Alderbury International Festival Society

FESTIVAL  22ND  MAY-9TH JUNE 2012

Art

Displays of paintings, drawings and photographs from Europe and Asia are all part of the Festival programme, with a total of more than 400 pieces of work to be seen.

Early century advertisements will be on display at this year’s festival. Copies of these advertisements are to be sold at the box office.

Music

There will be a huge rang of music in this year’s festival from 14^th dance music to modern jazz. Many famous musicians will be visiting the Festival as well as at least two internationally famous bands.

Lunchtime concerts-Every day of the Festival!

All lunchtime concerts begin at 1:00p.m. and last about 55 minutes, except on Monday, 26 of May, which is to be held in the Guildhall. All tickets are priced at £2.00.

How to get the tickets

Telephone reservations: 63362/6641 from 1^st April

Payment for tickets reserved by telephone must be received at the Festival Box Office within 3 days. The tickets will then be sent by post.

One can buy tickets in person from 1^st May. The Festival Box Office will be open as follows:

Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Sunday(during the Festival only )9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

1.In the Festival, you can _______.

A．buy copies of ancient advertisements        B．see more than 400 drawings

C．get some paintings at the box offices         D．display your works for free

2.What do we know about the music show?

The lunchtime concerts last for more than an hour.

The Festival includes many kinds of music.

C. Tickets for the concerts cost more than £3.00.

D. All concerts are to be held in the Guildhall.

3.It is not possible for you to buy a ticket in person at _______.

A．5:30 p.m. on Sunday                     B．10:30 a.m. on Monday

C．3:00 p.m. on Saturday                    D．1:p.m. on Friday

4.On 1^st April, you can _______.

A．enjoy modern jazz                       B．receive tickets by post

C．listen to lunchtime concerts               D．phone for ticket reservations

 

 

If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a house! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t. So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes! Today SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second (秒钟),there are 410 messages being sent．

Look around you! People are watching their mobiles (手机), smiling or laughing．Thumbs（拇指）are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship．

      SMS is becoming more and more popular．It’s reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet (问候）each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I’m thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of the thumb, so much joy can be found．

1.SMS can help people do the following except       ．

A. knowing the weather report

B. sharing jokes and news

C. expressing love and friendship

D. spending more time traveling

2.The writer thinks that        ．

A. SMS helps people a lot                               B. young people dislike SMS

C. he makes SMS more popular                          D. he will buy a palace for his friend

3.         of young people like to send short messages to greet each other．

A.40%                    B.50%                   C.60%                     D.67%

4. The passage is mainly about       ．

A. how to search the Internet                           B. how to send short messages

C. the joy（快乐）of SMS                                 D. ways of saving money

5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. The writer has one million yuan

B.A short message costs ten fen．

C. More than 400 people send messages every second．

D. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people．

 

 

Our nearest neighbor is the moon. In the sky,  the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.

The moon makes the tides—the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world,  the difference between * high tide' (when the sea is very near to the land) and ' low tide' (when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.

The moon is very different from the Earth. Gravity on the moon is six times weaker than that on the Earth. There isn't any air. During the day,  it is very,  very hot but at night it is very,  very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.

If the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the sun(日食) . The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.

If the Earth goes between the moon and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the moon. The moon goes into the shadow( 影子) of the Earth and it disappears for a few minutes.

1. The sun to the Earth is _________times farther than the moon to the Earth.

A. nearly 200         B. less than 300      C. nearly 400         D. more than 400

 2.When the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have night in the day, we call it the eclipse of

A. the moon      B. the sun          C. the stars        D. the Earth

3. Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?

A. The Earth goes between the moon and the sun.

B. The moon goes into the shadow of the sun.

C. The moon goes into the shadow of its own.

D. The sun disappears for a few minutes.

4.Which of the following statements are TRUE?

a. The moon and the sun are of the same size.

b. Gravity on the Earth is 6 times stronger than that on the moon.

c. The changes in the level of the sea are called tides.

d. The moon itself pulls the sea and makes the tides.

e. When the sea is near to the land,  a high tide may happen.

f. It is much hotter in the day but much colder at night on the moon.

A. a. b. c. f.        B. b. c. d. e          C. a. d. e. f      D. b. c. e. f