally a nati o o n state. Ok a a y, it’s cal l ed itself a nation stat e e for the la s s t hundred y e e ars. But ev e e ryone who k n n ows anythin g g about Chin a a knows it’s a lot older than this. T T his was wha t China look e e d like with the victory of the Qin D D ynasty in 2221 B.C. at t h h e end of th e e warring st a a te period -- the birth o o f modern Ch i na. And you can see it a a gainst the b b oundaries o f modern Chi n n a. Or immed i ately after w w ard, the Ha n n Dynasty, s t ill 2,000 y e e ars ago. An d d you can se e e already it occupies mo s s t of what w e e now know a s s Eastern Ch i na, whichi s s where the v v ast majorit y y of Chinese lived then a a nd live now.Now what i s s extraordin a a ry about th i s is, what g g ives China i t’s sense o f being Chin a a, what give s s the Chines e e the sense o o f what it i s s to be Chin e e se, comes n o o t from the l ast hundred years, not f rom the nat i on state pe r iod, which i s what happ e e ned in the W W est, but fr o o m the perio d d, if you li k k e, of the c i vilization s s tate. I’m t h h inking here, for exampl e e, of custom s s like ances t ral worship, of a very d d istinctive n n otion of th e e state, lik e e wise, a ver y y distinctiv e e notion of t he family, s s ocial relat i onships lik e e guanxi, Co n n fucian valu e e s and so on.These are a a ll things t h h at come fro m m the period of the civi l ization sta t e. In other words, Chin a a, unlike th e e Western st a a tes and mos t countries i n the world,is shaped b b y its sense of civiliza t ion, its ex i stence as a civilizatio n n state, rat h h er than as a a nation sta t e. And ther e e’s one othe r thing to a d d d to this, a a nd that is t his: Of cou r se we know C C hina’s big,huge, demog r aphically a n n d geographi c c ally, with a a population of 1.3 bill i on people. W W hat we ofte n n aren’t rea l ly aware of is the fact that China i s extremely diverse and very plural i stic, and i n n many ways v v ery decentr a a lized. Y ou c c an’t run a p p lace on thi s s scale simp l y from Beij i ng, even th o o ugh we thin k k this to be the case. I t’s never be e e n the case.So this is C C hina, a civ i lization st a a te, rather t han a natio n n state. And what does i t mean? Well I think it h h as all sort s s of profoun d d implicatio n n s.I’ll giv e e you two qu i ck ones. Th e e first is t h h at the most important p o o litical val u u e for the C h h inese is un i ty, is the m m aintenance o o f Chinese c i vilization. Y ou know, 2,000 years a g g o, Europe: b b reakdown, t h h e fragmenta t ion of the H H oly Roman E m m pire [Roman Empire]. It divided, an d d it’s remai n n ed divided e e ver since. C C hina, over t he same tim e e period, we n n t in exactl y y the opposi t e direction,very painf u u lly holding this huge c i vilization, civilizatio n n state toge t her.The se c c ond is mayb e e more prosa i c, which is Hong Kong. D D o you remem b b er the hand o o ver of Hong Kong by Bri t ain to Chin a a in 1997? Y o o u may remem b b er what the Chinese con s s titutional p p roposition w w as. One cou n n try, two sy s s tems. And I’ll lay a wa g g er that bar e e ly anyone i n n the West b e e lieved them. “Window dr e e ssing. When China gets i t’s hands o n n Hong Kong,that won’t b b e the case.”” 13 years o n n, the polit i cal and leg a a l system in Hong Kong i s s as differe n n t now as it was in 1997.We were wr o o ng. Why wer e e we wrong? W W e were wron g g because we thought, na t urally enou g g h, in natio n n state ways. Think of G e e rman unific a a tion, 1990.What happen e e d? Well, ba s s ically the E E ast was swa l lowed by th e e West. One n n ation, one s s ystem. That is the nati o o n state men t ality. But y y ou can’t ru n n a country l ike China, a a civilizati o o n state, on the basis o f one civili z z ation, one s s ystem. It d o o esn’t work.So actually the respons e e of China t o o the questi o o n of Hong K o o ng -- as it will be to t he question of Taiwan -- was a natu r al response: one civili z z ation, many systems.Le t me offer y o o u another b u u ilding bloc k k to try and understand C C hina -- may b b e not such a a comfortabl e e one. The C h h inese have a a very, very different c o o nception of race to mos t other coun t ries. Do yo u u know, of t h h e 1.3 billi o o n Chinese, o o ver 90 perc e e nt of them t hink they b e e long to the same race, t he Han. Now this is com p p letely diff e e rent from t h h e other wor l d’s most po p p ulous count r ies. India,the United S S tates, Indo n n esia, Brazi l-- all of t hem are mul t iracial. Th e e Chinese do n n’t feel lik e e that. Chin a a is only mu l tiracial re a a lly at the m m argins. So t he question is, why? We l l the reaso n n, I think, e e ssentially i s, again, b a a ck to the c i vilization s s tate.A his t ory of at l e e ast 2,000 y e e ars, a hist o o ry of conqu e e st, occupat i on, absorpt i on, assimil a a tion and so on, led to t he process b b y which, ov e e r time, thi s s notion of t he Han emer g g ed -- of co u u rse, nurtur e e d by a grow i ng and very powerful se n n se of cultu r al identity.Now the gr e e at advantag e e of this hi s s torical exp e e rience has b b een that, w i thout the H a a n, China co u u ld never ha v v e held toge t her. The Ha n n identity h a a s been the c c ement which has held th i s country t o o gether. The great disad v v antage of i t is that th e e Han have a very weak c o o nception of cultural di f ference. Th e e y really be l ieve in the i r own super i ority, and t hey are dis r espectful o f those who a a re not. Hen c c e their att i tude, for e x x ample, to t h h e Uyghurs a n n d to the Ti b b etans.Or l e e t me give y o o u my third b b uilding blo c c k, the Chin e e se state. N o o w the relat i onship betw e e en the stat e e and societ y y in China i s s very diffe r entfrom th a a t in the We s s t. Now we i n n the West o v v erwhelmingl y y seem to th i nk -- in th e e se days at l east -- tha t the author i ty and legi t imacy of th e e state is a function of democracy. T T he problem w w ith this pr o o position is that the Ch i nese state e e njoys more l egitimacy a n n d more auth o o rity amongs t the Chines e e than is tr u u e with any W W estern stat e e. And the r e e ason for th i s is becaus e e-- well, t h h ere are two reasons, I t hink. And i t’s obviousl y y got nothin g g to do with democracy, b b ecause in o u u r terms the Chinese cer t ainly don’t have a demo c c racy. And t h h e reason fo r this is, f i rstly, beca u u se the stat e e in China i s s given a ve r y special --it enjoys a a very speci a a l significa n n ce as the r e e presentativ e e, the embod i ment and th e e guardian o f Chinese ci v v ilization, o o f the civil i zation stat e e. This is a s s close as C h h ina gets to a kind of s p p iritual rol e e.And the s e e cond reason is because,whereas in E E urope and N o o rth America,the state’s s power is c o o ntinuously c c hallenged --I mean in t he European tradition, h h istorically against the church, aga i nst other s e e ctors of th e e aristocrac y y, against m e e rchants and so on -- fo r1,000 year s s, the power of the Chin e e se state ha s s not been c h h allenged. I t’s had no s e e rious rival s s. So you ca n n see that t h h e way in wh i ch power ha s s been const r ucted in Ch i na is very d d ifferent fr o o m our exper i ence in Wes t ern history.The result, by the way, is that th e e Chinese ha v v e a very di f ferent view of the stat e e. Whereas w e e tend to vi e e w it as an i ntruder, a s s tranger, ce r tainly an o r gan whose p o o wers need t o o be limited or defined a a nd constrai n n ed, theChi n n ese don’t s e e e the state like that a t all. The C h h inese view t he state as an intimate-- not just as an intim a a te actually, as a membe r of the fam i ly -- not j u u st in fact a a s a member o o f the famil y y, but as th e e head of th e e family, th e e patriarch o o f the famil y y. This is t h h e Chinese v i ew of the s t ate -- very, very diffe r ent to ours. It’s embed d d ed in socie t y in a diff e e rent kind o f way to wha t is the cas e e in the Wes t.And I wou l d suggest t o o you that a c c tually what we are deal i ng with her e e, in the Ch i nese contex t, is a new k k ind of para d d igm, which i s different from anythi n n g we’ve had to think ab o o ut in the p a a st. Know th a a t China bel i eves in the market and t he state. I mean, Adam S S mith, alrea d d y writing i n n the late 188th century s s aid, “The C h h inese marke t is larger a a nd more dev e e loped and m o o re sophisti c c ated than a n n ything in E u u rope.” And, apart from t he Mao peri o o d, that has remained mo r e-or-less t h h e case ever since. But t his is comb i ned with an extremely s t rong and ub i quitous sta t e. The stat e e is everywh e e re in China.I mean, it’s leading f i rms, many o f them are s t ill publicl y y owned. Pri v v ate firms, h h owever larg e e they are, l ike Lenovo,depend in m a a ny ways on s s tate patron a a ge. Targets for the eco n n omy and so o o n are set b y y the state.And the sta t e, of cours e e, its autho r ity flows i n n to lots of o o ther areas -- as we are familiar wi t h -- with s o o mething lik e e the the on e e-child poli c c y.Moreover, this is a v v ery old sta t e tradition, a very old tradition o f statecraft. I mean, if you want an illustratio n n of this, t h h e Great Wal l isone. Bu t this is an o o ther, this i s the Grand Canal, whic h h was constr u u cted in the first insta n n ce in the f i fth century B.C. and wa s s finally co m m pleted in t h h e seventh c e e ntury A.D. I t went for 11,114 miles,linking Bei j ing with Ha n n gzhou and S h h anghai. So t here’s a lo n n g history o f extraordin a a ry state in f rastructura l projects i n n China, whi c c h I suppose helps us to explain wha t we see tod a a y, which is something l i ke the Thre e e Gorges Dam and many ot h h er expressi o o ns of state competence w w ithin China. So there w e e have three building bl o o cks for try i ng to to un d d erstand the difference t hat is Chin a a -- the civ i lization st a a te, the not i on of race a a nd the natu r e of the st a a te and its r elationship to society.And yet we s s till insist,by-and-lar g g e, in think i ng that we c c an understa n n d China by s s imply drawi n n g on Wester n n experience, looking at it through W W estern eyes,using West