The Nadam Festival, usually held from June 4 to 9(lunar calendar), is one of the
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The Nadam Festival, usually held from June 4 to 9(lunar calendar), is one of the most exciting and colorful festivals in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. At the center of the festivities are the fierce horse racing, archery(射箭) and wrestling competitions, the traditional sports of the Mongolian warriors (the three “manly” sports, though young girls and women participate in the horse racing and archery contests).
In Mongolian, the word “Nadam” means “amusement and entertainment” and the festival began in 1225 AD, when Genghis Khan organized an expedition to the west and got control of Khwarezm. In order to celebrate the victory they held the magnificent Nadam Fari. The Mongolians used this exciting gathering as a big occasion to compete in the horse racing, Mongolian wrestling and archery, which were regarded as the three basic skills of men.
Gradually more and more events were added to the festival, such as marksmanship(射击), chess, reciting epics, polo(马球), film, drama, singing, dancing, track and field competitions and so on.
There are three kinds of Nadam, the big one, the medium one and the small one. The big Nadam requires the participation of 512 wrestlers and 300 horses and usually lasts 7-10 days while the medium Nadam will have the participation of 256 wrestlers and 100-150 horses, lasting 5-7 days. And 64 or 128 wrestlers and 30 or 50 horses will take part in the small Nadam, which lasts 3-5 days. Anyone can apply to compete in Nadam, regardless of his or her ethnic origin and religious belief.
Nadam has become a popular artistic and sports event participated in by people of all ages. Boys and girls can also take the opportunity to show their love, i. e. the so-called “meeting at aobao”.
In addition to sports competition, people also make good use of this gathering to hold talks and establish relations in economic trade or to interchange goods.
小题1:We can infer from the passage that ______.| A．girls are not allowed to take part in horse racing | | B．foreigners also have a chance to compete in the Nadam Festival | | C．the Nadam Festival is only for sports competition | | D．Business activities can’t be held in the Nadam Festival |
小题2:It can be inferred that “meeting at aobao” expresses ______.| A．love of parents to kids | B．old friends’ friendships | | C．deep feelings between brothers | D．love between boys and girls |
小题3:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．The introduction of the Nadam Festival. | | B．The origin of the Nadam Festival. | | C．The sports events of the Nadam Festival. | | D．The modern style of the Nadam Festival. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍了蒙古人最重要的聚会——那达慕。以及那达慕的具体的详细的情况介绍。
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第四段最后一句Anyone can apply to compete in Nadam, regardless of his or her ethnic origin and religious belief.说明任何人都可以参加那达慕大会，故外国人也可以。，故B正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据倒数第二段Boys and girls can also take the opportunity to show their love, i. e. the so-called “meeting at aobao”.说明这是男女相会的场所，故该词是表示男女之间的爱情故事那么D正确。
小题3:A 主旨大意题。本文介绍了蒙古人最重要的聚会——那达慕。以及那达慕的具体的详细的情况介绍。故A正确。
点评：本文介绍了蒙古人最重要的聚会——那达慕。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。 |
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As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.
If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?
In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?
小题1:English was first spoken in ____.| A．Britain | B．England | C．Great Britain | D．Ireland |
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?| A．Wales is the richest of the three. | | B．Scotland is the largest of the three. | | C．Sometimes England is used instead of Britain. | | D．Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles. |
小题3:The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is _____.| A．part of Britain | | B．part of British Isles | | C．the official name of the whole country | | D．the largest country of all mentioned in the passage |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title?| A．Students of English | | B．Different Names of England | | C．Different Languages Spoken in England | | D．The Republic of Ireland |
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Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water" is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used 500 years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water”．When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble—serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother. if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head.
You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market.
“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.
“Water over the dam” is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again.
小题1:Which of the following two expressions have almost the same meaning?| A．To be in hot water；To be in deep water. | | B．To be in hot water；To keep your head above water. | | C．To be in deep water；Water over the dam. | | D．Water over the dam；To be in hot water. |
小题2:If a person tries to keep his head out of water，we can say that .| A．he is in danger of losing his life | | B．he is trying to pay off his debt | | C．he is trying to keep his promise | | D．he is trying not to get into debt |
小题3:What can you infer from the passage?| A．“To be in hot water” can only be used to mention serious trouble. | | B．“Water over the dam” is an expression about a future event. | | C．Water could be used in the war in the past. | | D．All of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings. |
小题4:This passage is written mainly to tell us .| A．the use of water | | B．how to use some expressions about water | | C．expressions about water and their meanings | | D．expressions with negative meaning |
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From birth to death, the word kick has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and happy mother feels the first signs of life kicking inside her body. And that same life------many years later------ comes to its end in a widely-used expression, to kick the bucket( 吊桶) . The expression to kick the bucket is almost 200 years old. One belief is that it started when an English stableman(马夫) killed himself by hanging while standing on a bucket. He put a rope around his neck and tied it to a beam(梁柱) in the ceiling, and then kicked the bucket away from under him.
