阅读理解。 I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain be
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I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few
of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to
electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won"t find in the shops anymore. The
thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of
profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted
goods.
The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity"s appeal to aid postwar
Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐赠物). They decided to set up
a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity
shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always
find children"s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.
Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager
who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning
you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don"t encourage this, rather
ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.
The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more
than ￡110 million a year, funding(资助)medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor
children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money?
You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good
cause and tread lightly on the environment. |
| 1. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______. |
A. its convenient location
B. its great variety of goods
C. its spirit of goodwill
D. its nice shopping environment |
| 2. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____. |
A. sell cheap products
B. deal with unwanted things
C. raise money for patients
D. help a foreign country |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops? |
A. The operating costs are very low.
B. The staff are usually well paid.
C. 90% of the donations are second-hand.
D. They are open twenty-four hours a day. |
| 4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? |
A. What to Buy a Charity Shops.
B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.
C. Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.
D. The Public"s Concern about Charity Shops. |
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Two Christmas traditions have come under attack in recent years from environmentalists: Christmas
cards and Christmas trees.
Paper cards are seen as wasteful and, for some people, going card free is another way of going green. They also argue that in a world of e-mail, Skype, Facebook and Twitter, people are in touch all the time
anyway; they no longer need the yearly card that connects them with long lost friends. If you want to
send Christmas greetings, there are free e-cards, which get the job done with no postage or wasted
paper.
However, especially for people who didn"t grow up with e-mail, there is something missing from a
Christmas e-mail. The first Christmas cards appeared in London in 1843 and were designed by the
same man who had introduced the world"s first postage stamp three years earlier. His name was Sir
Henry Cole.
They rose in popularity throughout the 20th century. Many people sent cards that were sold for
charity.The most famous of these are the ones sold for UNICEF. In the UK this year, in the three
weeks before Christmas, the post office expects to handle 100 million cards every day. Environmental
awareness also means that nowadays many people recycle their cards; this helps raise money to plant
more trees, as well as recreating more paper.
When we think of trees at Christmas, there is one that immediately springs to mind-the evergreen tree
that people decorate with ornaments and place their presents under. The custom dates back almost a
thousand years to Germany, Nowadays 33 to 36 million Christmas trees are produced in America and
50 to 60 million in Europe each year. Some trees are sold live with roots and soil so people can plant
them later and reuse them next year.
Some people prefer artificial trees as they are reusable and much cheaper than their natural alternative. However, environmentalists point out that they are made from petroleum products and they have much
pollution. |
| 1. What is the main idea of the article? |
A. To analyze how two Christmas traditions grew in popularity.
B. To introduce the history of two typical Christmas traditions.
C. To point out the problems in some traditional ways of celebrating Christmas,
D. To explain the debate environmentalists and traditionalists about Christmas traditions. |
2 Some people suggest getting rid of paper cards because ______.
a. they cannot be recycled and reused
b. they are not environmentally friendly
c. they are mostly sold for charity
d. free e-cards have many advantages over them
e. they are not as necessary as they used to be for people |
A. a, b, d
B. a, c, d
C. b, d, e
D. b, c, e |
| 3 What can we conclude from the article? |
A. This year has seen a dramatic drop in Christmas card sales and products.
B. The first Christmas cards were designed three years earlier than the stamps.
C. Environmentalists advise people to buy cards that are sold for charity to help raise money
D. Growing environmental awareness is encouraging people to begin to recycle their cards. |
| 4 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article? |
A. Some people prefer to buy live trees that can be reused next year.
B. Artificial trees are much better than natural ones in all aspects.
C. The custom of decorating Christmas trees first appeared in Britain.
D. There is a wider Christmas tree market in America than in Europe. |
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If you are a wealthy resident of India, madly in love and planning your big fat wedding-or being
pressured into arranged marriage-Thailand wants you to exchange vows(誓言) in Bangkok, Phuket
or elsewhere in this "wedding Paradise(乐园)".