e e rn concepts.If you wan t to know wh y y we unerrin g g ly seem to g g et China wr o o ng -- our p r edictions a b b out what’s g g oing to hap p p en to China are incorre c c t -- this i s s the reason. Unfortunat e e ly I think,I have to s a a y that I th i nk attitude towards Chi n n a is that o f a kind of l ittle Weste r ner mentali t y. It’s kin d d of arrogan t. It’s arro g g ant in the s s ense that w e e think that we are best,and theref o o re we have t he universa l measure. A n n d secondly,it’s ignora n n t. We refus e e to really a a ddress the i ssue of dif f erence. Y ou know, there’s a very in t eresting pa s s sage in a b o o ok by Paul C C ohen, the A m m erican hist o o rian. AndP a a ul Cohen ar g g ues that th e e West think s s of itself a a s probably t he most cos m m opolitan of all culture s s. But it’s n n ot. In many ways, it’s t he most par o o chial, beca u u se for 200 y y ears, the W e e st has been so dominant in the worl d d that it’s n n ot really n e e eded to und e e rstand othe r cultures, o o ther civili z z ations. Bec a a use, at the end of the d d ay, it coul d d, if necess a a ry by force, get its ow n n way. Where a a s those cul t ures -- vir t ually the r e e st of the w o o rld, in fac t -- which h a a ve been in a a far weaker position, v i s-a-vis the West, have b b een thereby forced to u n n derstand th e e West, beca u u se of the W e e st’s presen c c e in those s s ocieties. A n n d therefore,they are, a a s a result, more cosmop o o litan in ma n n y ways than the West.I mean, take t he question of East Asi a a. East Asia:Japan, Kor e e a, China, e t c. -- a thi r d of the wo r ld’s popula t ion lives t h h ere, now th e e largest ec o o nomic regio n n in the wor l d. And I’ll tell you no w w, that East Asianers, p e e ople from E a a st Asia, ar e e far more k n n owledgeable about the W e e st than the West is abo u u t East Asia. Now this p o o int is very germane, I’m m afraid, to the present.Because wh a a t’s happeni n n g? Back to t hat chart a t the beginn i ng -- the G o o ldman Sachs chart. What is happenin g g is that, v e e ry rapidly i n historica l terms, the world is be i ng driven a n n d shaped, n o o t by the ol d d developed c c ountries, b u u t by the de v v eloping wor l d. We’ve se e e n this in t e e rms of the G G20 -- usurp i ng very rap i dly the pos i tion of the G7, or the G G8. And ther e e are two co n n sequences o f this. Firs t, the West i s rapidly l o o sing its in f luence in t h h e world. Th e e re was a dr a a matic illus t ration of t h h isactually a year ago -- Copenhage n n, climate c h h ange confer e e nce. Europe was not at t he final ne g g otiating ta b b le. When di d d that last h h appen? I wo u u ld wager it was probabl y y about 200 y y ears ago. A n n d that is w h h at is going to happen i n n the future.And the se c c ond implica t ion is that the world w i ll inevitab l y, as a con s s equence, be c c ome increas i ngly unfami l iar to us, b b ecause it’l l be shaped b b y cultures a a nd experien c c es and hist o o ries that w e e are not re a a lly familia r with, or c o o nversant wi t h. And at l a a st, I’m afr a a id -- take E E urope, Amer i ca is sligh t ly differen t-- but Eur o o peans by an d d large, I h a a ve to say, a a re ignorant, are unawar e e about the w w ay the worl d d is changin g g. Some peop l e -- I’ve g o o t an Englis h h friend in C C hina, and h e e said, “The continent i s s sleepwalki n n g into obli v v ion.” Well,maybe that’s s true, mayb e e that’s an e e xaggeration. But there’s s another pr o o blem which g g oes along w i th this -- t hat Europe i s increasin g g ly out of t o o uch with th e e world -- a n n d that is a sort of los s s of a sense of the futu r e. I mean, E E urope once,of course, o o nce command e e d the futur e e in it’s co n n fidence. Ta k k e the 19th c c entury for e e xample. But this, alas,is no longe r true.If y o o u want to f e e el the futu r e, if you w a a nt to taste the future,try China --there’s ol d d Confucius.This is a r a a ilway stati o o n the like o o f which you’ve never se e e n before. I t does n’t ev e e n look like a railway s t ation. This is the new G G uangzhou ra i lway statio n n for the hi g g h-speed tra i ns. China a l ready has a bigger netw o o rk than any other count r y in the wo r ld andwill soon have m o o re than all the rest of the world p u u t together.Or take thi s s: Now this i s an idea, b b ut it’s an i dea to by t r ied out sho r tly in a su b b urb of Beij i ng. Here yo u u have a meg a a bus, on the upper deck c c arries abou t 2,000 peop l e. It trave l s on rails d d own a subur b b an road, an d d the cars t r avel undern e e ath it. And it does spe e e ds of up to about 100 m i les an hour. Now this i s s the way th i ngs are goi n n g to move, b b ecause Chin a a has a very specific pr o o blem, which is differen t from Europ e e and differ e e nt from the United Stat e e s. China ha s s huge numbe r s of people and no spac e e. So this i s s a solution to a situat i on where Ch i na’s going t o have many, many, many cities over20 million p p eople.Okay, so how wou l d I like to finish? Wel l, what shou l d our attit u u de be towar d d s this worl d d that we se e e very rapid l y developin g g before us?I think the r e will be g o o od things a b b out it and t here will b e e bad things about it. B u u t I want to argue, abov e e all, a big picture pos i tive for th i s world. Fo r 200 years,the world w a a s essential l y governed b b y a fragmen t of the hum a a n populatio n n. That’s wh a a t Europe an d d North Amer i ca represen t ed. The arr i val of coun t ries like C h h ina and Ind i a -- betwee n n them 38 pe r cent of the world’s pop u u lation -- a n n d others li k k e Indonesia and Brazil a a nd so on, r e e present the most import a a nt single a c c t of democr a a tization in the last 2000years. Civ i lizations a n n d cultures,which had b e e en ignored,which had n o o voice, whi c c h were not l istened to,which were n n ot known ab o o ut, will ha v v e a differe n n t sort of r e e presentatio n n in this wo r ld. As huma n n ists, wemu s s t welcome, s s urely, this transformat i on. And we w w ill have to learn about these civil i zations.Th i s big ship h h ere was the one sailed i n by Zheng H H e in the ea r ly 15th cen t ury on his g g reat voyage s s around the South China Sea, the Ea s s t China Sea and across t he Indian O c c ean to East Africa. The little boat in front of it was the o o ne in which, 80 years l a a ter, Christ o o pher Columb u u s crossed t h h e Atlantic.(Laughter) O O r, look car e e fully at th i s silk scro l l made by Z h h uZhou in 13668. I think t hey’re play i ng golf. Ch r ist, the Ch i nese even i n n vented golf.Welcome to the future.Thank you.。
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New Concept English starter A 期末测试卷Name:___________ score_____________一、翻译下列单词（25`）1.男孩__________2.女孩__________3.鸡蛋__________4.鱼__________5. 球__________6.帽子__________7.果冻__________8.腿__________9.鼻子__________10.红色__________ 11.绿色________12.国王_________13.太阳_______14.雨伞__________15.窗户__________ 16.黄色__________17.家人_________18.姐妹_________19.铅笔________20.书包__________ 21.动物园_______22.自行车_______23.火车_______24.汉堡包_________ 25.西红柿_________ 26.五__________ 27.九__________28.高的__________29.胖的__________ 30.瘦的__________ 31.医生________32.老师_________33.邮递员__________34.老鼠_________35.青蛙__________ 36.毛衣________37.衬衫__________ 38.在里面_______39.在下面_________40.在后面_______ 41.in front of__________ 42.parrot__________ 43.anorak__________ 44.policeman__________ 45.eight__________ 46.pencil-case__________ 47.robot__________ 48.brother__________49.table__________ 50.look at__________二、用be动词的正确形式填空。
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“Hello!”和“Hi!”都可以表示“你好！”，是日常问候语。
“Bye!”是“再见”的意思，不符合题意。
本题考查日常问候语的表达。
2.我叫李明。
（）A.I'm Li Ming.B.My name is Li Ming.C.This is Li Ming.答案：A 和B。
“I'm Li Ming.”和“My name is Li Ming.”都可以表达“我叫李明。
”“This is Li Ming.”通常用于介绍别人或者接电话时说“我是李明”，不符合题意。
本题考查介绍自己的表达方式。
3.很高兴见到你。
（）A.Nice to meet you.B.Glad to see you.C.Happy to look at you.答案：A 和B。
“Nice to meet you.”和“Glad to see you.”都可以表示“很高兴见到你。
”“Happy to look at you.”表达不恰当，通常不这么说。
本题考查日常问候语的表达。
4.再见！（）A.Goodbye!B.Bye-bye!C.See you later!答案：A、B 和C。
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本题考查日常告别语的表达。
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“How are you?”表示“你好吗？”“What's your name?”是“你叫什么名字？”“Where are you from?”是“你来自哪里？”本题考查日常问候语的表达。
6.我很好，谢谢。
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B. 这是一个橙子。
C. 这是一个香蕉。
答案：C2. How do you spell "book"?A. b-o-o-kB. b-o-o-kC. b-o-o-k答案：B3. What color is the sky?A. BlueB. RedC. Green答案：A4. How many days are there in a week?A. 6B. 7C. 8答案：B5. What does "hello" mean?A. GoodbyeB. HelloC. Thank you答案：B6. Where is the library?A. Next to the school.B. Next to the park.C. Next to the hospital.答案：A7. What season is it now?A. SpringB. SummerC. Autumn答案：B8. How old are you?A. I'm 10.B. I'm 20.C. I'm 30.答案：A9. What's your favorite subject?A. MathB. EnglishC. Science答案：B10. What time is it?A. It's 7:00.B. It's 8:00.C. It's 9:00.答案：A二、填空题（每题1分，共10分）1. My name is _______. (我的名字是小明。
)答案：Xiao Ming2. This is _______. (这是我的书包。
)答案：my school bag3. The cat is _______. (这只猫是黑色的。
新概念入门A-Unit14-测试卷及答案
新概念入门A Unit14 测试卷一.选择题。
（）1.What’s his name?A．My name is Mike. B.His name is Mike. C.Her name is Tina.（）2.What color is it?A.They’re green.B.It’s purple.C.It black.（）3.What colour is it? -是白色的。
A.It’s white.B.It’ s yellow.C.It’s blue.（）4. Is your cap blue?A.Yes, it isn’t.B.No,it is.C.No,it isn’t.（）5.What’s your name?A.Her name is Tina.B.My name is Tina.C.His name is Tina.二．写出正确顺序合并成一句话。
1.color, is, it, What (?)2.anorak, his, is, green.(.)3.your, cap, is, this (.)4.it, is, red(?)5.isn’t, her, T-shirt, yellow(.)三．在横线上填a或an_____nose _____apple _____ pig _____orange _____egg _____ jelly_____ hat _____ insect _____ kite _____ girl _____ rabbit _____ frog四．划线部分发音是否相同，相同的写S，不同的写D（）sheep chat （）pig pen （）dish fish （）chop chips （）apple hat （）see jeep （）egg elephant （）bee deep五．句型转换1.His coat is yellow.变一般疑问句________________________________________2.Her anorak is brown.变否定句________________________________________3. It is a nice shirt. 变一般疑问句________________________________________4.This is an orange orange. 变否定句________________________________________六．介绍一下你最喜欢的衣服，可以介绍颜色，衣服种类。
2024年西安市小升初英语考试题库及答案解析
