Each Indian(印第安人)was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to

Each Indian(印第安人)was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to

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Each Indian(印第安人)was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himself.But his playmates(游戏伙伴)would always give him a name of their own.No matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen.Often it was not pleasing, such as Bow Legs or Bad Boy.But sometimes a name fit so well that the youngster found it difficult to shake it off.If he could not earn a better one from a war later, he could be stuck with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his life.
The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy.His life name depended on how he acted during this first battle.When he returned from the war, the whole tribe would gather and observe the ceremony in which he would be given his name by the chief.If he had done well, he would get a good name.Otherwise he might be called Crazy Wolf or Man-Afraid-Of-a-Horse.So an Indian’s name told his record or described the kind of man he was.
A man was given many chances to improve his name, however.If in a later battle he was brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a better name.Some of our great fighters had as many as twelve names—all good and each better than the last.
An Indian’s names belonged to him for the rest of his life.No one else could use them.Even he himself could not give them away because names were assigned by the tribe, not the family.So no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.
Sometimes an Indian would be asked to give his name to a son who had performed a noticeable deed.I know of only three of four times when this happened.It is the rarest honor for a person—the honor of assuming(承担) his father’s name.
小题1:
An Indian could be given the second name by__________.
A.his fatherB.the enemy
C.the chief of the tribeD.his childhood friends
小题2:
The greatest honor an Indian could earn was____________.
A.a victory in his first battle against the enemy
B.a name given by the chief
C.a ceremony to get his real name
D.the right to use his father’s name
小题3:
If an Indian had more than ten names, it meant that____________.
A.many people in the tribe liked himB.he was a great fighter
C.he had a lot of friendsD.he had fought in fewer than ten battles
小题4:
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A.The names given by the playmates of an Indian were usually not pleasant
B.The life name of an Indian was earned in battle
C.An Indian could throw away his birth name when he was old enough to earn one for himself.
D.The Indians themselves were not allowed to give their names away.

答案

小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
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During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.
小题1:
Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
A.Teach P.E in school.B.Write some books.
C.Work at a hospital.D.Take part in the Olympic Games.
小题2:
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.
小题3:
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A.It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B.It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C.It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D.It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
小题4:
At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
A.Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B.Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C.Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D.Basketball was still played using footballs.

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Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.
  Before a couple is married,they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready,then comes the most exciting moment.
  The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will "give her away". The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar, the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part". Following the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
  After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.
小题1: What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Introducing the kinds of wedding in the USA
B.introducing the whole procedure of the wedding in the USA
C.Introducing the traditional wedding ceremony in the USA
D.Introducing a forgetful wedding party in the USA
小题2:Which of the following sentences is true?
A.In American ,before a couple are married, they never get engaged.
B.It is an old custom to wear the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the right hand.
C.They don’t invite the relatives who live far away to the wedding party.
D.The couple will go on their honeymoon on the very wedding day.
小题3:Which is the last but one step of the wedding ceremony?
A.The bride carrying a bouquet enters with her father who will "give her away"
B.t he bride and groom exchange vows
C.the couple exchange rings
D.The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played

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William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would who probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
小题1:Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A.It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter.
B.It was shocked by Yeats’s choice.
C.It was a typically wealthy family.
D.It had an artistic atmosphere.
小题2:According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life?
A.Yeats founded the first Irish theater.
B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C.Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D.Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.
小题3:What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A.Envy.B.Sympathy.
C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.Yeats’ literary achievements.
B.Yeats’ historical influence.
C.Yeats’ artistic ambition.
D.Yeats’ national honor.

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Do you think that a universal language will emerge within the next century? English is   51  the lingua franca in many parts of the world, and is the best language currently to know   52  business and science,   53  I don’t think English will   54  become a universal language. I think that if a language becomes the world language, it should be an artificial one.   55 , it might seem to many as an effort to   56  a certain cultural group. The   57  with a universal language is how to   58  it, and how to get the governments of the world to agree   59  its implementation.
If this were to happen, the international language would be the   60  second language of all countries, and legally it would still play second fiddle to the current language of that country. It could allow different tribes in Africa to communicate, or   61  communication between small villages in India that each speaks different languages. Not to   62  it would mean that one would only have to learn two languages no matter   63  in the world he travels.
What   64  specifics—what writing   65  should it use? Where should its words come from? Should the language be highly inflected or very analytical? And furthermore, how will the language be established?
小题1:
A.preciouslyB.uncertainlyC.indefinitelyD.currently
小题2:
A.forB.underC.overD.in
小题3:
A.soB.moreoverC.butD.therefore
小题4:
A.evenB.hardlyC.stillD.ever
小题5:
A.OtherwiseB.MeanwhileC.NeverthelessD.So
小题6:
A.promoteB.exceedC.conductD.predict
小题7:
A.problemB.impactC.benefitD.result
小题8:
A.setB.buildC.rankD.publish
小题9:
A.forB.aboutC.inD.on
小题10:
A.normalB.officialC.legallyD.suddenly
小题11:
A.causeB.enableC.makeD.persuade
小题12:
A.tellB.mentionC.sayD.speak
小题13:
A.howB.whatC.whereD.whether
小题14:
A.aboutB.forC.ifD.kind of
小题15:
A.organizationB.changeC.managementD.system

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Inaugural Address-John F. Kennedy
delivered 20 January 1961
We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning—signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe–the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
This much we pledge—and more…
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God"s work must truly be our own.
小题1:
What should friends and foes know?
A.That the United States is powerful.
B.That a new generation of Americans are responsible for their government.
C.That the United States is governed by liberals.
D.That the rights of man come from the hand of God.
小题2:
What is Kennedy’s promise to the world?
A.To support liberty.B.To abolish all forms of human poverty.
C.To visit each country at least once.D.To support any friend.
小题3:
What should citizens of the world ask of America?
A.How America can help them.
B.If America plans to invade their country.
C.What they can do for freedom.
D.What they can do for America.
小题4:
Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Human beings have the power to put an end to all forms of poverty.
B.We should remember we are the first revolution.
C.Our nation has always been committed to human rights.
D.We should assure the survival and the success of liberty.

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