Another old expression that comes from England is to kick over the traces. Traces were the chains（链子） that held at horse or mule to a wagon(货运马车)or plow. Sometimes, an animal refused to obey and kicked over the traces.
Kick around is an expression that is heard often in American English. A person who is kicked around is someone who is treated badly. Usually he is not really being kicked by somebody"s foot. He is just not being treated with the respect that all of us want. A person who has kicked around for most of his life is someone who has spent his life moving from place to place. In this case, kicking around means moving often from one place to another. Kick around has another meaning when you use it with the word idea. When you kick around an idea, you are giving that idea some thought.
There is no physical action when you kick a person upstairs, although the pain can be as strong .You kick a person upstairs by removing him from an important job and giving him a job that sounds more important, but really is not.
Still another meaning of the word kick is to free oneself of a bad habit, such as smoking cigarettes. Health campaigns urge smokers to kick the habit.
小题1:It is clear that the author wants to help readers _____________.| A．know English has a long history | | B．understand the development of English | | C．enjoy the interest of English idioms（习语） | | D．learn English expressions with Kick |
小题2:What does the idiom "kick over the traces" in "All kids seem to want to kick over the traces and do what they like to" means ____________. | A．disobey the commands | B．obey the traditions | | C． ride a horse or mule | D．punish animals strictly |
小题3:Mr. Smith always kicked his sons around with no excuse, in other words, his sons___________| A．expressed their ideas freely | B．were looked after well | | C．moved their family often | D．were treated badly |
小题4:How many different kinds of meanings are talked about on;"kick around" in the text?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
小题5:Though Tom got raised to a better position by his boss, he had no power, we can say __________| A．the boss kicked Tom upstairs | B．Tom kicked the bucket | | C．Tom kicked the bad habit | D．Tom kicked around an idea |
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They say that Mexico is a country no one ever leaves. Every year, millions of tourists pass through. And Mexicans happily warn that a part of them will remain behind forever. Most visitors are vacationing North Americans who go up on the brilliant beaches of Cancun, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. The beaches, of course, are among the world’s best ----but those who venture (冒险) inland are rewarded with the true soul of Mexico.
And it is a big soul. The Republic of Mexico is vast, consisting of nearly two million square miles of coastline, desert, rain forest, mountains, and rich plains. From the American borderlands of the wide, agriculturally rich north, the country narrows gently as it sweeps south and east. The two main mountain ranges(山脊), the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental, hug the west and east, finally merging（融入） into the volcanically active central highlands and the capital, Mexico City - the most populous city in the world. Further south, the country narrows to only 100 miles, then broadens again before reaching the Guatemalan border. There are two major peninsulas (半岛) in Mexico: the Baja Peninsula to the west and the Yucatan peninsular to the east.
The population is about 106 million. and the generosity (慷慨大方) of the Mexican people is unsurpassed. Knowing a few simple sentences in Spanish will win hearts.
Mexico has been blessed with an unusually temperate (适度的) climate year-round. The most important thing to remember is that the Mexican summer is also the rainy season, although the rain rarely lasts more than a few hours, and typically arrives in the late afternoon. Extremes(极端)are present only in the North and in Baja, both of which have deserts where the temperature leaps above 100F. Mexico City has a year-round temperature in the high 80s. while the coasts usually stay in the mid-90s. Night time temperatures fall somewhat, but rarely break down below a comfortable 60F.
小题1:All of the following are names of beaches EXCEPT ___________ .| A．Puerto Vallarta | B．Cancun | C．Guatemalan | D．Mazatlan |
小题2:The Republic of Mexico _________.| A．has two peninsulas altogether | | B．has a population of about 106 million | | C．has more than 2 million square miles of coastline | | D．has two main mountain ranges going from west to east |
小题3:The underlined word "unsurpassed" in the 3rd paragraph probably means” ".
A perfect B. false C. ancient D. out of date
小题4:You may suffer extreme temperatures if you go to ___________. .| A．the east | B．the west | C．the south | D．the north |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Geography. | B．History. | C．Language. | D．Climate. |
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Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type music, is one of the art form that was started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.
Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious(宗教) music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.
小题1:What can be the best title of the passage?| A．American art forms. | B．The development of jazz. | | C．The music of black Americans. | D．The birthplace of jazz. |
小题2:Which of the following is true?| A．Jazz is now popular all over the world. | | B．Jazz is now a kind of religious music. | | C．Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs. | | D．Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes. |
小题3:From the text it can be inferred that_________ .| A．New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced | | B．the American people are all jazz lovers | | C．jazz is merely sung by the black when working | | D．jazz may become more popular as time goes on |
小题4:It took about ________ years to make jazz popular in the United States. |
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