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NEW YORK— The band Atomic Tom has scored an Internet hit with its self-created video to the song Take Me Out. In the video, the band members ride a New York City subway while performing entirely on iPhones, with applications linked with mini-battery powered broadcasters for each instrument. Singer Luck White says the production was a top-secret operation. "We didn't tell anyone about this. It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from management, from everybody. So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,"explained White. It has been watched by more than 2 million on YouTube since debuting(首次露面) last week. "All I've wanted to do for the past few days is just stare at the YouTube page and keep refreshing it to see how far it will go, " said Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band. "The Internet changed everything,"Espiritu said. "It's kind of an exciting time because it forces everyone to adjust and be creative and find new ways to get your name out there." The idea for the video came from Espiritu's 24-year-old brother Benjamin, who's hoping to go to film school. " I've seen a lot of these music applications, and they're kind of fascinating to me,"Benjamin Espiritu said. " I thought: 'What would happen if iPhones kind of took over the world? If there could actually be a band that played straight through with iPhones, what would that look like?'" So they shot(拍摄) the video —with iPhones also serving as video cameras. The band also tried Union Square but were stopped during playing because they didn't have a permit. "The YouTube views are translating into album sales,"Espiritu said. "We've seen the jump." Their album has been in the top 10albums on iTunes. Will their fans start cheering for iPhone-only performances? "We've gotten the most exposure(曝光)and teh most fans that we've ever gotten through this, so I wouldn't be surprised if fans are going to want to see that.: Espritu said. 1.Who first saw the ban's video to the song Take Me Out? A. Their friends B. Their family C. The people online D. Their management. 2.What did Espiritu mean by saying "The YouTube views are translating into album sales"? A. The You Tube views make the album sales increase. B. The band has changed the video on the YouTube into an album. C. People need to pay for the video if they view it on the YouTube. D. People who have viewed the video on the YouTube should buy an album. 3.What can we learn from the text? A. It was Espiritu who came up with teh idea of the video. B. Benjamin thought iPhones would take over the world. C. The band also managed to shoot the video in the Union Square. D. Espiritu thought it was possible fro their fans to prefer iPhone-only performances. 4.What would be the best title for this text? A. Atomic Tom's iPhone Subway Performance B. Take Me Out—Atomic Tom's New Song C. A band's performance through YouTube D. A Band's iPhone single Take Me Out Hits Big
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The British coloney(殖民地)of Bermude is a top summertime escape. Yet, even through October, Bermuda isn't ready to stop for the winter. During this month, world-class festivals on teh island keep things lively and the weather remains comfortable enough for Bermuda shorts and bathing suits. In October, Bermuda hosts two major festivals—the Bermuda Music Festival and the Bermuda Culinary Arts(厨艺) Festival. The 10th anniversary Bermuda Music Festival begins October 5 and features three days of performances at the Royal Naval Dockyard(皇家海军造船厂)on Bermuda's West End. Featured main stage performers include Joss Stone, Pattie Labelle, and Al Green, and a second stage spotlights local Bermudian artists. General admission tickets start at $60 for on e day or $160 for a three-day pass. Starting October 21, the Culinary Arts Festival brings some of North America's top chefs to the island for four days of food and wine tastings, conferences and cooking competitions. Participating chefs include Todd English and Michael Lomonaco, among others. Three-day festival passes start at $649 per person, but you can also buy separate tickets for individual events. Even if you don't attend one of the festivals, there's still plenty to do. With mostly sunny days and temperatures averaging aroung 79 degrees, the weather is just right for participating in Bermuda's two favorite pastimes—golf and tennis. With fewer visitors on the island than during the summer, you may have an easier time getting the best times or a spot on the courts. It's also still warm enough to enjoy the island's pink sand beaches and go swimming, because the water keeps the summer's heat longer than the air. Of course, you can always shop in the city of Hamilton's upscale(质优价高的) small goods arts and crafts shops. 1.The Culinary Arts Festival lasts _____. A. from October 5 to 7 B. from October 5 to 8 C. from October 21 to 24 D. from October 21 to 25 2.The best time to travel to Bermuda is ______ A. spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. winter 3.This text is most probably a(n) ______ A. advertisement B. introduction C. report D. instruction 4.According to the text which of the following statements is true? A. In winter travelers can't swim in the sea. B. Bermuda is an island controlled by the UK. C. The two festivals fall on the same period of October. D. Bermuda's two major festivals in October are mainly for the British.