2024年西安市小升初英语考试题库及答案解析学校：__________ 姓名：__________ 班级：__________ 考号：__________一、选择题1．He often English after his homework on weekends. ( )A. study ; finishB. studied ;finishedC. studies ; finishingD. studying ;finishing答案： C解析：句意：周末，他经常在完成作业之后学习英语。
经常性的动作，用一般现在时态，主语是他，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式 studies;介词后面加 doing，故选 C。
2．You shouldn’t ____________ cold water. ( )A. drinkB. drinkingC. to drink答案： A解析：句意：你(你们)不应该喝冷水。
drink 喝，A 选项动词原形，B 选项现在分词或者动名词，C 选项动词不定式，shouldn’t 不应该，情态动词的否定式，后加动词原形，故选 A。
3．E-waste is a big problem (问题) for the world. Japanese people ________ it to make the medals (奖牌) for the 2020 Olympic Games. It’s a great idea. ( )A. reusesB. will reuseC. reusing答案： B解析：题干句意：电子垃圾是全世界的一个大问题。
日本人 _____ 它来制作 2020 年奥运会的奖牌。
这是个好主意。
people 是集合名词，其后的谓语动词不能用三单形式，故排除选项 A;现在进行时的动词部分结构为be doing，选项 C 缺少 be 动词，结构不完整故排除选项 C。
选项 B符合题意，不选 B。
英语四级真题试卷答案解析
英语四级真题试卷答案解析四级考试历年试题，有便于同学演练强化，考生完全可以作为考试教材加以反复研习揣摩，把这些试题作为一种固有的模式刻录在脑海中，使自己的思维模式与真实的四级考试场景无缝对接。
下面是小编收集推荐的英语四级真题试卷，仅供参考，欢迎阅读。
2019年12月英语四级阅读真题Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The fifth largest city in US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy (征税)1.5 cents per liquid ounce on distributors.Philadelphil's new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council vote. It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the country. It is proof that taxes on sugary drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas. Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014.The tax will apply to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with adder sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas. It's expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city.While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court."The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages —including low —and no-calorie choices," said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association. "But mostimportantly, it is against the law. So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it."An industry-backed anti-tax campaign has spent at least $4 million on advertisements. The ads criticized the measure, characterizing it as a "grocery tax".Public health groups applauded the approved tax as step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans. "The move to recapture a small part of the profits from an industry that pushed a product that contributes to diabetes, obesity and heart disease in poorer communities in order to reinvest in those communities will sure be inspirational to many other places," said Jim Krieger, executive director of Healthy Food America. "indeed, we are already hearing from some of them. It's not 'just Berkeley' anymore."Similar measures in California's Albany, Oakland, San Francisco and Colorado's Boulder are becoming hot-button issues. Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be coming.46. What does the passage say about the newly-approved soda tax in Philadelphia?A) It will change the lifestyle of many consumers.B) It may encourage other US cities to fllow suit.C) It will cut soda consumption among low-income communities.D) It may influence the marketing strategies of the soda business.47. What will the opponents probably do to respond to the soda tax proposal?A) Bargain with the city council.B) Refuse to pay additional tax.C) Take legal action against it.D) Try to win public support.48. What did the industry-backed anti-tax campaign do about the soda tax proposal?A) It tried to arouse hostile felings among consumers.B) It tried to win grocers' support against the measure.C) It kept sending ltters of protest to the media.D) It criticized the measure through advertising.49. What did public health groups think the soda tax would do?A) Alert people to the risk of sugar-induced diseases.B) Help people to fix certain long-time health issues.C) Add to the fund for their rescarch on discases.D) Benefit low-income people across the country.50. What do we lear about similar measures concening the soda tax in some other citics?A) They are becoming rather sensitive issues.B) They are spreading panic in the soda industry.C) They are reducing the incidence of sugar-induced diseases.D) They are taking away a lot of proft from the soda industry.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, and Europe's stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7million cars, a new study has found, and the problem is growing. With costs falling and kitchen appliances becoming "status" users, owners are throwing many microwave after an average of eight years. This is pushing sales of new microwave which are expected to reach 135million annually in the EU by the end of the decade.A study by the University of Manchester worked out the emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change -- at every stage of microwaves, from manufacture to waste disposal. "It is electricity consumption by microwaves that has the biggest impact on the environment," say the authors, who also calculate that the emissions from using 19 microwaves over a year are the same as those from a car. According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour to use appliances more efficiently. For example, electricity consumption by microwaves can be reduced by adjusting the time of cooking to the type of food."However, David Reay, professor of carbon management argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of enery, their emissions are minor compared to those from cars. In the UK alone and these emit way more than all the emissions from microwaves in the EU. Backing this up, recent data show that passenger cars in the UK emitted 69m tonnes of CO2 in 2015. This is 10 times the amount this new microwave oven study estimates for annual emissions for all the microwave ovens in the whole of the EU." further, the energy used by microwaves is lower than any other form of cooking. Among common kitchen appliances used for cooking, microwaves are the most energy efficient, followed by a stove and finally a standard oven. Thus, rising microwave sales could be seen as a positive thing.51. What is the finding of the new study?A) Quick-cooking microwave ovens have become more popular.B) The frequent use of microwaves may do harm to ourhealth.C) CO2 emissions constitute a major threat to the environment.D) The use of microwaves emits more CO2 than people think.52. Why are the sales of microwaves expected to rise?A) They are becoming more afrdabla.B) They have a shorter life cycle than other appliances.C) They are gtting much easier to operate.D) They take less tine to cook than other ppliaces.53. What recommendation does the study by the University of Manchester make?A) Cooking food of dfferent varieties.B) Improving microwave users' habits.C) Eating less to cut energy consumption.D) Using microwave ovens less frequently.54. What does Professor David Reay try to argue?A) There are far more emissions from cars than from microwaves.B) People should be persuaded into using passenger cars less often.C) The UK produces less CO2 than many other countries in the EU.D) More data are needed to show whether microwaves are harmful.55. What does Professor David Reay think of the use of microwaves?A) It will become less popular in the coming decades.B) It makes everyday cooking much more convenient.C) It plays a positive role in envronmental protection.D) It consumes more power than conventional cooking.答案Passage one46.B47.C48.D49.B50.APassage two51.D52.A53.B54.A55.C2018年6月英语四级考试真题试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Neon (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors 26 a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, 27 by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管).Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 28 , but still carry great cost. "To me, neon represents memories of the past," says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city's famous signs. "Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness."Building a neon sign is an art practiced by 29 trained on the job to mold glass tubes into 30 shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when 31 . Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign.Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and 32 more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an 33 that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. "I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 34 of neon," says Blance. The signs do nothing more than 35 a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.A) alternative B) approach C) cast D) challenging E)decorative F) efficient G) electrified H) identify I) photographed J) professionals K) quality L) replaced M) stimulate N) symbolizes O) volunteersSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.New Jersey School District Eases Pressure on Students—Baring an Ethnic DivideA) This fall, David Aderhold, the chief of a high-achieving school district near Princeton, New Jersey, sent parents an alarming 16-page letter. The school district, he said, was facing a crisis. Its students were overburdened and stressed out, having to cope with too much work and too many demands. In the previous school year, 120 middle and high school students were recommended for mental health assessments and 40 were hospitalized. And on a survey administered by the district, students wrote things like, "I hate going to school," and "Coming out of 12 years in this district, I have learned one thing: that a grade, a percentage or even a point is to be valued over anything else."B) With his letter, Aderhold inserted West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District into a national discussion about the intense focus on achievement at elite schools, and whether it has gone too far. At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a "whole child" approach toschooling that respects "social-emotional development" and "deep and meaningful learning" over academics alone. The alternative, he suggested, was to face the prospect of becoming another Palo Alto, California, where outsize stress on teenage students is believed to have contributed to a number of suicides in the last six years.C) But instead of bringing families together, Aderhold's letter revealed a divide in the district, which has 9,700 students, and one that broke down roughly along racial lines. On one side are white parents like Catherine Foley, a former president of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association at her daughter's middle school, who has come to see the district's increasingly pressured