以下是几个国际节日的简要介绍：
A．Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts West Yorkshire, the United Kingdom  Young people are invited to compete in this art festival with classes covering speech, guitar, dance, poetry and short story writing, and so on. The previous year's winners are invited back to perform again at a special concert. With a long and well-known history behind it, this well-attended competition is a kind of forerunner of popular television talent contests such as Pop Idol. |
B．Sydney Writers' Festival Sydney, Australia Held at Sydney's Wharf 4/5, the annual Sydney Writers' Festival is the biggest literary event of its kind in Australia and one of the biggest book fairs in t he world. Attracting a mix of authors, poets, editors, publishers and book lovers, this is a great event at which people can look through thousands of titles while enjoying workshops, book reading and seminars. |
C．Flipside Festival Singapore  As part of the Singapore Arts Festival Outreach Programme, Flipside aims to reach a much wider audience with three weeks of lively, fun street performances. Flipside promises to bring out the adventurous side of you with a combination of physical theatre and mind games as well as free outdoor performances such as music performances from local singers. |
| D．Hay Festival Hay on Wye, the United Kingdom |
The little market town, Hay, has a population of 1500 and no fewer than 39 bookshops. It bills itself as the world's first and most distinguished book town, and is, therefore, a perfect place for
a literary festival. The festival is a celebration of great writing. There are events including film screenings and musical concerts and the bookshops remain open throughout.
E. Bergen International Festival Bergen, Norway
Founded in 1953, the Bergen International Festival presents an impressive cast of outstanding international artists in the fields of music, ballet, opera and other performing arts. More than 120 events take place in late May to early June, which is a time of beautiful spring weather. The main festival venue is the Grieg Hall while the smallest and most unusual is an old trolley bus with seating for just 33 people.
F. Nuits Sonores Lyon, France
Held each May, this relatively new festival brings together some of the biggest club DJs from around the world. The focus is on electronic dance music, but it also embraces all musical forms ranging from hip hop to jazz. For those that want to see daylight hours after a hard night clubbing, there is a wide variety of cultural events during the day ranging from special festival food programmes to films.
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| A. Name of the same history textbook. B. Benefits of sharing the same textbook. C. The origin of the idea of the same history book. D. The dislike for each other. E. The same history textbook in France and Germany F. Reasons for the hatred between France and Germany . |
High—school students in France and Germany are to learn modern history from the same textbook starting in the 2012 school year. It’s thought that the new book will help the next generation of the French and Germans develop a shared European identity. The book, called “Historie/Geschichte”, the French and German words for history, was co-written by historians from both countries. It will provide students from both sides of the Rhine(莱茵河) with the different explanations of their common history.
The idea for the books came about in 2008, when high school students from both countries celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty(爱丽舍条约)， a friendship agreement signed to show that France and Germany had buried their post—war differences. The students’ suggestion soon got strong support from both governments. “The big lesson is that hatred won’t last forever,” said French Education Minister Gilles de Robien. “This book allows us to create a shared future and build on our past,” he added.
However, the French and Germans both have their own different origins, styles and culture. According to a survey by leading French newspaper Le Figaro (费加罗报)，the French regard Germans as being highly disciplined and hard-working, while the Germans see the French as proud and shallow. So they don’t like each other.
Conflicts between France and Germany have been existing over the years. The defeated power was robbed of its resources. Things were at the top in the two world wars, which further damaged relations. Many people lost their families, and hatred increased. Europe was seriously damaged by the conflicts.
The wars’ bitter lessons told the two powers that they needed to unite in order to rise to their feet. Now France and Germany have put an end to their age-old rivalry(敌对状态)，and they try to work together as the engines driving Europe forward. “The book is another milestone in Franco-German relations,” Peter Miler, a German official said. He said that it’s the first time that two nations have sat down and written history together. “If France and Germany can do it, why shouldn’t other countries follow suit?”
In the spring and summer months, thunderstorms(雷雨) are common. ____. In thunderstorms, lighting can strike(击中) people and buildings and is very dangerous.
It was reported that a man was struck by lighting when he was making a phone call under a tree. He died at once. You may not know it, but nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world.___ _.So what should you do during a lighting storm? Scientists say that a person’s chances of being struck by lighting are 1 in 600,000. ___
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If you are indoors during a thunderstorm:
Stay away from anything that is metal because lighting can come into the house through it.
Don’t stand near the windows.
Don’t take a shower or bath. Lighting can travel through water.
Never use the phone._ __.
If you are caught in a thunderstorm outdoors:__ __. If there’s no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.
Do not go under a tree because the lighting could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you.
