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Petfringe
Sunday,Petworth,WestSussex
petfringe.co.uk
Petworth,homeofthe17th-centuryGradeIlistedPetworthHouse,isthesettingforthisdefinitely-not-animal-relatedfestival,featuringeverythingfromclassicalmusictotheatreandfilmscreenings.PetfringealsohoststhefinalofitsComedianOfTheYearcompetition,wherethewinnerwilltakehome£10,001—theUK’slargeststand-upprize.
FastFringe
Monday,UnderbellyFestival,Southbank,London
underbellyfestival.com
ImaginegoingtotheEdinburghFringebutdon’tknowwhotosee?
Thiswillhelp—it’sashowcase(展示)of28Scotland-boundactseachperformingthree-minute-teasersoftheirsets.ActsincludeLostVoiceGuy,whohasalreadybeenanovernightsuccessthankstohis“Britain’sGotTalent”win.
HenleyFestival
October11-15,Henley-on-Thames
henleyfestival.co.uk
There’s’muchtoenjoyhere,whetheryou’refondofcomedy,thearts,oropera(歌剧).Blacktieisamust,asisdrinkingPimm’s.
AsYouLikeIt
October28,OpenAirTheatre,Regent’sPark,London
BillShakespeare’scomedyintheForestofArdenisdirectedbyMaxWebster,andcomestoRegent’sPark.Itfeaturesnewmusictoo.
1.Whicheventincludesairplaneshows?
A.Petfringe.B.FastFringe.
C.RAFFlypast.D.HenleyFestival.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutPetfringe?
A.ItisheldonMonday.B.Itisfestivalforanimallovers.
C.Itsetsupanawardforcomedians.D.Ithosts“Britain’sGotTalent”competition.
3.WhatdoHenleyFestivalandAsYouLikeIthaveincommon?
A.Theyaresuitableforcomedyfans.B.TheyareplannedbyMaxWebster.
C.Theywilltakeplaceonthesameday.D.Theyrequirevisitorstowearblacktie.
ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(嗑瓜子)asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;
Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.
Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.
Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.
Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.
Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.
It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacy(美味佳肴),andit’sconnectedtotheircertainculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.
4.Whatdidthewriterbecomeawareof?
A.Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.
B.ShehadvarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.
C.Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.
D.Shehadahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.
5.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?
A.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.
B.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.
C.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit.
D.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.
6.Thewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis_____.
A.neutral(中立的)B.critical(批评的)C.acceptableD.doubtful
7.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.
B.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.
C.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.
D.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.
Anewsetofrulesarebeingbroughtinforkidsandadultswhoownandflydrones(无人机).Childrenandadultswhousedronesnowhavetopassanonlinetheorytestandberegisteredasadroneoperator.From30November2019,anyonewhohasn’tdonethese,couldbefined£
1,000.
ThenewrulesarefromtheCivilAviationAuthority(CAA)--they’rethepeopleresponsibleformonitoring(监测)airtrafficanddeveloptherulesthatapplytodrones.Theyapplytoanyoneresponsibleforadroneoranunmannedaircraft(飞行器)suchasamodelplaneweighingatleast250g.ThosewhoregisterwillgetauniqueIDwhichmustbedisplayedontheirdrones.
Thetestisdoneonline.Ithas20questionsandshouldtakearound20minutestocomplete.Topass,thepersontakingit,needstoget16outof20correct!
Butthetestcanbetakenmorethanonce.
TheCAAdecidedthatthereshouldbesomestricterrulesaboutwhocanandcan'
tflyadrone.
Withmoreandmoredronesbeingspottednearairports--wheretheycancauseproblems--itisimportanttohavestricterrules.InDecember2018,1,000flightswerecancelledfor36hours,afterreporteddronesightingsintheairspaceofGatwickAirport.140,000passengershadtochangeorcanceltheirtravelplansbecauseofthesightings.Thisnewonlinesafetytesthasbeendesignedtomakesurethoseflyingdroneswilldososafely.InMarch2019,thedroneno-flyareaaroundairportswasextended(延伸)from1kmto5km.Thiswastopreventthedevices(设备)causingtroubleatairports.
