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Festivals of all kinds 1 (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most festivals would 2 the end
of cold weather, planting in spring and 3 in autumn. But some festivals are held to honor the 4 or to
satisfy the ancestors, 5 might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon,
people should go to clean graves and light incense in 6 of their ancestors. 7 this important day, they
also light lamps in front of houses and play music 8 they think this will lead the ancestors back to home.
It is a time for the family to get 9 , share feelings with each other and be 10 of their customs. |
答案
1. have been held 2. celebrate 3. harvest 4. dead 5. who
6. memory/ honor 7. On 8. because 9. together 10. proud |
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In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a "gap year," a year off between high
school and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have
suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.
Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., estimates that
in the current first-year class of 1,600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this
number hasn"t changed much over the years.
Mr. Deacon says the most common reason for taking a "gap year" is to have a chance to travel, but
he says international students may take a "gap year" to meet requirements at home for military duty.
Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required
education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors,
for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital.
Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their
admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they
enjoy.
The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called "Time Out or Burn Ou >t for the
Next Generation." It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life
experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to
Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time.
Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to
college, and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time
off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.
Holly Bull"s job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books
have been written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability
of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that
many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college. |
| 1. What is the passage mainly about? |
A. If you want to go to an American university, take a gap year first.
B. More and more American students are choosing to take a year off.
C. It is likely that taking a "gap year" is becoming popular in America.
D. Americans hold different opinions towards students" taking a "gap year". |
| 2. How many reasons for students" taking a "gap year" are mentioned in the passage? |
A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
D. 5. |
| 3. The essay "Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation." suggests that ______. |
A. every student must take a "gap year" before applying for a famous university
B. some famous universities encourage students to gain more life experiences
C. taking a "gap year" can make students free from life learning
D. the stress of studies does harm to the students" health |
| 4. What can we learn from the passage? |
A. Charles Deacon doesn"t support the idea of the students" taking a "gap year".
B. Books and media have contributed to the students" interest in school learning.
C. Parents might disagree with the program, concerned about their children"s future.
D. Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically. |
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Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to
fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners (路边小餐馆) for these reasons. In fact, many people in the State still go to diners today for the same reasons.
A man named Walter Scott had the first "diner" in 1872. It was not really a diner. It was only a food
cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who
wanted a cup of coffee and all late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs. In 1887, Samuel
Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit
down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools and people sat down while they ate.
Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a
diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dish, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent
buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.
Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all
three meals in a modern diner.
Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald"s and Burger King. However, the
diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a
entury ago, and it is still popular today. |
| 1. A man named Walter Scott had the first "diner" in 1872. Why is diner in quotation marks(引号)? |
A. Because it is spelled differently from "dinner".
B. Because diner was a new word.
C. Because the first diner was not a real diner.
D. Because it is a special kind of restaurant. |
| 2. What meals did the first diners serve? |
A. Only breakfast.
B. Only night-meals.
C. Only lunch.
D. All of the above. |
| 3. According to paragraph 3, diners changed in _______. |
A. two ways
B. three ways
C. four ways
D. five ways |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? |
A. Diners existed before fast-food restaurant.
B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.
C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.
D. Sandwiches became bigger. |
| 5. The main idea of the passage is that ________. |
A. the diner is a traditional and popular place to eat in the United States
B. Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside
C. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers
D. diners are different from fast-food restaurants in many ways |
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We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was
a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it"s an
ingredient (配料) in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and
pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices (香料) like chili peppers.
Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say "Ugh!" and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.
The word "chocolate" comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived
in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to
make a drink.
When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too.
Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding
sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao
and said it was good for the digestion.
In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter
taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first
solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People
liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.
Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip
cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge
sauce. |
| 1. It was _____that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao. |
A. The workers in the chocolate factory
B. The Spaniards
C. The people in England
D. The owner of a chocolate factory |
| 2.The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because_____ |
A. it was strong and bitter.
B. it was good for digestion.
C. it cured man"s diseases.
D. it was a kind of drink for good health. |
3.Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?
a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.
b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.
c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.
d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.
e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together. |
A. a-b-c-d-e
B. c-d-e-b-a
C. c-d-a-b-e
D. c-d-b-e-a |
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar
B. Mexicans like chocolate very much
C. chocolate is a product of the cacao tree
D. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk |
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根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有
两项为多余选项。 |
The Wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since
1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. 1 He was said
to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.
2 A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the
Wife-carrying World Championship every year.
3 The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.5 meters long official track. The track
has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your
own, or your neighbor"s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carded is 49 kg. If she is less than 49 kg,
the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be
fined 15 seconds. 4
Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance
is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official "wife-carrying drink". Then he may continue the race. 5
While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a
wife-carrying dance and other forms of entertainment. |
A. There are a few basic rules.
B. People everywhere hold the event.
C. A special prize is awarded to the team.
D. Do you know how these traditions restarted?
E. This event is becoming increasingly popular.
F. The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.
G. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. |
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Some Chinese shops have stopped selling Japanese goods in protest against Tokyo"s approval of a
school history book they say whitewashes Japan"s militaristic past.
It was not clear how many Chinese stores had stopped selling Japanese products, but one
association official told Renters that the boycott had begun in Shanghai, the country"s business center, and
the northeast city of Shenyang.
Chinese protests against Japan"s bid for a permanent seat in the U.N. Security Council. Millions of
Chinese have already signed an online demand against giving Japan a permanent seat.
South Korea also has criticized the Japanese text book decision. The Korean English-language
newspaper Korea Times ran an article on Monday criticizing that action.
It said: "A civic education text even has a picture of Tokto (独岛) as Japanese district on its cover.
We cannot help but wonder how many countries in the world would be teaching their children in such
wrong words."
It went on to say: "The country is already a global power and should show regional leadership, not
by force but by moral superiority. Tokyo doesn"t appear to be reaching forward in this direction." |
| 1. From the passage, the word "whitewash" in the first paragraph probably means _____. |
A. use something for painting
B. say some good words to hide the errors, faults
C. mix white chalk with water
D. make somebody beautiful by making up |
| 2. How many cities which led a boycott of the goods are listed in the passage? |
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four. |
| 3. Which of the following statement is TRUE? |
A. The Chinese led a boycott because Japan"s bid for a permanent seat in the U.N. Security Council.
B. Shenyang is the business center of China.
C. Japan nowadays shows its regional leadership by moral superiority.
D. There has been much argument over an island between Japan and South Korea. |
| 4. Which of the following can be the proper title of the news? |
A. Chinese and Korean Displeasure
B. China, South Korea and Japan
C. The Reform of U. N.
D. A New History Textbook |
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