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Woodkopf is a crazy new sport invented in the Czech Republic(捷克共和国) and it has been gaining quite a lot of national media attention. This popular sport involves a pair of opponents wearing two-meter wooden boards on their heads and trying to knock the other’s board down without dropping their own. Strange as it sounds, a rousing match of Woodkopf can be quite exciting to watch.
This crazy sport can be traced back to July, 1992, when it was practiced during a cultural festival of art school graduates in Prague. Woodkopf, which literally translates as “wooden head”, is popular partly due to the fact that the game is simple, inexpensive and requires no complex equipment, but also because it never fails to supply a good dose of humor.
It is played by both men or women of all ages, and the rules are pretty simple. Both opponents must wear long and thin wooden boards of 200×16×2cm, weighing between 3 and 4kg. Once the boards are in position, the opponents try to knock each other’s boards off, using only plank-to-plank(木板) touches. No body-to-body or plank-to-body touches are allowed. The player who manages to knock down the opponent’s board twice in a row is declared the winner.
According to members of the Woodkopf Union, the best players are generally the taller ones. A bald head is also of great advantage, as pointed out by union chief Ivan Rezac.
Veteran Woodkopf players are now struggling for the sport to be included in the Olympic Games. They strongly believe that it has a great future. Vladimir Cech, who has been playing for the past seven years, said,?We want it to become our national sport, and a part of Czech culture along with beer, pork, dumplings and cabbage.?.
Title | An Interesting Sport ----Woodkopf |
Origin | 1. from July,1992, Woodkopf was first played by art school graduates in Prague. |
Reasons for its 2. | 1. It’s simple, inexpensive and 3. to watch. 2. It always supplies a sense of humor. |
4. | 1.Wearing two-meter wooden boards on their heads, two 5.try to knock each other’s board off without 6.their own. 2.Only plank-to-plank touches are allowed, and body-to-body or plank-to-body touches are 7. . |
Winners | 1. 8.succeeds knocking down the other’s board twice in a row is the winner. 2. The taller players and people with bald heads are very 9. to win. |
The future of the sport | Experienced Woodkopf players are struggling to make it an 10. in the Olympic Games and a national sport of the Czech Republic. |
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April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls’ horizons and raise their self-confidence.
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Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for Girls, in north London, has made the Day a necessary part of career education.
Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother to her lawyer’s office on this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It’s really strange seeing Mum at work — running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.
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1.What is the topic of this passage?
A. Raising daughters’ self-confidence.
B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
C. Equally between boys and girls.
D. Following mothers’ footsteps.
2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. women pilots are popular in Britain
B. girls are sure about their future jobs
C. people have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys
D. for many years boys have had a relatively wider choice of work
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.
B. Palmers Green favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
C. On the Day children are taken to their parent’s work places.
D. Parents in Britain show good examples both at work and at home.
4.After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Zarina felt ________.
A. confident about finding a job in the future
B. strange to watch her mother working in the office
C. sure about what to choose as her future career
D. interested in doing the same job as her mother
5.The author’s attitude towards the Day is ________.
A. favorable B. unclear C. critical D. neutral
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A. referred to B. having referred to
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Last summer I was lucky enough to participate in a volunteer adventure to Kenya, in association with Virgin Atlantic’s Be the Change programme and children’s charity, Free the Children. The moment I read the e-mail saying that I had been accepted into Free the Children’s Virgin Atlantic scholarship trip to Kenya, I had no idea how much it was going to change my life. I thought the trip would be a great way to learn about life in one of the most rural areas of Kenya, but I never thought about how deeply I might be affected by this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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There are literally no words to explain how much I miss Kenya. It feels like there is a piece of string attaching me to everyone that I met there. They will stay with me forever and always be in my heart.
1.When the author was informed she was in the volunteer adventure, .
A. she didn’t think much of it
B. she pretended to be excited
C. she became proud of herself
D. she hoped to learn more about Kenya
2.What made the Masai Mara much more beautiful? _____.
A. The local people B. The scenery
C. The lovely children D. The primary school
3.According to the passage, “Jambo” is actually a way for the local people to_____.
A. say thanks to the visitors
B. praise the beautiful visitors
C. greet the visitors
D. express their happiness
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A. Calm B. Unexpected
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“Folk singers are more like poets than singers,” Li Yahe, a music businessman, once told China Youth Daily.