atmosphere as opposed to learning. "My son was in fourth grade and told me, 'I'm not going to amount to anything because I have nothing to put on my resume,'" she said. On the other side are parents like Mike Jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade, who said Aderhold's reforms would amount to a "dumbing down" of his children's education. "What is happening here reflects a national anti-intellectual trend that will not prepare our children for the future," Jia said.D) About 10 minutes from Princeton and an hour and a half from New York City, West Windsor and Plainsboro have become popular bedroom communities for technology entrepreneurs, researchers and engineers, drawn in large part by the public schools. From the last three graduating classes, 16 seniors were admitted to MIT. It produces Science Olympiad winners, classically trained musicians and students with perfect SAT scores.E) The district has become increasingly popular with immigrant families from China, India and Korea. This year, 65percent of its students are Asian-American, compared with 44 percent in 2007. Many of them are the first in their families born in the United States. They have had a growing influence on the district. Asian-American parents are enthusiastic supporters of the competitive instrumental music program. They have been huge supporters of the district's advanced mathematics program, which once began in the fourth grade but will now start in the sixth. The change to the program, in which 90 percent of the participating students are Asian-American, is one of Aderhold's reforms.F) Asian-American students have been eager participants in a state program that permits them to take summer classes off campus for high school credit, allowing them to maximize the number of honors and Advanced Placement classes they can take, another practice that Aderhold is limiting this school year. With many Asian-American children attending supplementary instructional programs, there is a perception among some white families that the elementary school curriculum is being sped up to accommodate them.G) Both Asian-American and white families say the tension between the two groups has grown steadily over the past few years, as the number of Asian families has risen. But the division has become more obvious in recent months as Aderhold has made changes, including no-homework nights, an end to high school midterms and finals, and an initiative that made it easier to participate in the music program.H) Jennifer Lee, professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and an author of the Asian American Achievement Paradox, says misunderstanding between first-generation Asian-American parents and those who have been inthis country longer are common. What white middle-class parents do not always understand, she said, is how much pressure recent immigrants feel to boost their children into the middle class. "They don't have the same chances to get their children internships (实习职位) or jobs at law firms," Lee said. "So what they believe is that their children must excel and beat their white peers in academic settings so they have the same chances to excel later. "I) The issue of the stresses felt by students in elite school districts has gained attention in recent years as schools in places like Newton, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto have reported a number of suicides. West Windsor-Plainsboro has not had a teenage suicide in recent years, but Aderhold, who has worked in the district for seven years and been chief for the last three years, said he had seen troubling signs. In a recent art assignments, a middle school student depicted (描绘) an overburdened child who was being scolded for earning an A, rather than an A+ , on a math exam. In the image, the mother scolds the student with the words, "Shame on you!" Further, he said, the New Jersey Education Department has flagged at least two pieces of writing on state English language assessments in which students expressed suicidal thoughts.J) The survey commissioned by the district found that 68 percent of high school honor and Advanced Placement students reported feeling stressed about school "always or most of the time." "We need to bring back some balance," Aderhold said. "You don't want to wait until it's too late to do something. "K) Not all public opinion has fallen along racial lines. Karen Sue, the Chinese-American mother of a fifth-grader and an eighth-grader, believes the competition within the district hasgotten out of control. Sue, who was born in the United States to immigrant parents, wants her peers to dial it back. "It's become an arms race, an educational arms race," she said. "We all want our kids to achieve and be successful. The question is, at what cost?"36. Aderhold is limiting the extra classes that students are allowed to take off campus.37. White and Asian-American parents responded differently to Aderhold's appeal.38. Suicidal thoughts have appeared in some students' writings.39. Aderhold's reform of the advanced mathematics program will affect Asian-American students most.40. Aderhold appealed for parents' support in promoting an all-round development of children, instead of focusing only on their academic performance.41. One Chinese-American parent thinks the competition in the district has gone too far.42. Immigrant parents believe that academic excellence will allow their children equal chances to succeed in the future.43. Many businessmen and professionals have moved to West Windsor and Plainsboro because of the public schools there.44. A number of students in Aderhold's school district were found to have stress-induced mental health problems.45. The tension between Asian-American and white families has increased in recent years.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 and 50 are based on the following passage.For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. "While we teach, we learn," said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They're documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction.Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who're learning only for their own sake. But how can children, still learning themselves, teach others? One answer: They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic.But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent"—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists have created an animated (动画的) figure called Betty's Brain, who has been "taught" about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachersare motivated to help Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own thinking.Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors' learning. The agents' questions compel student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into action.Above all, it's the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else's accomplishment.46. What are researchers rediscovering through their studies?A) Seneca's thinking is still applicable today.B) Better learners will become better teachers.C) Human intelligence tends to grow with age.D) Philosophical thinking improves instruction.47. What do we learn about Betty's Brain?A) It is a character in a popular animation.B) It is a teaching tool under development.C) It is a cutting-edge app in digital games.D) It is a tutor for computer science students.48. How does teaching others benefit student tutors?A) It makes them aware of what they are strong at.B) It motivates them to try novel ways of teaching.C) It helps them learn their academic subjects better.D) It enables them to better understand their teachers.49. What do students do to teach their teachable agents?A) They motivate them to think independently.B) They ask them to design their own questions.C) They encourage them to give prompt feedback.D) They use various ways to explain the materials.50. What is the key factor that eases student tutors' learning?A) Their sense of responsibility.B) Their emotional involvement.C) The learning strategy acquired.D) The teaching experience gained.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的) generation—has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think it's easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers.While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.As Millennial women come of age they share many of thesame views and values about work as their male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they're not interested in becoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood.These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18-32), conducted Oct. 7-27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man's world—just as middle-aged and older women do.51. What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?A) They can get ahead only by striving harder.B) They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.C) They are generally quite optimistic about their future.D) They are better educated than their male counterparts.52. How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?A) They are the target of discrimination.B) They find it satisfactory on the whole.C) They think it needs further improving.D) They find their complaints ignored.53. What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?A) A sense of accomplishment.B) Job stability and flexibility.C) Rewards and promotions.D) Joy derived from work.54. What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?A) The welfare of their children.B) The narrowing of the gender gap.C) The fulfillment of their dreams in life.D) The balance between work and family.55. What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey?A) They still view this world as one dominated by males.B) They account for half the workforce in the job market.C) They see the world differently from older generations.D) They do better in work than their male counterparts.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。
新概念第一册综合测试卷1-44课
