Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity. I can’t think of a bet
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★Boryeong Mud Festival--Boryeong, South Korea
For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party , complete with music and fireworks. While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.
★Holi--lndia
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of bright colored powder. The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world.
★Koninginnedag--The Netherlands
Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th,the country’s official “Queen’s Day” since 1949. Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas（长围巾）and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas（广场）. Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.
★National Elephant Day in Thailand
In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand. At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March 13 for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane.
小题1:What we can learn from the passage is that ________.| A．Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources | | B．people around the world celebrate Holi differently to promote their religions | | C．Koninginnedag--The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday | | D．it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane |
小题2:What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13 in Thailand?| A．To call on people to protect these endangered elephants. | | B．To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane. | | C．To stress the importance of the elephant in the Thai history. | | D．To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant. |
小题3:You can experience the Festival of Colors in _______.| A．South Korea | B．Thailand | C．the Netherlands | D．India |
小题4:What is the main purpose of the text?| A．To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves. | | B．To introduce some unique festivals around the world. | | C．To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs. | | D．To show the importance of celebrating different festivals. |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍了世界各地的四种节日及节日时间和节日时的活动。韩国的 Boryeong Mud Festival，这个节日一开始是为了促销 Boryeong的一种富含矿物质的泥，现在已经演变成节日聚会。还有印度的Holi节， 荷兰的 Koninginnedag 节和泰国的National Elephant Day节。
小题1:细节理解题。 根据第二段的What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party开始作为一种促进该地区的富含矿物质的泥的方法已经变成了一个节日聚会。故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第五段的In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history.在泰国,3月13日被视为国家象节表明泰国大象在泰国历史扮演重要的角色。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第三段的Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays胡里节,彩色的节日,是一个印度教徒庆祝充满欢乐和印度最重要的节日故选D。
小题4:作者意图题。根据第一大段I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world我想不出一个更好的方法欣赏一个新的文化比参加它的一个节日。这里有一些特殊的世界各地的音乐节。说明这篇文章要介绍节日。故选B。 |
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The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard(1850~1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”，almost certainly the source of Howard’s name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs.
The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条) and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life. Howard’s idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city. Howard’s idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside, far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.
Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit---Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus, over time, they would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.
小题1:What could be the best title for the passage?| A．City and Countryside | | B．A New City in Chicago | | C．The Invention of the Garden City | | D．A Famous Garden City in England |
小题2:How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities?| A．Through his observation of the country life. | | B．By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago. | | C．By taking other people’s advice. | | D．Through the combination of different ideas. |
小题3:According to Howard, garden cities should be built _______.| A．as far as possible from existing cities | | B．near cities where employment opportunities already existed | | C．in the countryside where agriculture was developed | | D．in the countryside where the land was cheap |
小题4:The underlined phrase“drawing on ”in Paragraph 1 probably means______.| A．making use of | | B．making comments on | | C．giving an explanation of | | D．giving a description of |
小题5:What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?| A．People would live and work in the same place. | | B．Each one would continue to become larger. | | C．Their number would continue to rise. | | D．Each one would contain a certain type of business. |
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More than half of parents in the United States are helping , or have helped their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and stagnant（无变化的）wages, according to a new survey. It showed that present economic conditions are discouraging young adults from leaving home and forcing those who have already gone, so - called boomerang children, to return.
“Parents are continuing their financial involvement longer than we expected,” said Ted Beck, the president and CEO of National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
About 60 percent of parents questioned in the survey said they are helping their adult children who are no longer in school financially, providing housing and living expenses.
For an increasing number of adult children, the situation is bad. Two - thirds of adult children, aged 18 to 39, who are not in school said they faced tougher financial pressures than previous generations, according to the survey. And nearly one - third of parents agreed that it was easier for them to earn money than for their children.
Parents are helping their children out of genuine concern, and because they do not want to see them struggle. But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices to help their adult children should be cautious about their own finances.
“If you are taking on extra debt or delaying retirement to help your adult child, you could be making a mistake and putting your own financial future in danger.” Beck warned.
Boomerang children can also cause other problems for their parents. Thirty percent of parents said they had given up privacy since their adult children moved back home, while more than a quarter have taken on added debt, and ten percent have delayed retirement. But the survey also showed that 42 percent of adult children living at home are helping with the cooking and cleaning.
小题1:The underlined words “boomerang children” in the first paragraph likely means ________.| A．adult children visiting parents often | | B．married adult children | | C．adult children depending on parents for financial support | | D．adult children independent and successful in life |
小题2:What is Ted Beck’s suggestion to the parents?| A．Asking their children to help with the housework. | | B．Leaving their children to struggle to live. | | C．Being careful when helping their children financially. | | D．Putting off their time of retirement. |
小题3:According to the survey, we can know that ________.| A．about 50% of parents give money to their adult children to cover the daily cost | | B．two - thirds of adult children are faced with financial problems in school | | C．one - third of adult children earn money more easily than their parents | | D．one in ten parents has delayed retirement |
小题4:What is the main idea of the whole text?| A．Adult children are less independent. | | B．Parents help support adult children. | | C．Bad conditions affect children a lot. | | D．Adult children like living with parents. |
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There are plenty of beauty schools throughout the country that can help you to start a career in cosmetology(美容业). Nowadays, young people may not be able to afford a four-year college. Students can look forward to attending a beauty school program which will only take a few months to complete and start their career right away to earn money.