That saying perfectly describes Zhang Lei, the 34-year-old champion of the fourth “Voice of China” singing competition, which ended on Oct 7.
Critics thought Zhang's success as a victory for folk singers.The Voice of China used to attach great importance to singing skills and vocal techniques, which are not necessarily what folk singers are good at.“Folk songs are more about emotions and storytelling,” said Li.
Folk is one of the oldest musical styles.It dates back to ancient times, when people sang about their everyday lives and the society around them.
A powerful comeback
Folk music became popular again in the Western world in the 1960s.During social revolutions, many young Westerners turned to the simple rhythms of folk.Pioneers included US singer Bob Dylan, whose songs are reflections of some social issues like the Vietnam War.Singers at that time used traditional folk instruments like the banjo, the upright bass, the mandolin and the piano.
In the late 1970s, folk music was introduced to Taiwan.The rise of singers like Lo Tayu and Chyi Yu popularized folk music, particularly among young Chinese people.
At that time, folk tunes were based on simple song structures, with pleasant chord progression and pretty lyrics, just like during old times.But they focused more on the dreams and sorrow of youth than on politics.
This continued to be the case when the folk “wave” swept Chinese mainland in the 1990s.
Folk pioneers
Sadly, it didn't last long in China.Folk gave way to pop in the late 1990s, when people started living more fast-paced lives.But that didn't mean folk music had disappeared from the music world entirely.
“The drop in the popularity of folk songs is because the business mode of the music industry is outdated, not because of the music itself,” folk singer Song Ke once said.
He was right.Recent years have seen folk songs gaining popularity, with the appearance of singers like Li Jian and Song Dongye.
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“Not-so-well-known music starts showing its strength when the production of mainstream music is declining,” he added.
1.Which would be the best title of the passage?
A.The History of Folk Music
B.Folk Music Pioneers
C.The Folk Music Industry
D.The Voice of China
2.The underlined world “it” in the last but four paragraph means________.
A.the popularity of folk music
B.the focus of folk music
C.the tradition of folk pioneers
D.the new model of pop music
3.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A.The Voice of China is very popular among young Chinese people
B.Folk music once was a way to voice opinions about social issues
C.Folk songs are more about expressing emotions than storytelling
D.Outdated music mode is what leads to the decline of folk songs
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A.Objective
B.Confident
C.Critical
D.Worried
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During the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care.He gave it the best wheat to eat and the water to drink.He dried it carefully with a towel when it got wet and it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights. , the horse was strong andswift and carried its master out of the dangers of .
When peace came, however, the soldier .He put the out in a field full of wild plants and gave it only a little food to eat.He left the horse in a worn-out place with a roof and a floor made of mud.During the day the made the horse work hard on his farm, a large amount of wood and pulling heavy wagons (四轮货车).
After some time war broke out .The soldier prepared himself for the war and went to the field to his horse.Hurriedly brushing the mud from its coat, he the horse.For a moment the horse stood there without .Then gradually its legs began to bend it sank slowly to the ground.The horse gave the soldier a look of .
“Master,”it said, “you'll have to on foot this time.You have made me work like a mule (骡子) and me like a goat.I cannot change back into a horse in an instant just because you want me to.”
1.A.dearest B.clearest C.coldest D.deepest
2.A.thanked B.visited C.welcomed D.covered
3.A.As a result B.At peace C.In a sense D.In fact
4.A.safely B.politely C.sadly D.angrily
5.A.fire B.storm C.war D.flood
6.A.succeeded B.understood C.changed D.left
7.A.horse B.cow C.mule D.goat
8.A.dying B.lying C.living D.playing
9.A.good-looking B.long-lasting C.ready-made D.broken-down
10.A.farmer B.soldier C.sailor D.officer
11.A.carrying B.cutting C.selling D.making
12.A.lately B.often C.again D.soon
13.A.comfort B.kill C.protect D.catch
14.A.helped out B.got on C.believed in D.let off
15.A.speaking B.complaining C.crying D.moving
16.A.long B.lovely C.skinny D.strong
17.A.though B.and C.but D.for
18.A.dissatisfaction B.pleasure C.surprise D.fear
19.A.fight B.compete C.travel D.finish
20.A.talked about B.shouted at C.used D.fed
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