6. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears to (tell) everything.
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CARDIFF,Wales—Poets,singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling.
“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television,but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again,” said David Ambrose,director of Beyond the Border,an international storytelling festival(節(jié)) in Wales.
“Some of the tales,like the Inuit from Canada,are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,” he said early this month.
Two Inuit women,both in their mid-60s,are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait,or throat singing,which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings,forcing them to say little but listen attentively.
Ambrose started the festival in 1993,after several years of working with those revivingC coming back into use or existence) storytelling in Wales.
“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions,and as all the Welsh are storytellers,it was in good hands here,” Ambrose said.
1. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling .
A. will be more popular than TV
B. will be popular again
C. started in Wales
D. is in the hands of some old people
2. From the tales told by the Inuit,people can learn .
A. about their life as early as thousands of years ago
B. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way
C. how cold it has been where the Inuit live
D. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit
3. According to the writer,which of the following is NOT true?
A. Storytelling once stopped in Wales.
B. Storytelling has a long history in Wales.
C. Storytelling is always well received in Wales.
D. Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.
4. The underlined phrase “in good hands” means “ ”
A. controlled by rich people
B. grasped by good storytellers
C. taken good care of
D. protected by kind people
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11. When asked by the police,he said that he remembered (arrive) at the party,but not (leave) .
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No one was left in the museum,and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.
The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting,but no one claimed(認領(lǐng)) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was
beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.
Some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting,the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him why.
The child pointed to the painting and said that was his painting on the wall and he wanted it back.
“Yes,” said his mother. “He left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully,you can see his name on the painting. ”
1. John was perhaps .
A. a painter
B. an expert on painting
C. a visitor to the museum
D. a man working in the museum
2. John found the painting .
A. before the museum opened
B. after the museum was closed
C. during his visit to the museum
D. while he was enjoying his walk
3. The boy began to cry before the painting because .
A. he was afraid of it
B. he thought it was his painting
C. he wanted to have the painting back
D. both B and C
4. After the director heard what the woman and the boy said,he must be very .
A. angry
B. afraid
C. proud
D. surprised
5. All the experts thought the painting good because .
A. it was really very beautiful and had very deep meaning
B. the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a child
C. none of them looked carefully enough
D. they examined it very carefully
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選詞填空
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1. They had to the meeting because the organizers didn’t prepare
the hall well,where people can share their opinions and hold discussions.
2. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviours such as poor eating habits,which increase the risk of heart disease.
3. Unluckily,Li Lei dropped the stick on the ground the first lap.
4. Now that spring is here,you can these coats till next winter.
5. The young man invited the lady to dance with him,but she his invitation.
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