There can be many benefits of going to beauty school. The expense is much less than attending a four-year university. Besides, attending beauty school is mostly a hands-on(动手的) experience which appeals to many people. Some students don’t like sitting all day listening to lectures and then having to study at night. What’s more, most beauty school programs keep up with the changing trends and fashion. So you will always be working on different hair types which can be fun and will give you a lot of experience throughout the years of your career.
If you are worried about finding a job after graduation, many beauty schools will offer assistance for immediate job placement and give you peace of mind that you will not be stranded looking for a job. Most colleges and universities are not equipped to do that because of the large number of graduates each year.
Cosmetologists will also make a good salary. The average salary will depend on your location, but you may earn a salary around $3,000 — $3,500 a month. This is not including tips which could be $600 or more a month.
Not only can young people go to cosmetology school, but people of all ages can start this career. As you can see, there are many benefits of beauty schools that can be the perfect opportunity for anyone to become a great cosmetologist.
小题1:How many advantages of going to beauty school are mentioned in Paragraph 2?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
小题2:The underlined word “stranded” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.| A．focused on | B．given up | C．stuck in | D．turned to |
小题3:What can be learnt from the passage?| A．A cosmetologist gets paid at least $3,600 a month. | | B．Beauty schools are not popular with young people. | | C．Graduates can easily be offered jobs by universities. | | D．It isn’t suitable for the old to start a career in cosmetology. |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?| A．The development of cosmetology | | B．How to become a cosmetologist | | C．The benefits of beauty schools | | D．Going to college or beauty school |
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Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.
In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India，which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year，and only accessible (可通行的)via a frozen river．We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:
“Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes，skiing hasn’t traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals，largely because trees don"t grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis．In 1995, a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam．The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education—children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow—and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future．So far，more than 300 local people have received training，and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.”
But what we weren"t able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment—particularly of a size suitable for children—and, I thought. Now the European ski season is drawing to a close，there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you"d like to see go to a good home．If that"s the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski school.org.
小题1:What"s the purpose in writing the text?| A．To raise money to develop this area | | B．To attract more tourists to the area | | C．To appeal to more locals to attend the school | | D．To ask people to give away their skis to the school |
小题2:The local people don"t use skiing to go about because .| A．it is against the local custom | | B．they don"t have the wood to make skis | | C．trees are in the way of the skiing route | | D．it is dangerous to go skiing in this region |
小题3: Who would be the most helpful to the school now?| A．People having old skiing equipment． | | B．Students in the Zanskar Ski School | | C．Locals in Zanskar region | | D．Tavellers enjoying skiing |
小题4:What can be the best title for the text?| A．An extraordinary region in India | | B．A home for old skis | | C．A good means of transport | | D．A popular sport—skiing |
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Disneyland may look like a straightforward theme park. But there’s a secret world hidden behind the balloons, castles and cotton candy — a place where wild cats wander at midnight, Mickey Mouse hides in the wallpaper, and movie stars drink martinis behind closed doors.
Cat security — It’s not easy keeping the ground of Disneyland spotless, as well as free of unwanted pests. Every night after closing time, 200 wild cats were freed into the park to help keep the rodent（啮齿）population under control. Though Disney doesn’t comment on the matter, rumor（传闻）has it that the cat taskforce dates back to 1957. After unsuccessful attempts to chase them out of the park, Disney decided to put the cats to work instead.
Hidden Mickeys—At Disneyland the round-eared Mickey Mouse image is everywhere. But you can also see hundreds of “Hidden Mickeys” across the park, which are very difficult to spot: they’re camouflage （伪装）in the architecture and landscaping as well as in the smallest stylistic details.
Cocktail（鸡尾酒）behind closed doors—Disney is dry unless you can manage to get your name on the list at Club 33. The secret cocktail club has a limited membership of just 487 and a waiting list of approximately 14 years. Walt Disney designed the club as a special space to entertain possible investors; since then, it has hosted US presidents, film stars and foreign guests.
Always on stage—At Disneyland, a doorman isn’t a doorman, he is a “cast member”. So are the large numbers of cashiers, painters, ride operators, gardeners and performers. All “cast members” are trained to follow a specific rule that helps preserve the Disney magic. On the list of dos and don’ts? Never break character. If wearing a costume that belongs in Fantasyland, don’t set foot in Tomorrowland—it might Confuse visitors or break the park’s orderly image. Cast members have a Disney “look book” that details the fresh-faced ideal—no long fingernails, beards, or unnaturally colored hair allowed. It’s a return to Walt Disney’s All-American standards: when the park opened even guests with facial hair weren’t allowed entrance.
小题1:The reason why there are many wild cats in Disneyland is that ________.| A．they’re in charge of the cleaning of the park | | B．they’re allowed to act as cleaners and guards | | C．they have to keep watch in the daytime | | D．they have a comfortable house to live in |
小题2:From the passage we can know that in Disneyland “Hidden Mickeys” are _________.| A．small | B．obvious | C．everywhere | D．dishonest |
小题3:What do the underlined Words “Disney is dry” in paragraph 4 mean?| A．It’s easy to join the Club 33. | B．The ground keeps dry. | | C．It doesn’t often rain. | D．Drinking alcohol is forbidden. |
小题4: From the last paragraph, we can know the workers in Disneyland _______.| A．must know the dos and don’t | | B．needn’t have their facial hair shaved | | C．can wear unnaturally colored hair | | D．mustn’t get in Tomorrowland |
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