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1.Which film has the shortest running time? A. Batman B. Dick Tracy C. Wild at Heart D. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.According to the text, we can learn that _____. A. tickets on sale for the four films can be bought at 6 pm B. Dick Tracy and Batman can be seen on the same day C. One can buy tickets in advance for all the films D. Both Batman and Wild at Heart are frightening 3.Which of the following is TRUE of Batman? A. Cage acted the leading role in it. B. One can enjoy pizza at 6:30 pm. C. The pizzas offered contain fruits. D. Most of its scenes are peaceful. 4.Where can we most probably read this text? A. In a research paper. B. In a short story. C. In an ad page. D. In a student's book.
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The earliest historical record of the Diaoyu Islands can date back to China’s Ming Dynasty about 650 years ago in a book titled "Voyage With a Tail Wind," published in 1403. The book records the first usage of "Diaoyu Islet" and "Chiwei Islet". The names refer to the current Diaoyu Islands and Chiwei Islet. Hu Zongxian, the Zhejiang governor of the Ming Dynasty, placed the Diaoyu Islands and surrounding islets within China’s maritime defense system. It demonstrates that the islands have been within China’s maritime defense region since the Ming Dynasty. Japan claimed sovereignty（主权） during the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, seizing the islands by illegal means. The Cairo Declaration issued after World War II stipulated(规定) that all territory taken by Japan illegally, including China’s northeast, Taiwan and Penghu islets, must be returned to China. In August 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender under the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The declaration laid out that Japan must return Taiwan, the Diaoyu Islands and surrounding islets to China. But the islands came under US control after 1945. In 1951, Japan and the US signed an illegal treaty in San Francisco without inviting China. The islands were then "entrusted" to Japan according to the treaty. On September 18th, 1951, then Chinese Premier and Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai made a solemn(庄严的) statement on behalf of the Chinese government that the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed in San Francisco was illegal , and would not be recognized without the participation and signing of the People’s Republic of China. In June 1971, Japan and the United States signed an agreement to hand over Okinawa to Japan. The Diaoyu Islands were mapped into the handover area. China’s Foreign Ministry announced on December 30th 1971 that such a move was "totally illegal" and reiterated(重申) that the Diaoyu Islands and surrounding islets were "an integral part of the Chinese territory". 1.The underlined word"maritime"in Paragraph 1 probably means _____. A. referring to sea B. referring to many time C. referring to marriage D. referring to hard life 2.In what order is the article written ? A. The order of importance B. The order of time C. The order of place or direction D. The order of advantages and disadvantages 3.According of the text, what statemetn is NOT TRUE? A. China's sovereignty to Diaoyu Island dates back to the Ming Dynasty. B. The Potsdam Declaration issued that Japan must return Diaoyu Island and surrrounding islets to China. C. In August 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender under the terms of the Cairo Declaration. D. So far as new China's government is concerned, the treaty between Japan and USA about Diaoyu Island and surrounding islets is considered illegal.
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Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight, but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you.1. So what should you do about your weight control? 2. The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian（营养学家). 3. If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started. 4. People who lose weight quickly by crash（速成的） dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they haven’t permanently changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime. Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat. 5. Once you have that down, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life. It’s a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it’s just that: healthy. A. Try giving up regular soda for a week B. Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you’re full. C. Weight management is about long-term success. D. Besides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else. E. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you. F. Changing from whole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea. G. They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.