Aswellaskeepingdronesandotherdevicesflyingsafeandlegal,thenewruleswillcomeinhandyforlostdevices.OnceadevicehasbeenregisteredandhasitsownIDnumber,it’llbeeasierforittobereturnedtotherightplace!
8.Whatarethenewrules?
A.Thosewhousedronesmustregisterthemlegally.
B.Peoplearenotallowedtousedronesweighingabove250g.
C.Kidsshouldn’tusedroneswithoutbeingaccompaniedbyparents.
D.Peoplearepermittedtousedroneswithin1kmto5kmaroundairports.
9.Whyarestricterrulesneeded?
A.Dronesaredangeroustokids.
B.Airplanesareoftendisturbedbyflyingdrones.
C.Theoriginalrulesarebrokenbymanydroneusers.
D.Dronesareoftenbeyondoperatorscontrolintheair
10.Whatisabenefitoftheregistration?
A.Findinglostdrones.
B.Keepingchildrenentertained.
C.Monitoringairplanesatairports.
D.Speedingupthedevelopmentofdrones.
11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
A.Onlypeoplewhoareunder18shouldhavetheonlinesafetytest.
B.Thestrictertherulesare,thelessfrequentlypeoplewillflytheirdrones.
C.Ifapersonwantstopassthetest,heneedstogetatleast80%offullmarks.
D.Aslongasoneregistersaflydronelegally,hecanflyitwhereverhewants.
Withtheexplosionofconsumerchoicesinrecenthistory,thelatestmust-haveswouldsurelyneedtobeupgradedmoreoftenthanevery10years.In2002acomputerandbasicmobilephonewouldhavebeenenoughformostpeople,butnow?
ThepublicneedatrendynotebookcomputerandasmartphonewithWiFiconnectiontofeeltheyareup-to-date.Sowhenwillwehaveenoughthings?
Whenwillwefinallybehappy?
Well,itlookslikethethingswebuytodaywillbarelykeepussatisfiedforafewmonths.
Intheeyesofsomepsychologists,farfrommakingushappy,greaterconsumerchoicecreatesmanyseriouspsychologicalproblems.Afundamentalprincipleofthesocietyisthatmorefreedomisbetterandmorechoiceinthemarketplacemeansmorefreedom.Thereforemorechoiceleadstomorehappiness.Thisisnotthecase,however.
Imagineyougotoacafeofferingchocolateandvanillaicecream.Youchoosethechocolateandeatithappily.Butwhatifthecafeserves50kindsoficecream?
Youchoosechocolateandthenstarttoworry,"
maybeblueberrywouldhavebeenbetter,andperhapsthehalf-faticecreamwouldhavebeenhealthier.Stupidme,allthesechoicesandIdidn'
tmakethebestone!
"
InChina'
smajorcitieswehavenowpassedthepointwheremoreconsumerchoiceismakingushappier.Weareannoyedbyalltheoptionswehave,disappointedbecauseourexpectationsaresohighandangeredatourselveswhenwedon'
tmakeaperfectchoiceeverytime.
Anewspaperreportertellsastoryabouttravelingonaplanewithhigh-speedInternetaccess.Hethoughtthiswasamazing--thenewestpieceoftechnologyhehadheardof.Thentheservicewentdown.Themannexttohimwasangryandswore.Thereporterthought,"
Howquicklytheworldoweshimsomethingheknewexistedonly10secondsago!
12.Whatmaysomepsychologiststhinkoftheconsumerdemandinthecafe?
A.Varietyleadstounhappiness.B.Morechoicemeansmorefreedom.
C.Theconsumerhasmentalproblems.D.Theshopprovidestoomanychoices.
13.Whywasthemannexttothereporterquiteannoyed?
A.Someoneowedhimmoney.B.Thenetconnectionwasinterrupted.
C.Theairhostessofferedpoorservice.D.Thepleasurelastedonly10seconds.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
swore"
inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Fellasleep.B.Madepromises.
C.Saidrudewords.D.Becameamazed.
15.Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?
A.Hi-techandconsumerneeds.
B.Computersandsmartphones.
C.WirelessproductsandWiFiconnection.
D.Diversechoicesandconsumersatis
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