For one tired out from work, autumn is one of the best times to step into the open air to kick back and enjoy some great music. And that’s what many Beijingers have done this past weekend.

Family, friends, laughter; beautiful grass, fresh air and live music echoing (回響) off the forest and the Great Wall that surround this place. A weekend in this music paradise（樂園） just seems too short. Besides, a brand new world-class outdoor theater has just been open at this year’s festival, which will surely make the festival a better and more permanent experience.

A full house is before the new outdoor amphitheater (圓形劇場). Even the thunderstorm couldn’t break up the crowd completely absorbed in the music. Thanks to the new theater, this year’s Great Wall Forest Festival offers even more superb acoustics（音效的）and an overall outdoor theatrical experience, even though the project is still half complete.

The festival is now in its fourth year. Since its first show in 2010, the festival has seen a steady increase in festival-goers and has expanded its length from two days to four days, divided over two weekends. It has also been experimenting with a variety of styles, from classical to pop, with this year’s theme “Celebrating 20 Years of Chinese Folk Song.” Folk Song legend Lao Lang explains how folk songs have helped encourage more amateur folks to express themselves through music.

“Before music was reserved for the professionals. But folk songs made young people realize that they can express themselves through music as well. And that’s what characterizes folk songs. It’s popular music and it always has a story.” said Lao Lang.

Unlike some of the other outdoor festivals, the Great Wall Forest Festival appeals to a wide range of audiences. It’s a rare place where teens, parents and families can all enjoy the outdoors and have a great time.

Great music and scenery aside, many children’s workshops, master music classes, and interactive art activities have also been introduced this year. If music is the reason to come to the festivals, you’ll find even more reasons not to leave.

1.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “kick back” in Paragraph 1?

A. to hit with legs. B. to work harder

C. to relax oneself D. to make people leave

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The place where the Festival is held is near the Great Wall.

B. The completed project adds to the attraction of this year’s Festival.

C. The audience attending the festival bury themselves in the music.

D. The year 2010 saw the beginning of the Great Wall Forest Festival.

3.The 2014 Great Wall Forest Festival has got improved in the following aspects except that _________.

A. it has included different types of music

B. it has attracted a wide range of audiences

C. it has introduced more activities besides music

D. it has been expanded from 2 days to 4 days in a week

4.According to Lao Lang, we can know that _________.

A. folk songs can help amateur singers become famous easily

B. folk songs are the ones just intended for the professionals

C. a folk song, always with a story, belongs to popular music

D. popular songs are used by the young to express themselves

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It’s necessary to use different ways to communicate for different purposes. Study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in New York, has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e-mails.

Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or e-mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14% of e-mails, 21% of instant messages, 27% of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37% of phone calls.

His results, to be presented at the conferences on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists.

Hancock says it is very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation. This is why fewer lies appear in e-mail than on the phone.

People are even more likely to lie in real time—in an instant message or phone call. Many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they don’t expect.”

Hancock hopes his research will help many a company work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But given his results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, might be best done using e-mail.

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你是李華，你很煩惱。最近，每天早晚，你們小區(qū)廣場上都有很多人在跳廣場舞，持續(xù)時間長且噪音大，給你和小區(qū)里其他人帶來了很多的不便……請你給小區(qū)委員會領(lǐng)導寫封信，反映現(xiàn)象及其導致的不便（要求涉及生活、學習和工作等方面）并提出合理建議。

注意：

1、詞數(shù)120左右；

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參考詞匯： 廣場舞 square dance 組織者organizers

Dear Sir,

I am writing to tell you something about the people doing the square dance in our community, which has made me terribly upset.

Best wishes,

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

____ people from all walks of life are working hard to create ____new Hefei.

A. /; the B. The; the

C. /; a D. The; a

The____of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city.

A. routine B. procedure

C. reference D. practice

--What bad luck! I had a cut in salary yesterday.

--____. I warned you not to be late again and again but you ignored it.

A. You asked for it B. Never mind

C. Take it easy D. By all means

What he had done ____ a lot about his honesty.

A. spoke B. told

C. talked D. said

--The concert won’t start till seven. Why____ so early?

--You know I don' t want to be at the traffic there. It’s terrible during the rush hour.

A. are you leaving B. do you leave

C. were you leaving D. had you left

--Silly me! I forgot the color of my luggage.

--What about over there?

A. the one B. one

C. that D. those

I lost the key to my dormitory. Could you ____ for the night?

A. put me up B. take me up

C. set me up D. bring me up