新概念英语第一册第一期培训测试卷2008-8-8姓名________________ 成绩______________一、单词翻译：（每题0.5分，共20分）1、这个__________2、你的__________3、钢笔__________4、书__________5、手表__________6、请__________7、对不起__________8、英语__________9、名字__________ 10、女警察__________11、再见________ 12高的__________13狗__________ 14女孩__________ 15棕色的__________ 16、红色的__________ 17、大的________ 18、刀子__________19、盒子_______ 20、给__________ 21、window__________22、wall__________23、trousers__________24、open_________ 25、read__________ 26、run__________ 27、eat__________ 28、sleep__________ 29、park__________ 30、pink__________ 31、dish__________ 32、job__________ 33、flower__________34、bread______ 35、tea__________ 36、bird__________37、now__________ 38、behind__________39、magazine_____ 40、cigarette__________二、根据要求变换：（每题1分，共15分）1、I(宾格) __________2、dish(复数) __________3、sit(现在分词) __________ 5、tall(反义词) __________ 6、young(反义词) __________7、white(反义词) __________ 8、she(物主代词) __________ 9、desk(同义词) __________ 10、housewife(复数) __________ 11、children(单数) __________12、don’t(完全形式) __________13、aren’t (完全形式) __________14、is not(缩略式) __________15、left(反义词) __________三、根据左边汉语提示选出右边可能会说的英语（每小题.1.5分，共计15分）：（）1．你向你的爸爸妈妈介绍你的同学Dave： A. How is Tony?（）2. 你问Tony好吗： B. Sorry. I am late.（）3. 你上课迟到了，敲门以后说： C. Yes?（）4. 初次见面，你对对方说： D. It’s a fine day today!（）5. 把东西递给对方时说： E. This is Dave.（）6. 谈论天气时，你可以说： F. Here you are（）7.感谢别人说：G. Thank you!（）8.请对方重复刚说的话说：H. Nice to meet you.（）9. 让人打扫桌子上的灰尘，你说： I. Pardon?（）10. 听到别人从后面喊你的名字，说：J. Dust the table, please.四、仿照例句改写下面的句子（每题2分，共12分）例1：There is a pen on the desk.There are some pens on the desk.1There is a watch on the table.____________________________________________________ 2there is a knife on the tin. _______________________________________________________ 例2：refrigerator in the kitchen / whiteThere is a refrigerator in the kitchen. The refrigerator is white.1 cup on the table / clean ____________________________________________________2fork on the tin / dirty ____________________________________________________例3: Sweep the floor!She is sweeping it.1 Open the window! He____________________________________________________2 Sharpen the pencil! She____________________________________________________五、用a、an、some.或any填空：（每题1分，共7分）1、I have _______new bike.2、There is ______milk in the glass.3、Is there ________bread in the kitchen.4、I want __ ___water5、There is ________apple on the table.6. I don’t want _______ books now.7.Tom has ______ pens in his hand.六、用in、at、on填空：（每题.1分，共6分）1、He gets up ______six o’clock.2、It is cold ______ the morning.3、My mother was there ________1950.4、Can you come ______ Sunday.5、There some pictures ________ the wall.6.It’s dark(暗) in the room. Turn ________ the lamp, please.七、数词转换：（每题1分，共10分）1、five hundred and thirty-three__________2、 a thousand and three__________3、nine hundred and forty-two__________4、1145_________________________5、555__________________________八、写作：以My Family为题写五句话。
Crazy_Rich_Asians
Adapted from Kevin Kwan’s 2013 novel of the same name, Crazy Rich Asians was this summer’s surprise box office smash hit in North America, earning praises for being the first Hollywood studio production to feature a predominantly Asian cast since 1993’s Joy Luck Club . Just two months after its debut, the film already became the US’s top grossing romantic comedy in a decade (sixth highest of all-time), cashing in nearly USD174 million domestically as of mid-November. As the film gears up for its theatrical release on the Chinese mainland, we speak with a couple of Chinese pop culture and history experts about the impact Crazy Rich Asians has had in the West, and whether that will translate to audiences in China.Will Crazy Rich Asians’ Success Translate in China?By Dominic Ngai CRAzy oR Not10 | d e c e m b e r 2018 | w w w.t h a t s m a g s.c o m c i t y | f E A T U R ECopyright ©博看网. All Rights Reserved.chinese, but not really chinese I t’s a Cinderella story as old as time. Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), a young American-born Chinese NYU professor, travels to Singapore with her longtime boyfriend Nick Young (Henry Golding) for his cousin’s wed-ding and to meet the family, only to discover they’re one of the wealthiest clans of the island nation.From then on, the movie is a visual feast that combines all the typical rom-com trap-pings, along with a healthy dose of family drama. Filled with conflicts fueled by gen-erational, cultural and socioeconomic differ-ences, scenes are spiced up with a generous sprinkle of Singapore’s dazzling modern cityscape and the fabulous lifestyles of the ultra-rich. But what makes Crazy Rich Asians standout from other rom-coms, for scholars like University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Professor Shelly Chan, is the novelty factor of its ‘au-thentic cultural content’ that can only be achieved with a predominantly Western-born Asian cast and crew. The Hong Kong-born Canadian historian specializing in Chinese diaspora (people of Chinese descent who live outside of Greater China) is particularly inter-ested in the film’s discussions around the im-pact of the mass Chinese overseas migration during the 19th and 20th centuries. “Some of the conflicts stem from the polarization of Chinese identity and culture as a result of these departures and the subse-quent returns of these immigrants (and their descendants),” Chan tells me. Throughout most of the film, Rachel, an outsider born and raised in the US, finds it difficult to win the approval of Nick’s Singaporean-Chinese elders – namely his mother Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) – who are portrayed as the guardians of traditional culture and family values. While only scratching the surface of the issue, the inner struggles of Asian American cultural identity are put out into the open by CrazyRich Asians through the lens of its femaleprotagonist.In an op-ed for The Washington Post,writer Jenn Fang calls the film a watershedmoment. For decades, actors of Asian descenthave been depicted as racial stereotypes inAmerican TV series and films, a criticismthat has consistently been voiced inside andoutside of Hollywood. The story of Rachel,in particular, serves as an anchor for Fangto relate to her own experience of trying tonavigate between the worlds of being bothChinese and American. “Crazy Rich Asians isa rare example of Asian Americans taking thereins to tell a story completely from our own perspective,” she wrote. “It succeeds by draw-ing inspiration from our real lives.”Which begs the question – will a filmthat’s largely based on the complexity ofWesternized Chinese identity be a hit inChina?lost in translation?When Song Geng saw Crazy Rich Asians inHong Kong over the summer, there were onlyabout a dozen people in the movie theater.The much-hyped romantic comedy is thecity’s 23rd highest grossing film of 2018 thusfar, according to Box Office Mojo, earning justaround USD2 million between late Augustand mid-October – a meager showing con-sidering the movie’s critical and commercialtriumph in North America.Song, an associate professor at Universityof Hong Kong’s School of Chinese Studies,personally enjoyed the movie. Having writ-ten extensively about the portrayal of Asianmen in mainstream media and pop culture,he praises the film for creating nuanced andmulti-layered characters for the actors andactresses to play. However, he’s not very op-timistic about its box office earnings on theChinese mainland.“My first impression of Crazy Rich Asianswas that it’s a film about Chinese people, butChina is basically absent in this world. I thinkmany mainland Chinese audiences might findit hard to identify with these characters. It’squite an awkward position to be in (for thefilm),” Song says. The lack of big name castmembers, coupled with the fact that it isn’ta big budget action hero flick that normallyperforms well here, he adds, might furtherhinder its success in the Middle Kingdom.Elsewhere in Asia, Crazy Rich Asians alsodrew some criticisms after its release. Whileit scored points for promoting racial diver-sity in Hollywood, Singaporean audiencesaccused the film of doing the exact oppositewith its representation of their country –where the film is set – by focusing on just itsChinese residents and virtually ignoring theMalay and Indian ethnic groups who make upnearly a quarter of the country’s total popula-tion. But perhaps another telling sign ofwhether the film would be well-received inChina can be found on Douban, the Chineseversion of Rotten Tomatoes, where the filmreceived an average rating of 3.5 stars andnearly 8,600 reviews before it even officiallycame out in theaters. One of the most popularreviews came from user ‘yvetterowe,’ whoexpressed her disapproval of the film, callingit a “General Tso’s chicken-style film aboutAsians” and signing off with an eye-rollingemoji. Responding to all the negative reviews,user ‘yangcongxixi’ sums up his thoughts(and ours) nicely: “The film is quite loud andfunny, and they used a lot of Chinese classicpop songs from different eras as the back-ground music. I feel like I was in a supermar-ket in Chinatown somewhere. But I think alot of people have missed the point. It’s not amovie about Asians or their identity… It’s justa comedy about rich people.”Crazy Rich Asians is now in major theaters acrossChina.w w w.t h a t s m a g s.c o m|d e c e m b e r2018|11f E A T U R E| c i t y Copyright©博看网. All Rights Reserved.ANtAI College ofan analyst back in 2014, and really enjoyed the culture and the growth opportunities the company offered. I was promoted to the associate level within two years, and later to director during my final year at the firm. Having worked with some of the consultants, I became interested in the role, but realized I needed to further develop my strategic management skills, or the ability to see the big picture from the perspective of different stakeholders. This made me want to do an MBA.How did you finally decide on the International MBA program at Antai College of Economics and Management?I had my mind set on studying in Asia since I already have a bachelor’s degree from an in-stitution in the West. I believe doing an MBA in this part of the world would further enrich my profile. It was actually my boss at Morgan Stanley, who’s also my mentor, who recom-mended Shanghai because it’s such an inter-national city, and because China’s on its way to becoming the world’s largest economy. After narrowing down my choices to three schools in the city, I finally chose the tion process also made a difference, as it gaveme a very good first impression of the school.The recruitment officer at Antai College wasvery friendly and patient, and she personallyanswered all the questions I had about theprogram.Two months on, what have been your fa-vorite aspects of the program so far?The Communications class allowed me tohone my public speaking skills, as we haveto do presentations in front of 80 studentswent to Hangzhou with some of my class-mates before that. In just two months, I’vealready explored a lot of the city and its sur-rounding areas.When will you be graduating, and whatare your plans afterwards?I’ll be graduating in 2020, and I want to stayin Shanghai and work here. I’ve already hadan interview at a Merger and Acquisitionfirm, and they were quite impressed with myrésumé, so I think there will be a lot of goodopportunities here.12 |d e c e m b e r2018|w w w.t h a t s m a g s.c o mc i t y| A D V E R T O R I A LCopyright©博看网. All Rights Reserved.life &style Mickey's 90th P16travel to Guizhou P22Christmas Gifts P18shapes of Nature this Minimalist Cafe in songjiang Plays with Geometry, P20Copyright ©博看网. All Rights Reserved.。