This wedding business starts from overseas with the Indians. Thai embassies in India give quick
services for the visas. Not only the couples, you can bring anyone, say, your own cook. So, feel free
to invite hundreds of your friends and relatives.
Why would Indians want to spend so much on weddings in Thailand? Because they have similarities
in religion. When Indian weddings want to have some religious prayer for the couples, Thailand can do
that. But the more obvious appeal are Thailand"s fancy hotels, tropical islands, and delicious Thai food,
allowing newlyweds to include a honeymoon in Thailand after they say "I do" while their guests also
celebrate on a holiday here. But on the other hand, love does have a price.
Kasu Rajagopal arranged for his daughter to have a wedding in Phuket. They arranged entertainmen
t to begin three days before the wedding, because guests" arrival time varied. Yachts were chartered
to take guests to small islands, while a DJ, flown in from Bangalore, India, was booked to help them
dance in the evening. Kasu also arranged priests for the Hindu wedding, and cooks to prepare Indian
food. The approximate costs are around half a million U. S. dollars, including the airfares, hotel
accommodation, food, transportation, the yachts on hire and the wedding ceremony expenses, for 225
to 250 guests.
Thailand wants to make itself a wedding paradise for all couples, not just from India, but from around
the world. Last year, there were around 500 to 600 couples from China, and the numbers are slowly
coming up. Westerners also arrive to get married, but in much smaller numbers. |
| 1. What is the main reason why the Indians would go to Thailand for weddings? |
A. They will be pressured into arranged married in India.
B. India shares the same religion as Thailand.
C. Thailand offers them more than just a wedding ceremony.
D. Guests are not satisfied with Indian weddings. |
| 2. We can learn from the passage that____. |
A. guests do not need visas to get into Thailand
B. changing vows is a necessary step for an Indian wedding
C. islands are people"s first honeymoon destination choice
D. some Indians prefer the food prepared by their own cooks |
| 3. Kasu Rajagopal"s example in the fourth paragraph shows____. |
A. it may cost you a fortune to have such a wedding
B. you can bring whatever you want to Thailand
C. what Thailand offers hardly satisfies customers" needs
D. there are quite a few activities after the wedding |
| 4. It can be predicted that____. |
A. cost of weddings in Thailand will be reduced
B. more people will get married in Thailand
C. fewer westerners will have Thai weddings
D. Chinese will be Thailand"s No. l customers |
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Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be
shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for
Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other "friends" to be just
social acquaintances.
This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do
not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to " compartmentalize" friendships, having "friends
at work", " friends on the softball team", "family friends", etc.
Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always
seem to be on the go. In this highly changed atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque or
impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else.
Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult in
intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to
get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you do not understand certain American
behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask all about their country or
anything "American" in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become tried
of listening. It doesn"t matter, because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a
conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for example, than
deal with silence.
On the other hand, don"t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or
world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the United States. Because the United states is not
surrounded by many other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.
1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?(no more than 15words)
_______________________________________________________________
2.The underlined phrase on the go means "______"
__________________________________________________________________
3.What would Americans prefer to talk about in order to carry on a comfortable conversation?( no
more than 10 words)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.According to the customs mentioned in the passage, what would you do if you want to know
something about America?(no more than 10 words)
_______________________________________________________________
5. why don"t Americans know much about international geography or world affairs?( no more than
15 words)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Do Americans have morals? That"s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in
any 1 .
One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The wellknown 3 about George
Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 4 . Little George cut down his father"s favorite
cherry tree 5 trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, "I cannot
tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet." Instead of 6 , George received praise. Sometimes American
honesty-being open and direct-can 7 people. But Americans still believe that "honesty is the best
policy".
Another 8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力). Remember Aesop"s fable about the turtle
and the rabbit that had a 9 ? The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the
turtle finally won because he did not 11 .
