HOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE
Join in the holiday fun at the powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition , Evolution & Revolution : Chinese dress 1700s to now . DON’T FORGET out other special event , the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus ! 150 years of circus in Australia exhibition experience !
◆ Chinese Folk Dancing : Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney . Dances include : the Golden stick dance and the Chinese drum dance . A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor’s court dance . Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances .
Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall , at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm.
◆ Australian Chinese Children’s Arts Theatre : Well-known children’s play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group . Performances include Chinese fairy tales and plays .
Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in the Turbine Hall , at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm .
◆ Chinese Youth League : A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as the Red scarf and Spring flower dances , and a musician playing Er Hu .
Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall , 11:30 am to 1:30 pm .
◆ Kids Activity : Make a Paper Horse : Young children make a paper horse cut-out . ( The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting , indicating a kind of advancement . ) Suitable for ages 8-12 years .
Sunday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall , 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm .
◆ Club Med Circus School : Learn circus skills , including the trapeze , trampolining and magic . Note only for children over 5 : There are 40 places available in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk , level 4 , on the day .
Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July at 11:30 am & 1:00 pm .
Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a family member of the Powerhouse . Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16 years at the one address .
Members receive Powerline , our monthly magazine , discounts in the shops and the restaurants , as well as free admission to the Museum . All this for as little as $50.00 a year ! Call (02)9217 0600 for more details .
1.When can you watch the Chinese drum dance ?
A. On July 2 . B. On July 3 . C. On July 6 . D. On July 8 .
2.To learn the magic tricks , you can go to __________ .
A. Kids Activity .
B. Chinese Youth League .
C. Club Med Circus School .
D. Children’s Arts Theatre .
3.What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum ?
A. Calling (02)92170600 .
B. Gaining family membership .
C. Coming for the holiday fun .
D. Paying powerline $50.00 a year .
4. What is the main purpose of the text ?
A. To attract visitors .
B. To present schedules .
C. To report the performances .
D. To teach kids Chinese arts .
In the United States and several other countries , 2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League . They play on teams in their hometowns . Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires（裁判员）to make sure that everyone follows the rules . Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms . Local teams compete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant . Eventually , the top teams go to the Little League World Series .
One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown , New York , in 1839 , Little League got started in Pennsylvania . Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings（局）than adult baseball . Little League became popular after World War II when the game spread across the United States . By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe . Children’s baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years . After this , the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series , but the ban came to an end after one year .
At first , Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve . However , in 1974 , the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit . The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls . Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen . Occasionally , a Little Leaguer becomes a professional player . For example , Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues , ten of them as an All-Star player . By and large , youngsters play baseball for fun , but their parents are pround of them .
1.The mothers and fathers of Little League players __________ .
A. travel with the children
B. help run the games
C. give the teams money
D. play in the World Series
2.When had Little League spread to Europe ?
A. By 1839 . B. By 1955 . C. By 1960 . D. By 1974 .
3. Most players take part in Little League __________ .
A. to enjoy the game
B. to become professionals
C. to play in All-Star games
D. to make their parents proud
4.What is TRUE about players today ?
A. Girl have to buy their suits .
B. Only boys can play in Little League .
C. Girls and boys can participate up to age 18 .
D. Foreign players are banned from the World Series .
Nervous suspects locked up in Britain’s newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow color on the door . If they are close to confessing（供认）a crime , the blue on the wall might tip the balance .
Gwent Police have abandoned colors such as greys and browns of the 20th-century police cell（牢房）and have used color psychology to decorate them .
Ystrad Mynach station , which recently opened at a cost of ￡5 million has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia（幽闭恐怖症）. Designers have painted the frames yellow , which researchers say is a calming color . Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the color is likely to encourage truthfulness .
The station has 31 cells , including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners , which detects the rise and fall of their chest . An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner’s breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened .
Designers and psychologists have worked for years on color . Blue is said to suggest trust , efficiency , duty , logic , coolness , thinking and calm . It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness . It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter , soft colors will calm the mind and aid concentration .
Yellow is linked with confidence , self-respect and friendliness get the color wrong and it could cause fear , depression and anxiety , but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect .
Ingrid Collins , a psychologist who specializes in the effects of color , said that color was an “ energy force ” . She said : “ Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication . ”
Yellow , she said , affected the mind . Red , on the other hand , should never be considered because it could increase aggression . Mrs. Collins praised the designers for using colors in the cells . Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with color to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate , In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy .
1.The expression “ tip the balance ” in Paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might __________ .
A. let suspects keep their balance
B. help suspects to confess their crimes
C. make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court
D. enable suspects to change their attitudes to colors
2.Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing ?
A. Scanning equipment . B. Royal blue lines .
C. Glass doors . D. Yellow frames .
3.The passage is mainly concerned with __________ .
A. the relationship between colors and psychology
B. a comparison of different functions of colors
C. the use of colors in cells to affect criminals’ psychology
D. scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison
Each time I see a balloon , my mind flies back to a memory when I was a six-year-old girl . It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died . I asked my mum if my dad had gone to heaven . “ Yes , honey . Of course , ” she said . “ Can we write him a letter ? ”
She paused , the longest pause of my short life , and answered , “ Yes . ” My heart jumped . “ Can the mailman go there ? ” I asked .
“ No , but I have an idea . ” Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon . I asked her what it was for . “ Just wait , honey . You’ll see . ” Mum told me to write my letter . Eagerly , I got my favorite pen , and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink . I wrote about my day , what I learned at school , how Mum was doing , and even about what happened in a story I had read . For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive . I gave the letter to Mum . She read it over , and a smile crossed her face . She made a hole in the corner of the letter to tie it to the balloon . We went outside and she gave me the balloon . It was still raining . “ Okay , on the count of three , let it go . One , two , three . ” The balloon , carrying my letter , flew upwards against the rain . We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds . Later I realized , like the balloon , that Dad had never let his sickness get him down . He was strong . No matter what he suffered , he’d keep on , fly up , and finally go beyond this cold world and his sick body . He rose into sky and became something beautiful . I watched until the balloon disappeared into the grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on . I prayed to be a balloon .
1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father , her mother __________ .
A. believed it was easy to do it
B. felt it difficult to answer
C. considered her a creative girl
D. decided to make up a lie at once
2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father , she __________ .
A. became excited
B. jumped with joy
C. started writing immediately
D. didn’t believe her mother
3. In the eyes of the author , what was the rain like ?
A. An incurable disease .
B. Her unforgettable memory .
C. The pain her mother suffered .
D. The hard time her father had .
4.What would be the best title for the passage ?
A. An Unforgettable Experience
B. Fly to Heaven
C. The Strong Red Balloon
D. A Great Father
书面表达
假定你是李华。你的美国朋友彼得来信，表示想来中国旅游，询问你是否有时间接待。 请给他回信，要点如下：
1.来信已悉，欢迎来华；
2.航班信息，以便接机；
3.住宿地点，旅行计划。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I'm so glad to hear from you, knowing that you are visiting China.
Yours
Li Hua
短文改错
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。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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：在错的词下面画一横线，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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Victor was traveling in a train for his parents. All the time he is glancing with joy at his new shoes what his father had bought for him. After some time, he removed his shoes to take him a nap. After waking up, he found one of his shoes missing. He started crying unhappy. His parents tried to comfort him. His father told him it was no use crying but promised that after reaching home, he would buy him a new pair of shoes.
Victor got very excited on hearing his father's words that he threw other shoe out of the train. Reached the destination, he suddenly found his losing shoe in a basket.
How he regretted it!