Labuan_—_A_Rising_Star_of_the_Belt_and_Road_Region
PEOPLE25war and tensions, while others wereslave labors that signed contracts withlabor smugglers.All these people migrated in orderto survive and to survive, it is importantto unite as one. Those migrants broughtChinese clan culture to the local area.In today’s Kuala Lumpur, you will seealmost everywhere the Chinese char-acters like “Sun”, “Zhou”, “Shen” and“Chen”. At the streets of Labuan, youwill also see the labels of large court-yards including Chen Family Hall andZhou Family Hall. This strong clanculture based on blood ties created ahuge cohesive force and enabled theseChinese migrants to survive in foreignlands. The affairs of many Chinesefamilies are still being discussed anddecided by the head of the clan.As China is becoming more andmore powerful in the world, the statusand influence of Chinese people hasbeen increasing in Southeast Asia.The little-known Labuan is becominga financial center that matches HongKong, Singapore and Dubai, thanks tothe contributions and constructions bycoconut juice.The beautiful scenery is really at-tractive for tourists, and the local socialenvironment makes it easy for Chinesepeople around the world to intermingle.Malaysia is a Chinese society.Drive along the streets of Kuala Lum-pur and Labuan, you will see variousChinese banks like CCB, ICBC andBOC, and also Chinese characters onthe shop labels. You will also be able toeat traditional Fujian cuisine, Guang-dong cuisine and Sichuan cuisine.Chinese people account for 25%of Malaysia’s total population. Mostof them are descendants of Chinesemigrants from Fujian, Guangdong,Guangxi and Hainan during the Qingand Minguo era. In recent years, localChinese and Malaysian people workedtogether during the fight for national in-dependence. There is a popular saying inlocal society, which is that the Belt andRoad symbolizes a development historyof overseas Chinese. The Chinese repre-sent the second-largest ethnicity of Ma-laysian society and Malaysia ranks firstin terms of the proportion of Chinesepeople in its national population.Actually people are very familiarwith “Chinese Malaysians”. The moviestar Michelle Yeoh and badminton starLee Chong Wei are well-known exam-ples of Chinese Malaysians. Guo Henianhas been the richest person in Malaysiafor 10 years. The Chinese Malaysianshave controlled Malaysia’s key sectors likefinance, real estate, lottery, constructionand tele-communication. Many of themhave obtained national honors for theirgreat contributions to Malaysia.Most of their ancestors were Chi-nese people migrating to SoutheastAsia during the 19th and 20th centu-ries. Some of them sought to escape— A Rising Starof the Belt and Road Regionhere is a small island in thenorth of the Brunei Bay andsouth of South China Sea,with an area of only 92 sq.m.It is described as one of the most mysticalplaces of Asia, surrounded by coral reefwith beautiful sands beaches and elegantmaritime scenery. This island is called asthe “garden island” of Borneo. There arealso four sunken ships at the bottom ofthe sea area, bringing challenges and ex-citement to the adventurous divers.The small island is called Labuan,and local Chinese migrants named itas “Endless Happiness”. Located in thenortheast of Sabah State, Labuan is be-coming a rising star of the Belt and Roadregion. As one of the federal territories ofMalaysia, it legally became an internation-al offshore financial center on October. 1,1990. On June 12, 2018, Labuan was de-clared as a new platform for internationalcooperation of the Belt and Road regions.Labuan is a source of pride forChinese Malaysians. Datuk Liu Fuwen,chairman of the BVA and SNE Group,a Chinese entrepreneur born in the1980s, had planned its construction andfactored more cultural contents into itsdevelopment.A Chinese society easy tointegrateMalaysia has many beautiful touristdestinations, including the paradise-likeLabuan, Langkawi with clear sea water,the “heart of the sea” Redang island andPangkor island with its primitive beauty.When summer comes, the soft sand onthe sea beach is really enticing and var-ious aquatic creatures, like fire octopus,ringed octopus, color-changing octopusand living corals, are mesmerizing to theeye. Tourists can enjoy musang kingsunder the palm trees and take a sip of26the new generation of Chinese people. These constructors have received good education and inherited the spirit of hard work from their ancestors, to dis-play new styles to the world. Great contributions by Chinese Datuk born in the 1980sTake a flight from Kuala Lumpur and fly for about 2.5 hours, you will arrive Labuan. Our journalist met with Datuk Liu Fuwen who was born in 1980s. This native Malaysian Chinese said to our journalist with a sense of humor, “Now I was born in 1980s and one year earlier I would have been born in the 1970s.” Liu Fuwen received a Chinese and Malaysian education since he was born, and he later studied in Australia. He excelled in Chinese, Malaysian and English, and he is able to communicate in the multi-lingual environment. Lubuan was originally named Namin and thanks to Liu Fuwen’s work, the local government renamed the place as Labuan. It means limitless happiness, and was renamed to attract Chinese tourists. Luban is the only deep-water port of Malaysia. It has clean island, beautiful sunset, delicious seafood and tax-free products. It also features a sea-side holiday hotel. As chairman of the BVA and SNE Group, Liu Fuwen received the title of Datuk when he was 28. Such an honor was not hereditary, but the result of his special contributions to the local social economy. According to the explanation by the Malaysian government, Datuk is not a government position, but a national honor conferred to people with high social status and influence. It represents a per-sonal honor and contributions to society. Liu Fuwen deserved such an honor, as he developed a project worthy of 1.6 billion Malaysian Ringgit. He said that it may be a small project in Kuala Lumpur, but in Labuan it is one of the hugest in-vestment projects. Take Labuan Outlets for example, they sell Malaysia’s cheapest brand products and needs to cooperate with local tourism companies. Besides, customer data collection and analysis is important for the Outlets and sometimes they need to invite professional experts to make the data analysis. It will create big commercial value if the combined analy-sis of data is well implemented. Liu Fuwen is also seeking to de-velop e-finance in Labuan, a strategy that perfectly fits the development goal of Malaysia’s national economy. Although Alipay has not entered Ma-laysia, e-money is already used in the country. To create an e-money sales network in Labuan will help release the island from currency-based consump-tion and also collect consumer data to establish a database platform. Its com-mercial value will be limitless. “We plan to establish a database that initially covers the data of 100 thousand people. Then our service will extend to other areas of the Sabah State. If people in those areas have accepted the database service, we will replicate such a model to big cities like Kuala Lumpur and foreign countries including Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore. It would be difficult to establish a database in big cities as the population is large and competition is fierce,” said Liu Fuwen. It is Liu Fuwen’s idea to establish a big data center in Labuan. As a fi-nancial center, Labuan can easily win local government support and obtain financial certifications. Also, its beau-tiful environment has attracted a lot of Malaysian big data talents, which is an important factor for this project. Liu Fuwen said that it needs an investment of 50 million Ringgit into the big data center project. He provided half of the finance, and the other half is financed from bank loan and social in-vestment. Such an investment amounts to USD 10 million, which will create huge commercial value for the local economy. “Because of the big data center, the significance of Labuan as an offshore financial center will become more pro-nounced.” Liu Fuwen said proudly that with the basis of big data center, it will be able to establish offshore finance com-panies in Labuan and attract inflow of foreign capital. Besides, offshore finance companies will enjoy favorable tax policies and traders will not like to bring money back home. BVA has set up a finance consulting department to help foreign investors design investment portfolio and provide investment consulting services.Seeing the unique advantages of Labuan, Liu Fuwen contacted with local government officials and presented his plan: “T o transform Labuan into oriental Monte Carlo to attract rich people.” La-buan sells cheap car, wine and cigarette and also has a lot of other advantages. BVA is able to introduce clubs to attract wealthy people of surrounding coun-tries and promote mutual development. Labuan has rich natural resources, such as oil and methanol. The local gov-ernment had been running well with oil tax income when the oil price was high. But when Liu Fuwen came to Labuan in 2014, the world oil price slumped to less than USD 50 per barrel. The bad situation was worsened with a downturn in the tourism market and local economy shrunk by 70%. Liu Fuwen thought that to re-vitalize local economy, it would develop the real estate and tourism industries and attraction of more people. The rise of the population will provide basis for the com-27mercial operation of the big data platform, and the big data platform will provide basis for the establishment of the offshore financial center, which will bring in a lot of capital, improve consumption environ-ment and create more jobs. This smart idea and logical thinking helped Liu Fuwen win local government trust and support.To increase popularity, the BVA group is working with the local govern-ment to organize sailing activities. It will also invite pop stars