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Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Festival St tore Plenty of people attend Laguna Beach Festival of Arts just to admire the works of art. However, for serious art buyers, attending early in the season means a lot, since excellent pieces often sell early. Weekdays are less busy but there are fewer artists present. They often meet crowds in the evening that show up for the Pageant (盛会)of the Masters. Some artists may negotiate prices at the end of the season. If you just want souvenirs of your visit, a variety of products are available in the Festival Store. Fun Activities Part of the fun of the festival comes from the activities that go on during the event. Tours and art workshops are available every day. Weekends are full of live music and special events. To get best value for the money you spend during the week, Thursday is the day to go for art talks by participating artists and evening jazz. Food &x Drinks Food and drinks are sold at the snack bar. Tivoli Terrace cafe and restaurants are on site for more formal dining. Picnics are welcome during art talks or music shows, and there are tables set up in the courtyard for you to enjoy your homemade or take-away food. But alcohol is forbidden here. On Thursdays, central tables are reserved for ticket holders. Cost of the Tickets Entrance admission: $60 per person (the Pageant of the Masters and live music shows included) Joint pass: $120 per person (free of charge for all the performances) Notes: Since there are many visitors on the weekends, the ticket office may be crowded. For faster service, call toll-free number 24 hours a day. For more information visit www. Lagunabeachfestivalofarts.com 【1】What should one intending to buy some good pieces of art in the festival do? A.Go there on weekdays. B.Turn to artists for advice. C.Go there as soon as it starts. D.Show up for the Pageant of the Masters. 【2】What can all visitors do in the courtyard? A.Drink alcohol. B.Have a formal dinner. C.Appreciate music while eating. D.Eat at central tables as they like. 【3】If a couple want to see live music shows, they should pay at least A.$60 B.$120 C.$180 D.$240 |
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Last year, the bushfires in Australia burned more than 12.35 million acres of land. At least 25 people were killed and 2000 homes destroyed. According to the BBC, that was the most casualties(伤亡) from wildfires in the country since 2009. The University of Sydney estimates that 480 million animals have died in South Wales alone. Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and extreme weather made Australia more susceptible to fires and increased the length of the fire season. "The drier conditions combined with record high temperatures in 2019 created main conditions for the disastrous fires. Australia's fires were worsened by the combination of those two. 2019 was the perfect storm for being the warmest year on record for Australia and the driest year on record for Australia," Hausfather added on Friday. Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, said warmer ocean temperatures are also contributed to more variable weather around the world. Trenberth believes that global warming contributed to energy imbalances and hot spots in the oceans, which can create a wave in the atmosphere that locks weather patterns in places, causing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contributing to drought in Australia. He said that once an area experiences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of fires catching and spreading. Those changing weather patterns due to global warming make drought events longer. Climate experts stress that climate change is not the only factor in the severity(严重) of wildfires. How land is managed can also impact the amount of fuel available for fires. Practices like controlled bums and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area. Changing those policies has great potential to limit future damage from wildfires along with changes to how fire management resources are dispatched(派遣). 【1】What are the numbers about in paragraph 1? A.The causes of Australian fires. B.The results of Australian fires. C.The damaged areas of Australian fires. D.The property destruction of Australian fires. 【2】Which of the following best explains 'susceptible to" in the second paragraph? A.Very quickly to adapt to. B.Very seriously to focus on. C.Very likely to be influenced by. D.Very easily to be protected against. 【3】What can we infer from Trenberth’s research? A.Longer dry weather contributes to global warming. B.Global wanning is also a main cause of the bushfires. C.Warmer ocean temperatures leads to the fires directly. D.The imbalanced energy leads to the temperature rising. 【4】What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph? A.To stress the effects of Australia fires. B.To show the methods for land management. C.To predict the seriousness of Australia fires. D.To provide some advice about reducing fire damage. |
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