Compassion (同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of "The Good Samaritan" from
the Bible 12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 13 city, the Samaritan man found
a poor traveller lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 14 just passing by, stopped to help this
person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 . In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent
truckloads of water to help Floridians 16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest
flooding, Florida 17 the favor.
In no way can this brief description 18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage,
responsibility, __19__, gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how
short the list, moral values are 20 . |
( )1. A. continent
( )2. A. lovely
( )3. A. novel
( )4. A. politely
( )5. A. while
( )6. A. agreement
( )7. A. puzzle
( )8. A. person
( )9. A. quarrel
( )10. A. win
( )11. A. slow down
( )12. A. describes
( )13. A. lonely
( )14. A. in spite of
( )15. A. row
( )16. A. hurt
( )17. A. offered
( )18. A. cover
( )19. A. strength
( )20. A. invaluable | B. character
B. basic
B. joke
B. clearly
B. for
B. punishment
B. injure
B. action
B. race
B. fail
B. come up
B. praises
B. alone
B. on account of
B. circle
B. destroyed
B. returned
B. respect
B. silence
B. honorable | C. content
C. particular
C. legend
C. easily
C. whereas
C. achievement
C. interrupt
C. virtue
C. fight
C. defeat
C. give up
C. tells
C. certain
C. as a result of
C. movement
C. ruined
C. honored
C. shape
C. loyalty
C. unbelievable | D. culture
D. scientific
D. music
D. slightly
D. as
D. argument
D. offend
D. system
D. trip
D. beat
D. fall off
D. mentions
D. deserted
D. instead of
D. action
D. hit
D. reminded
D. reflect
D. reality
D. invisible | | 阅读理解。 | The English language is changing fast,thanks to the rapid progress of technology. We all have a
rapid choice:We can either bury our heads in the sand and spend the rest of our lives wishing
Shakespeare were alive and well. Or we can embrace(拥抱)the new English,enter into the spirit of the
Internet age called Weblish.
"You can"t keep away from it, for the simple reason that whenever a new variety of language comes
along,it inevitably(不可避免地)influence the language as a whole. "Says Dr David Crystal,honorary
professor of linguistics(语言学家)at the University of Wales in BangoL, whose book"Language and
the Internet"has just been published.
The trouble with keeping up with the new English is not so much that there are so many new words
but that the old words no longer mean what we thought they did. In the past, if someone said they did
not have Windows,you would have to suppose they lived in a cave. These days, it is probably because
they use a Mac(which is a computer,not a rain coat). Spam is as disliked as it ever was,but whereas it
once meant an unappetizing(引不起食欲的)canned meat. It now stands for unwanted"junk"email.
Spellings are changing,too. Not only is text-messaging playing"hvc with vrbs"(havoc(混乱)with verbs),
but the conventions(常规)of email communication place little emphasis on"perfect speaking".
Weblish loves to see nouns happily become verbs ("please bookmark this site"),and verbs become
nouns ("Send me the download"). Verbs and prepositions are regularly thrown together to become new
nouns or adjectives(dial-up,logon,print-on,pull-down,upload),while others are created from simply
pairing nouns:cyberspace,emit Internet,hyperlink,metatag,netspeak. | | 1. The best title of this passage would be_________. | A. Technology and English
B. Newly invented English Words
C. Keep Up with the Latest Weblish
D. Keep Up with the Latest Development in | | 2. We can infer from the first paragraph that________. | A. all people welcome weblish English
B. weblish causes fear among people
C. some people wish Shakespeare were still alive
D. people may have different opinions towards weblish | | 3. The author thinks the main difficulty for people in keeping up with weblish is that________. | A. there are so many new words
B. old words take on new meanings
C. the technology is changing too fast
D. weblish words are full of spelling mistakes | | 4. Dr. David Crystal would probably agree that________. | A. people should not accept weblish
B. weblish will destroy the English language
C. people should know something about weblish
D. weblish can cause misunderstandings among people | 最新试题
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