from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan to make romance films in Labuan. For ex-ample, it has invited a film star born in the 1990s to produce the film Summer Holiday 2. The recreational industry is also indispensable to attract a large population. “Labuan is a safe place. If you park your car at night and leave the car key, you will find your car still there the next morning.” Liu Fuwen said that Malaysia’s housing prices are still low and have huge potential for inflation. “We are thinking to attract Chinese investors to buy real estate here.” Create a slow-paced Shenzhen As a Chinese Malaysian born in 1980s, Liu Fuwen always admired his ancestors that travelled across the ocean to settle down in Malaysia 80 years ago. Malaysia was once controlled by British colonists, and then fell in the hands of the brutal Japanese invaders. T o seek free in-dependence, Chinese Malaysians worked with local people and developed a close relationship. They constructed rubber plantations and created job opportunities. There were few conflicts or quarrels be-tween Chinese Malaysians and the local people. Through striving and hardship, Chinese Malaysians have made amazing achievements in many areas. There is a long tacit agreement in Malaysia that Chinese Malaysians would become the contractor for large projects. Although the Chinese Malaysians account for a small proportion of the whole population, they have accumulated tremendous wealth due to striving and diligence.The hard work by generations of Chinese Malaysians has made special contributions to the local economic development. They have also received recognition by the local society and gov-ernment. Labuan mayor Datuk Rozman Isli told our journalist that Labuan will play a leading role in Malaysia’s devel-opment and many people are competing to become part of the development. The BVA group led by Liu Fuwen is one of the best, because they have very good ideas and meet their promises to bring a lot of tourists and population growth to Labuan. The BVA has contributed a lot to Labuan’s financial center, to ensure the sustainability of the market.Labuan government attaches great importance to the construction of China Town, as it has attracted a huge amount of Chinese capital. Aquatic ac-tivities will be appealing to investors. When you go to Labuan, you will find that it is a paradise for tourists. Local life is colorful while the pace is slow. Men participate in aquatic activi-ties, kids play TIMBA and women go shopping at the outlets. All these would not be possible without the capital in-vestment by Chinese Malaysians. Labuan is a small but charming is-land. It has huge potential in international cooperation and offshore finance. Ac-cording to the governmental development plan, Labuan will develop into a new international city by the year 2030. Toachieve that goal Labuan will develop the logistics and tourism industry and achieve smart operation across the whole island. It is designed to become a shopping para-dise, an international sports activity center and international conference center. Labuan has been a pioneer in in-ternational finance center in Asia and it is promoting its reputation in the world. As a duty-free island, Labuan features many advantages and convenience fa-cilities. It has cheap rent for shopping stores and also huge commercial and investment opportunities. The raw ma-terials used for the manufacturing in-dustry will enjoy free import and export without tariffs. As a shopping paradise, Labuan has many outlets that offer 30% discount services for consumers. It also has many sand facilities that transform the island into a recreational center second only to Monte Carlo. As an ideal tourism desti-nation, Labuan will plant a huge area of tropical trees. People can go parasailing and jet skiing, and dance with the ocean waves. The nearby islands also have sunken a ship wreckage that was left during the World War II, making this water area is quite popular among divers. Labuan will become another Singapore. “It takes a 2-hour flight from La-buan to Hainan Province. We will de-velop a friendly relationship with China, to make Labuan a second Shenzhen,” said Rozman. The development of Labuan has become a testimony to the friendship be-tween China and Malaysia. As Rozman said, many places in Malaysia have fol-lowed the construction standards from Shenzhen, and adopted Beijing time as its timing standard. Since Mahathir became prime minister, Malaysia’s social security is good and its relationship with China remains normal. The slow-paced Labuan has joined the fast-paced Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to reach new achievements under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. Labuan has attracted a huge amount of tourists into Malaysia. It has great ap-peal to foreign capital and won the federal government support. The recreational industry has provided opportunities for investors. It will be like a second home toChinese investors.。
香港英语测试题及答案
香港英语测试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. Which of the following is NOT a fruit?A. AppleB. CarrotC. BananaD. Orange2. The opposite of "agree" is:A. DisagreeB. AgreeC. LikeD. Dislike3. How do you say "你好吗？" in English?A. How are you?B. What's up?C. What do you do?D. Where are you from?4. The phrase "break the ice" means:A. To stop the ice from meltingB. To make someone feel more comfortableC. To literally break iceD. To start a fire5. Who is the author of "Pride and Prejudice"?A. Jane AustenB. Charles DickensC. William ShakespeareD. Emily Brontë6. Which of the following is a type of music?A. RockB. PaintingC. SculptureD. Photography7. The word "bicycle" has how many syllables?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 58. The past tense of "begin" is:A. BeganB. BegunC. BeginD. Begun9. "A piece of cake" is an idiom that means:A. A dessertB. Something very easyC. A small portionD. A slice of cake10. What is the capital city of Australia?A. SydneyB. MelbourneC. CanberraD. Brisbane二、填空题（每题1分，共10分）11. The word "____" means a person who writes books.A. AuthorB. ActorC. SingerD. Director12. "I have a _______ to attend tomorrow." The blank should be filled with:A. MeetingB. PartyC. ConcertD. Wedding13. "Please _______ your hands if you have any questions." The correct word is:A. RaiseB. LowerC. WaveD. Shake14. "He is a _______ of the company." The blank should be filled with:A. MemberB. OwnerC. EmployeeD. Manager15. "She is _______ to the idea of traveling abroad." The correct word is:A. OpposedB. IndifferentC. OpenD. Closed16. "The _______ of the building is impressive." The blank should be filled with:A. SizeB. ColorC. ShapeD. Material17. "I am _______ to the cinema tonight." The correct word is:A. GoingB. ArrivingC. LeavingD. Traveling18. "The _______ of the book is very interesting." The blank should be filled with:A. PlotB. CoverC. TitleD. Author19. "He is _______ to music." The correct word is:A. SensitiveB. InsensitiveC. IndifferentD. Passionate20. "She is _______ to the idea of moving to a new city." The correct word is:A. ResignedB. ReluctantC. EagerD. Indifferent三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）Read the following passage and answer the questions.Passage:In the heart of Hong Kong, there is a bustling market known for its vibrant atmosphere and variety of goods. Visitors from all over the world come to experience the unique culture and flavors of this market. The market offers a wide range of products, from fresh fruits and vegetables to handmade crafts and traditional clothing. It is a place where one can find anything from a simple souvenir to a piece of art.21. Where is the market located?A. In the outskirts of Hong KongB. In the heart of Hong KongC. In a quiet neighborhoodD. In a remote village22. What is the market known for?A. Its quiet environmentB. Its unique culture and flavorsC. Its expensive productsD. Its modern architecture23. What type of products can be found at the market?A. Only electronics。
2024三年级剑桥英语上学期期中整理复习考点知识练习
2024三年级剑桥英语上学期期中整理复习考点知识练习班级：_____________ 姓名：_____________【填空题】1. 根据中文提示完成单词。
［1］This is my ______(夹克).［2］Look at that nice ______(短裙).［3］--What color is your T-shirt? --It’s ______(红色的).［4］--Look at my ______(帽子). --How nice!［5］--Look at ______(我). --Great!2. 按照提示完成下列句子［1］-Has Sara got a headache, too?- No, she ____ (没有).［2］____ (哪儿) is Jack?［3］He has got a ____ (感冒).［4］She’s ____ ____ ____(头疼).3. 计算小达人：比大小，用“＞”、“＜”或“＝”填空。
［1］four × four（______）seventeen［2］ten ＋ eight（______）fourteen［3］nineteen － two（______）eighteen［4］three × five（______）fifteen［5］seven ＋ nine（______）thirteen4. 看图选一选。
man who he sister family she brother［1］---Who''s ? ---________is my father.［2］---Who''s ? ---________is my mother［3］---Who''s that________? ---He''s my .［4］---Who''s ? --- She''s my________.［5］---Who''s? ---He''s my________.［6］---________is ? ---He''s my grandfather.［7］---Whose is this? ---This is my________.5. 填写正确的动词。
小升初英语词汇综合运用单选题30题
小升初英语词汇综合运用单选题30题1. I see a red apple and a ______ banana on the table.A. yellowB. blueC. blackD. white答案：A。
本题考查颜色词汇。
A 选项“yellow”意思是黄色；B 选项“blue”是蓝色；C 选项“black”是黑色；D 选项“white”是白色。
香蕉通常是黄色的，所以选择A 选项。
2. We can see many ______ in the zoo.A. applesB. dogsC. booksD. flowers答案：B。
本题考查动物词汇。
A 选项“apples”是苹果；B 选项“dogs”是狗；C 选项“books”是书；D 选项“flowers”是花。
动物园里能看到很多动物，狗属于动物，所以选择B 选项。
3. My sister likes ______ very much.A. orangeB. orangesC. an orangeD. the orange答案：B。
本题考查水果词汇的复数形式。
A 选项“orange”是橙子，单数；B 选项“oranges”是橙子的复数形式；C 选项“an orange”一个橙子；D 选项“the orange”这个橙子。
喜欢橙子应该是喜欢橙子这类水果，不是单个的，所以用复数形式，选择B 选项。
4. What color is the sky? It's ______.A. greenB. purpleC. blueD. pink答案：C。
本题考查颜色词汇。
A 选项“green”是绿色；B 选项“purple”是紫色；C 选项“blue”是蓝色；D 选项“pink”是粉色。
天空通常是蓝色的，所以选择C 选项。
5. There is a ______ in the tree. It's cute.A. catB. dogC. fishD. bird答案：D。
自考英语二课文译文习题 Unit 14
14-A. The Teacher's Last Shocking lessonA女教师撼人心魄的最后一课A remarkable woman reasons with her killer -- and tapes it一位非凡女性向要杀她的凶手讲道理，并录了音She used the miniature tape recorder for a graduate-school course she was taking. The device, though, would do much more than capture a lecture. It was a microcassette found in Kathleen Weinstein's shirt pocket that not only led police to her alleged killer but also revealed the New Jersey teacher to be a woman of extraordinary courage and compassion.她使用了微型录音机，那是她用来录她正在听的研究生院开的一门课的。
不过这个设备起的作用要比录下一堂课的内容大得多。
它是在凯思琳•温斯坦的衬衣口袋中发现的一个微型盒式录音带，而它不仅引导警方抓获了杀害她的凶手，而且显示出了这位新泽西州教师是位具有非凡勇气和同情心的妇女。