Never use a cell phone.
| A．But you can reduce those chances by following these safety rules. |
| B．But it is very important for us to learn about lighting. |
| C．Lighting could travel through the phone line and hit you |
| D．In fact, many people are killed by lighting every year. |
E. Try to get home as soon as possible.
F. Since they happen often, some people don’t take them seriously.
G. Go into a nearby building or car right away.
As we get older, most of us worry about grey hair, wrinkles and maintaining a youthful body． Here, Mr. Rubin, a voice expert, reveals how to keep your voice youthful．
Drink more fluid and avoid spicy food
You need water for the vocal cords（声带）to vibrate well．The body must keep absorbing enough water to make the vocal cords operate well．Drinking 1．5 liters of water a day at intervals of 15 minutes is very important．
Rest the throat and talk regularly
The vocal cords can be scarred if you use your voice during a bad cough．If you have a case of laryngitis（喉炎）with a cold, you should rest your voice for a day or two, and seek medical advice．
Simply staying sociable and using your voice is very important．“As older people have less mobile, they can become socially isolated and speak less,” says Mr. Rubin．“The elderly need to communicate with people more． ”
Good posture is essential to keeping the voice young, so we’d better stand properly．Exercise helps you take deeper breaths as it means there is better airflow through the voice box, producing a stronger tone．
Sing in the shower
This is one of the best ways to preserve your voice, as it keeps the larynx muscles strong while the steam lubricates the voice box．“ ” says Mr. Rubin．Joining a choir is one of the best ways to preserve a youthful tone．
| A．Improve your posture |
| B．By using the vocal cords, they enable the ageing process to slow down． |
| C．But people often don’t realize the voice needs looking after． |
| D．The Voice of Young Science programme encourages early career researchers to play an active role in public debates about science． |
E．Singing is to the voice what gymnastics are to human beings．
F．Using the vocal cords regularly will definitely age our voice more quickly．
G．Mr. Rubin advises avoiding foods with an annoying effect on the stomach, such as onions, chili, fizzy drinks and chocolate．
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Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds—as short as the blink of an eye—is too long for most Internet users.
A millisecond is one thousandth of a second. People hardly notice such a small time difference, but it does cause them to stop searching, reported The New York Times.
Nowadays, millions of smart-phones and computers are constantly gathering and sending out information.you can get digital "traffic jams". Meanwhile, users are expecting faster and faster service.
Google found that if one website is 250 milliseconds slower than another website, then people will visit it less often. Google said people do expect different things from different websites because they realize not all loading times are the same. For example, a person will be more patient waiting for a video clip to load than for a search result.
Even so, four out of five online users will click away if a video takes too long to load. This makes it difficult for video websites to choose between the quality of pictures and fast loading times.
Pursuing a higher speed has always been part of the history of the Internet.
In the 1990s,when the World Wide Web first started to become popular, people called it the "World Wide Wait". But engineers managed to fight the problem with new inventions. They laid a lot of fiber optic cables for high-speed transmissions; they improved software so it would work more smoothly; they placed computer servers all around the world to be nearer to users; all this increased speed.
Nowadays we can enjoy much faster Internet ._ But they will need to keep fighting to keep up with the developing demands of internet users.
| A．Internet is becoming faster and faster. |
| B．With so many people downloading maps, sports videos, news and restaurant recommendations, |
| C．We can not expect a faster speed about the internet. |
| D．Major search engines such as Google and Microsoft's Bing usually find search results in less than a second. |
E. How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open before you start to lose your patience?
F. This is why technology companies are now competing to be the fastest.
G. it was very crowded and slow;
Regardless of the difficulties you may face, it’s getting support and moving forward that counts(重要) the most when you need to deal with hardships.
Write or talk about how you feel.
Keeping my feelings to myself used to make me feel lonely, but when I found someone who actually cared about me, it became natural to share how I felt with him and that contributed to my ability to overcome troublesome situation. Although talking to strangers about your problems may seem crazy, it actually isn’t.
It is said that running away from your problems will never help, and though that is partially true, it doesn’t mean that you need to go so deeply in a situation that you run out of air to breathe and lose the ability to make your choices. It is why it’s important to separate yourself from a situation long enough to think clearly.
Remind yourself that you are not alone.
Regardless of who or what you depend on, you need to remind yourself that you are not alone; you have people who do care. Sometimes it’s strangers who may share the same feeling as you do. Think about it---- you may not know any readers personally but they could be in the exact same situation as you, so in fact, no one is truly alone.
Accept the results and get support again Whether the results of your choices proved to be helpful or not, it’s time for you to accept them and get support. This time you have a new experience go add to your book of life so the next time something tries to knock you down, it won’t be easy because you will be strong and determined to push forward.
| A．Tell yourself to accept the hardship. |
| B．Separate yourself from the situation. |
| C．All in all, remember that life is short. |
| D．Finally, it’s time to accept what has happened. |
E. Here are some things I’ve tried just to help me believe in a brighter future and get over a tough situation.
F. Not only did I speak to him about how I felt, but I decided to blog(写博客) about it.
G. Even if it’s just one person, that enough to give you reasons to remind yourself that you will never truly be alone
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