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I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride （自豪）and ___ to ____ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in ____ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）. Thus, my American friends could discover the ____ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “____” job, I was often rewarded （奖励） by their ____ of appreciation （感激）such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc. But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style ___ for dinner. I was ____ at my achievement.（成就） When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked ___ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their ____?” they asked, “It’s terrible!” Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I ___ know that fish heads are delicious. The ____ is the best part of fish; in ___ only the respectable （受敬重的）guest can have the special honor of ____ it. Another ___ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__ ” as they ____ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness ____ actually helping myself to any of the food. ___ , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ___ hesitated （犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished 1.A. worry B. attention C. delight D. pleasure 2.A. buy B. fetch C. cook D. leave 3.A. their B. a new C. the same D. a simple 4.A. way B. joy C. trouble D. importance 5.A. hard B. daily C. good D. new 6.A. expressions B. flowers C. talk D. smile 7.A. meat B. fish C. soup D. egg 8.A. praised B. pleased C. good D. surprised 9.A. happily B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. worriedly 10.A. bones B. skins C. tails D. heads 11.A. do B. will C. want to D. should 12.A. tail B. head C. soup D. flesh 13.A. fact B. China C. USA D. the West 14.A. enjoying B. looking at C. playing with D. cooking 15.A. real B. exciting C. interesting D. easy 16.A. please help us B. excuse me C. help yourself D. eat them please 17.A. brought home B. wanted C. were buying D. were eating 18.A. not B. but not C. without D. nor 19.A. At last B. Above all C. After all D. In return 20.A. usual B. often C. never D. Had
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On October 31, Americans celebrate Halloween. Halloween means “holy” (hallow) “evening” (een). This is the evening before the Christian holy day of All Saints Day. On All Saints Day, Christians remember the Saints but Halloween is even older than Christianity. Before Christianity, people 1. Europe believed that on October 31, ghosts of dead people came back. To scare the ghosts, people 2. (dress) like devils and were very noisy. They also made big fires 3. keep the ghosts away. Later, people did not believe in ghosts, 4. they kept the day of Halloween for fun. Immigrants came from Europe to America and 5. （bring） with them the custom of Halloween. Halloween has some strange symbols. One symbol is the jack-o’-lantern in the window. 6. jack-o’-lantern is to scare the ghosts. People cut the pumpkin, throw away all of the inside, and cut a face in 7. . Then they put a candle inside of it. Jack-o’-lantern usually looks 8. （fright）, too! Today, in the United States, Halloween is very popular 9. the children. They wear masks and special costumes. They want to look like skeletons and ghosts. Then they go from house to house and say “ Trick or treat!”. People give them 10. （candy）, cookies or fruit. When people give nothing, the children sometimes play tricks on them.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 I passed all the other course that I took at my university, but I could never pass botany. This was why all botany students had to spend several hours a week in a lab look through a microscope at plant cells, and I could never see through a microscope. This was used to make my professor angry. “I can’t see everything, ” I said. Then he began patient enough to explain how to see through it, but I still couldn’t make it. At last we tried it with every adjustment of the microscope known to men. With my pleasure, I saw something and drew it quickly on the paper. “What’s that?” my professor asked. “That’s what I saw.” I answered. “No, you don’t!” he shouted, and he bent over and looking into the microscope. “That’s your eyes! You’ve fixed the lens so that it reflects! You’ve drawn your eyes!”
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一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英文稿件，介绍“中秋节”及这个节日里的主要活动。 写作要点： 1.它是中国传统节日之一； 2.家人团聚； 3.赏月、吃月饼、 4.还有旅游、访友等其他活动。 5.…… 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使用文连贯； 3开头语已您写好，不讲总词数。 参考词汇：中秋节:the Mid-Autumn Festival 农历: lunar calendar 赏月: enjoy the full moon 月饼: moon cake The Mid- Autumn Fetival The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of Our Chinese lunar calendar. …… ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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