Weinstein, 45, was on her way to an exam at Toms River High School South on March 14 when she got out of her gold 1995 Toyota Camry to buy a sandwich at the busy Toms River Shopping Center. That's where her path crossed that of Michael LaSane, who, police say, wanted just such a car to celebrate his 17th birthday. Grabbing Weinstein by the jaw, the attacker told her he had a gun and forced her into the Camry. The car was then driven to Manitou Park, about two miles from the shopping center. It was there, police believe, that Weinstein was able to activate the recorder she kept in her bag. According to Ocean County prosecutor Daniel Carluccio, the taped conversation between Weinstein and LaSane took place as they removed personal items -- bags, notebooks, her six-year-old son's belongings, from the car. "It wasn't hysterical,” Carluccio says of the 24-minute tape. "It wasn't the kind of thing you would expect of someone who is facing a life-threatening situation. Mrs. Weinstein bravely and persistently used every skill and power she had to convince her attacker to simply take her car and not her life.”温斯坦，45岁。
2021人教版八年级英语上册词汇表带音标提前预习打印版
2021人教版八年级英语上册词汇表带音标提前预习打印版Words and Expressions in Each UnitUnit 1anyone／’eniwnn/ pron.任何人p.2 anywhere／'eniwea/,／'eniwer/ adu在任何地方p.2wonderful／’wnndo(r)fl/ adj.精彩的；绝妙的p.2few/fju:/ adj.＆pron.不多；很少、p.2 quite a few相当多；不少p.2 most/moust/adj., adv.＆pron.最多；大多数p.2 something／’SAmei习／户ron.某事；某物p.3nothing／’nnOirj／pron.没有什么；没有一件东西p.3everyone／’evriwnn/ pron.每人；人人；所有人p.3of course /ko:(r)s/当然；自然p.3 myself /mai'self/ pron.我自己；我本人p.3yourself /jo:(r)'self/ pron.(p1. yourselves /jo:(r)'selvz/) 你自己；您自己p.3 hen /hen/ n.母鸡p.3 pig /pig/ n.猪p.3seem /shm/认好像；似乎；看来p.3 bored /bo:(r)d/ adj:厌倦的；烦闷的p.3 someone／’snmwnn/ pron.某人p.3 diary /'.daiori/ n.日记；记事簿p.3 activity /xk'tivati/ n.活动p.5decide /di，said/ u决定；选定p.5 try /trai/ u＆n.尝试；设法；努力p.5 paragliding／'pxraglaidM/ n.滑翔伞运动p.5feel like给……的感觉；感受到p.5 bird /bs:(r)d/ n.鸟p.5 bicycle／’baisikl/。
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THIS IS AMERICA - Hong Kong Gets a Disneyland ParkBy Jerilyn WatsonBroadcast: Monday, October 03, 2005(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein. The Walt Disney Company opened its first amusement park in the United States fifty years ago. In September, it opened a similar park in Hong Kong. Today we tell about the company and its creator.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:The weather was hot. But the heat did not prevent thousands of people fromvisiting the new Hong Kong Disneyland. They came to try the rides, the shows and all the other things to do at the newest theme park of the Walt Disney Company.Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong andDisney officials held the opening ceremonies.The park is the eleventh that the Disneycompany has built in the United States andoverseas since nineteen fifty-five. The HongKong park cost about three and one-halfthousand million dollars.Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella paraded at the event. And the park has traditional Disney park rides like the Mad Hatter Tea Cups, Dumbo and SpaceHong Kong Chief ExecutiveDonald Tsang, left, Walt DisneyCompany CEO Michael Eisner,third from left, China's VicePresident Zeng Qinghong, thirdfrom right, and Walt DisneyMountain. But there was also a good measure oflocal culture. The Hong Kong Children's Choirsang. Dancers representing lions and dragons appeared. Fireworks lit the sky. Soon after the opening, Disney official George Mitchell said the company plans to build a second park next to the new one.VOICE TWO:Hong Kong Disneyland is the second Disneytheme park in Asia. Tokyo got the first one innineteen eighty-three.There is also Disneyland Park in Paris.Disneyland in Anaheim, California, came first, fifty years ago. Visitors to the new Hong Kong park see a Sleeping Beauty Castle buildingcopied after the one in Disneyland in Anaheim.The Walt Disney Company controls forty-three percent of the new park. Hong Kong holds fifty-seven percent of the project. The park and two Disney hotels are on Lantau Island, surrounded by mountains. Getting to the park by underground train from the center of the city takes about a half-hour.VOICE ONE:Experts in Chinese traditional feng shui helped design the Hong Kong park. Feng shui says that if objects are correctly placed, good energy and a good future follow.Signs in the park are in both English and Chinese. Its eating places serve anumber of kinds of food. For example, some offer hamburgers and American soft drinks. But hungry visitors can also find Asian food like sweet and sour pork and chicken curry.In addition to food and rides, the new park has live shows. One of these, "Festival of the Lion King,?was created especially for Hong Kong Disneyland. Anothershow, "The Golden Mickeys,?is presented like an awards program in Hollywood. It tells Disney stories with song, dance and special effects.VOICE TWO:Some visitors noted that Hong Kong Disneyland has fewer rides and other things to do than other Disneyland parks.Company CEO-elect Bob Iger,right, pose with Mickey and Minnie Visitors watch a giant MickeyMouse on parade after the grandopening of Hong Kong Disneylandon Monday, Sept. 12.About five thousand local citizens work at the park. Labor union activists haveurged them to organize. The activists say the employees are working long hours in sometimes difficult conditions. Disney says it would be better for employees and the company to "work and communicate directly with each other."Other activists successfully demanded that a park eating place cancel plans to serve a food containing a threatened fish. People spoke against the treatment of wild dogs that live on Lantau Island. Still other activists demanded that fireworks that are shown not damage the environment.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Today, the Walt Disney Company is worth about fifty-seven thousand million dollars. It has come a long way since the nineteen twenties. At that time, Walt Disney and his brother Roy produced their first cartoon film, "Steamboat Willie.?nbsp;Walt Disney's cartoons were a series of drawings on film. Each drawing is a little different from the one before it. Each shows a tiny change in movement. When we see a film of hand-drawn cartoons, the cartoon people and animals appear to move. They speak with voices recorded by actors.The public loved to watch the Disney creaturesmove and act. Walt Disney, however, was notsatisfied with just making cartoons. He wanted todo more. Later in life he opened that firstDisneyland in California.VOICE TWO:Walt Disney died in nineteen sixty-six. But his company continued. For twenty important years, Michael Eisner served as top leader of the Walt Disney Company.Mister Eisner had joined it in nineteen eighty-four as chairman and chief executive officer. In the nineteen nineties, the company grew into a total media business. It bought movie production companies, newspapers and cable television companies. Michael Eisner and Pixar Animation Studios agreed to make five animated movies. This produced the extremely popular films "Finding Nemo?and "TheIncredibles.?nbsp; But in January of two thousand four, talks to extend the agreement failed.Some shareholders in the company blamed Mister Eisner. Michael Eisner Walt Disney with models ofDisneylandremained top leader of the company until two thousand four. At that time, the Disney board of directors removed him as chairman.VOICE ONE:In March of two thousand five, the Walt Disney Company announced that Robert Iger would replace Mister Eisner as the company's top official. Mister had been president and chief operating officer of the company for the past five years. He and the chief of Pixar Animation Studios have held meetings. But the future of the relationship between the two is unclear.Pixar uses computers to produce cartoons.Michael Eisner left Disney on Friday.(MUSIC)VOICE TWO:Now we will tell you more about the man who started thehuge Disney creative and business world. As a young man,Walt Disney believed that cartoon movies could be just aspopular as movies made with real people. So he createdMickey Mouse.Disney's cartoon mouse had big eyes and ears. He stoodon two legs like a human. He wore white gloves on hishands. Disney's first short cartoon films starring MickeyMouse made both the mouse and his creator famous.VOICE ONE: Mickey Mouse appeared in hundreds of cartoons over the years. He became known throughout the world. Other cartoon creatures soon joined Mickey. One was the female mouse called Minnie. Another was the duck named Donald, with his sailor clothes and funny voice. And there was the dog called Pluto.Disney's first full-length cartoon movie was completed in nineteen thirty-seven. It was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.?nbsp; "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?became one of Hollywood's most successful movies.VOICE TWO:Many movie experts say Disney's art of animation reached a high point in nineteenforty with the movie "Pinocchio." The story is about a wooden toy that comes to life Mickey Mouse inChinese dress in frontof Sleeping Beauty'sCastleas a little boy. Disney's artists drew two-and-one-half-million pictures to make "Pinocchio."Disney made other extremely popular cartoon films during the nineteen forties and nineteen fifties. They include "Fantasia,?"Cinderella,?"Dumbo?and "Bambi.?nbsp; Disney's skills in this animation process made him one of the world's most successful movie artists.VOICE ONE:In the middle of the last century, Disney also started producing live-action films with actors. Live action or animated, Disney stories had similar ideas. In most of them, evil forces threatened innocence, loyalty and family love. Sad things sometimes happened. But there were always funny incidents and creatures. In the end, good always won over evil.In nineteen sixty-four, Disney made a popular film called "Mary Poppins.?nbsp; It told about a woman who cares for other people's children. Human actors shared the action with cartoon characters. "Mary Poppins?was one of Walt Disney's last productions. He died two years later.VOICE TWO:Over time, Disney won thirty-two Academy awards for his movies and for technical inventions in filmmaking. People still praise his work.That work included Disneyland parks. Disney once said Disneyland would never be complete as long as there was imagination left in the world.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Our program was written by Jerilyn Watson. Caty Weaver was our producer. I'm Bob Doughty.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)。