山西省运城市景胜高级中学2021-2022学年高一下学期6月月考英语试题

The Festival of Cultures

August 11-14

City Park

The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival's many activities.

Crafts: See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of papel picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.

Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listen to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the Mayim Mayim from Israel. From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on August 14, special folk dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6 to 8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9 to 12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.

Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with attractive tales. Fairy tales, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.

Food: Enjoy delicious foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.

The festival of Cultures is organized by the World Marketplace. For more information about the festival, call（800）555-0199.

As I went down the wooden snowy steps, I held the rough fence with one hand, held my crying daughter Kelly with the other and made my way into the yard. I knew everything would be okay if I located my mother.

Instead of a smile, she greeted me with concern. I knew she had read my face as I'd approached. "What's wrong?" she asked.

I held the baby out. "I can't take care of this baby," I said simply. My mother didn't take her from my arms as I expected. She smiled slightly, and then replied firmly," You have to take care of that baby." This was not the reply I wanted. Couldn't she hear the baby crying? I wanted her to fix this problem. Instead, she took off her gloves and asked me in for some coffee.

Mom held Kelly while I held the coffee cup. At that moment the baby finally stopped crying. I glanced over at Kelly, content in my mother's arms. Her tiny blue eyes were fixed on me, as if to ask, "What's the problem here, Mama?" Her sweet, familiar breath cased the stress in the air. I looked at my mother, feeling foolish but relieved. She stood and placed an arm around my shoulders. "By the time you came along, things were quite the opposite for me. But with your elder brother, you can bet that I often felt helpless. "

The baby showed no signs of our afternoon struggle, while my own hair remained damp and messy from sweat and worry. "Crying is the only way babies have to communicate. Try to listen to her cries and hear then as language. She's not crying to annoy you; she's trying to send a message with the only voice she has. "

Once again, her gentle guidance had supported me through a storm and back into clear skies.

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I'll never forget the words she said, even though it was imagined.

She said, "Suzie's in the corner because she's not been very good. She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should." In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed. It was obvious that she'd been put there to sit alone and think.

My daughter continued her "conversation", as I sat down on the floor. She said, "I'm all fed up and I just don't know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games too. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach. And she doesn't know how to fold towels. I don't have the time to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don't have the time to sit and play—don't you know what I mean?"

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words which cut me like a knife. I hadn't been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear. I'd been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the years.

But now my attitude has changed because in my heart I realize that I've seen the world in a different light through my little darling's eyes. So let the cobwebs (蜘蛛网) cut the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore.

I'm going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood and we will never get another.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, buffoonery (滑稽) was one of few careers acceptable for women to pursue in the Middle Age. And it was not uncommon for women to enjoy this career.

However, in the 17th century, comedians (喜剧演员) were forced to society's edge as their tendency to truth-telling was no longer tolerated among high society and women, bearing the weight of gender prejudice (偏见), were seldom among this career.

This slowly began to change in the mid-19th century when women began to enter the workforce and, in the circus (马戏表演) industry, a growing minority of female performers were employed. They promoted the industry's "New Woman" movement which introduced female performers into the traditionally male stage.

In 1895, among the women breaking the prejudice was Josephine Williams or "Lady Evetta" called the "The Only Lady Clown".

Williams told The New York Times: "I believe that a woman can do anything for a living that a man can do and do it just as well as a man. All my people laughed at me when I told them that I was going on stage as a clown. But they do not laugh now. "

Despite her being optimistic, the article concluded: "The men in the clown business rather enjoy Miss Williams' odd performances but they do not regard her as a serious competitor or believe that any other women are likely to follow her example."

How wrong they were! In the 1970s, French-born Annie Fratellini opened the circus school Académie Fratellini encouraged by her film-making husband Pierre Etaix.

Fratellini's Auguste was recognizable as the clown familiar today. Her unique make-up was made up of a big red nose, tears, a black mouth and shiny decorations fixed to her eyes. When asked whether the character she acted was male or female, she insisted that "clowns have no gender".

How is eating in space different from eating on Earth?

