Unit 1 Art
Writing
Ⅰ.假定你是某国际学校的学生李华,你校正在组织学生作为交流生到英国学习两个月,你非常想得到这次交流学习的机会。请你根据以下提示给校长写封申请信:
1.父母支持; 2.个人优势; 3.表达愿望。 注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 【范文填空】 Dear Mr President,
1. (我非常高兴得知)some of us students will have the opportunity to study in England as exchange students for two months. And I’m anxious for the chance.
Firstly, my parents strongly support me for they believe 2. (出国学习可以开阔我的视野). Secondly, 3. (熟练掌握的英语能使我自由地与人交流). Besides, 4. (对英国和英语有巨大的兴趣), I’m eager to further improve my English culture in person.
I’d appreciate it if you could give consideration to my application. Looking forward to your approval.
Yours, Li Hua
Ⅱ.阅读理解
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon,groups of students firstly from the University of Edinburgh, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform plays written by little-known writers in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
1.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A.To bring Europe together again. B.To honour heroes of World War Ⅱ. C.To introduce young theatre groups. D.To attract great artists from Europe.
2. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? A.They owned a public house there. B.They came to take up a challenge. C.They thought they were also famous. D.They wanted to take part in the festival.
3.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival . A.has become a non-official event B.has gone beyond an art festival C.gives shows all year round D.keeps growing rapidly Ⅲ.写作
第一节 应用文写作
假设你是李华,想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(paper-cutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1. 展览时间、地点; 2.展览内容。 注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。 Dear Henry,
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
第二节 概要写作
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
From the health point of view we are living in a wonderful age, immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases and freed from the once deadly illnesses thanks to modern drugs and surgery. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater, every day we witness the unbelievable killings of men, women and children on the roads. It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people in the world are killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the
extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a wheel. All their hidden frustrations and disappointments seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.
The surprising thing is that society smiles gently on the driver and seems to forgive his behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable(不宜居住的)because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the mass annual deaths become nothing but a number, to be conveniently forgotten.
It is high time rules were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all vehicles should be put through strict tests for safety; present drinking and driving laws should be made much stricter; maximum and minimum speed limits should be required on all roads. These measures may sound strict. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual loss of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not cars.
参考答案
Writing
Ⅰ.1. I’m more than happy to learn 2. studying abroad can broaden my horizons
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