If you send astronauts into space, you have to send along food as well. But what do astronauts eat, and how do they eat it? Scientists take several factors into consideration as they plan meals for space.

First, and possibly most important, is nutrition (营养). Providing junk food to eat, such as potato chips, sodas, and pizza, would make the astronauts unhealthy.

If the food that has been provided is distasteful, then the astronauts may avoid eating it. If you've ever tried to concentrate on something important while your stomach doesn't feel well, you'll know why the scientists in charge of a space mission want their astronauts to eat regularly.

The lack of gravity in a spacecraft also determines what foods can or cannot be eaten in space. Meals must be packaged carefully so they won't spill into the cabin (one of the areas inside a spacecraft). Water or tiny bits of food could get inside a machine or electronic device and damage it. A loose knife bouncing (弹起) around inside the cabin would be dangerous.

The weight of every object included in a spacecraft must be calculated (计算) in order to ensure that there is enough fuel and power to carry the craft safely into space and back home again. Most foods are stored in plastic bags, and often, the foods are dehydrated (使脱水). When an astronaut is ready to eat, hot water is added to the meal and warm it up.

Despite all these requirements, much of the food eaten in space is actually similar to what you might eat on any given day.

A. Taste is also important.

B. Finally, weight is an important concern.

C. Food packaging is made to be as light as possible.

D. Believe it or not, they also have fresh fruits and vegetables.

E. Nutrition and practicality (实用) are important things to consider.

F. For the same reason, sharp knives and folks are never used on board.

G. Keeping astronauts' physical health is a top task for any space mission.

My son isn't scared of many things. Sometimes this makes me1. When he overcame his fear of dogs, I felt a swell of admiration.

Things get 2 when he proves himself to be braver than I am, forcing me to face the3 I still carry around as an adult.

My fears since my teen years were big, hairy spiders and talking to4, both of which were easily5 at an all-boys' school.

One exception was the6. I don't like open water, due to a semi-drowning experience that happened when I was 15. I mistimed (在不适当的时候做) a7, swallowed water and ended up being pulled out, pale and limp, and8 by a pretty lifeguard. The additional horror of talking to a girl9my near-death experience.

Since then, being in water fills me with10. So clearly, my11 of the sea is strong. But where does it leave my son, who shows no such fear?

As a much younger child, he hated the sea. To my shame, I was12. Here was a companion who could make me feel better about my weakness. This13a few weeks ago, when a trip to the14 showed he'd become every inch the water baby I am not. Watching him15 the waves with his mom, all my16suddenly seemed pitiful.

I barely had time to register this before he was17 my arm. Soon he was doing something my wife had18 managed, pulling me into the open water. As I held him, I felt that panic I'd denied for all these years,19 on I went. I was holding him, but he was really holding me, transferring (传递)some small part of his limitless20with the grasp of a tiny, guiding hand.

Sandstorms are common (nature) disasters. They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. Sandstorms (main) occur in four places in the world, including Central Asia. Northwest China is part of the sandstorm center in Central Asia. Sandstorms in China appear (increase) in recent years as a result of "desertification". Sometimes Beijing is affected by sandstorms. They affect the traffic because the thick dust makes difficult to see.

some other disasters, sandstorms come with a warming. They can (forecast) some weeks before, but the (strong) of the storm sometimes surprises people.   a sandstorm occurs, weather experts advise people not to go out. If you want to go out, you'd better wear mask because it's difficult to breathe and the dust makes people ill. To prevent sandstorms (come) nearer to Beijing, the government has made great efforts.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I'm extremely sorry to know that you are upset about what to improve your handwriting. Here are a few skills you can use to making your handwriting more beautifully. First, it's important that you imitate something that is only written beautifully but also correctly and neatly. Second, while imitating, pay close attention to things like order, length or direction. Then you will get the key parts. If you are unable to do it on your own, I advise you to join in the calligraphy club, which is intended for foreign calligraphy lovers. With the help of teachers, you would be able to improve our handwriting quickly. Handwriting is never an easy task. However, it takes painstaking efforts and patience. I believe you'll make great progresses soon.

1）你怎样得知David的愿望；

2）你愿意成为他的朋友；

3）你打算如何帮助他。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。