阅读理解。 Friendship Day in India falls on the first Sunday of August every year
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Friendship Day in India falls on the first Sunday of August every year. It is celebrated with many activities.
Young people in India spend the day with their closest friends and have fun together. Most youngsters in
India plan a movie or have a meal with their friends. Many friends may go on a drive to tourist places or go
camping. Some friends go to the supermarket for shopping. On Friendship Day, most stores offer discounted
(打折的) prices for customers and it is the perfect day to buy something for friends.
Some friends go to parties that are organized by many restaurants in order to attract youngsters. Such
parties are very enjoyable. You can get food at a discounted price. Some friends just decide to meet up (碰头,
相聚) at someone"s home and talk about their happy time. The time good friends spend sitting together and
talking over a cup of coffee is unforgettable.
Long-distance friends call up each other on this day and wish each other with warm feelings. Some of
them even plan to meet up on this day. Yet some others plan a surprising visit just to see their friend gasp (喘
息) in shock! |
| 1. When is Friendship Day celebrated in India? |
A. On August 2nd every year.
B. On the third weekend of August every year.
C. On August 1st every year.
D. On the first weekend of August every year. |
2. According to the text, which of the following is the most popular way that youngsters in
India celebrate Friendship Day? |
A. Traveling with friends
B. Seeing a film with friends
C. Dancing with friends
D. Going shopping with friends. |
| 3. How many ways of friends spending Friendship Day together are discussed in Paragraph 3? |
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five |
| 4. The underlined phrase"a surprising visit" in Paragraph 4 refers to"____". |
A. a visit to a friend who hasn"t expected it
B. a visit to a friend who has dreamed of it for a long time
C. a visit to a friend who tries to avoid it
D. a visit to a friend who lives in a faraway place |
答案
| 1-4: DBAA |
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"Let"s go Dutch, shall we?" Jim said after a dinner to his friends in a restaurant. What does Jim mean?
Long ago, there was a kind of dinner called Dutch treat. At a Dutch treat, the invited guests were expected
to pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means when friends go out to have fun,
each person pays his or her own share.
There are many other expressions related with "Dutch" in American English. However, most of them were
first used in England in the 17th century. At that time, the British and the Dutch were war enemies. So when
British people talked about something wrong or bad, they would like to use the word"Dutch".
A common expression heard a few years ago was in Dutch. A friend may tell you,"You are in Dutch. The
teacher is angry with you. Be careful!" When a soldier took Dutch leave, he left the army without permission.
Dutch courage was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking wine.
There is one expression that did come from the Dutch. That is to talk like a Dutch uncle. The Dutch were
known for the strict and serious way they educated their children. |
| 1. What did people mean by saying "Let"s go Dutch"? |
A. The guests should leave first.
B. Each person should pay his or her own bill.
C. The food should be better next time.
D. People should go to another restaurant. |
| 2. According to the passage, the British in the 17th century ______. |
A. first used the word "Dutch"
B. were mistaken for Dutch people
C. got along well with the Dutch people
D. used the word "Dutch" for something bad |
| 3. If your friend says that he is in Dutch, he most probably means that ______. |
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A. he is happy
B. he is lucky
C. he is in trouble
D. he is on vacation |
| 4. If someone spoke to you in a very serious way, you may say that he ______. |
A. was like a Dutch uncle
B. would take a Dutch leave
C. had Dutch courage
D. had a Dutch treat |
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About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words
are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined (杜撰) after the
inventor or scientist.
It is interesting to observe how many common words have found their way into the language from the
names of people. Lord Sandwich, who lived from 1718-1792, used to sit at the gambling (赌博) table eating
bread with meat in between. As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his
friends began to call the bread "sandwich" for fun. Later on,the word became part of the English language.
The word "boycott" means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. It comes from
a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English
landowner in Ireland. But the Captain was a very harsh (苛刻的) man. He treated his poor tenants (佃户) very
badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. Eventually word got back to the landowner and the
Captain was removed (免除). The word "boycott" became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind
of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott. |
| 1. A few hundred ________ come from the names of people. |
A. new inventions
B. languages
C. English words
D. new discoveries |
| 2. "Sandwich" is a word coined (杜撰) by ________. |
A. Lord Sandwich
B. the friends of Lord Sandwich
C. inventors
D. scientists |
| 3. The tenants did not like ________. |
A. to collect rents and taxes
B. the English landowner
C. the harsh land agent
D. to speak |
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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard
about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very
expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from
Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They
thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt.
They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give
them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of
the East In-dia Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next
few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could af-ford to buy it. At the
same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk
without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted
like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because
she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea
with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Brit-ons (British
people) drink tea without milk. At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought
of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three
or four o"clock stopped her getting" a sinking feeling" as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new
meal with her and so, tea-time was born. |
| 1. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain? |
A. The Britons got expensive tea from India.
B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.
C. The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.
D. It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea. |
| 2. This passage mainly discusses _______. |
A. the history of tea drinking in Britain
B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea
D. how tea-time was born |
| 3. Tea became a popular drink in Britain ______. |
A. in eighteenth century
B. in sixteenth century
C. in seventeenth century
D. in the late seventeenth century |
4. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the
influence of _________. |
A. a famous French lady
B. the ancient Chinese
C. the upper social class
D. people in Holland |
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Valentine"s Day (情人节) is named for Saint Valentine an early Christmas churchman who reportedly
helped young lovers. Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14 more than 1700 years ago,
but the day that has his name is even earlier than that.
More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers. As part of the celebration,
girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container. Boys reached into the container
and pulled one out. The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year.
Lovers still put their names on pieces of paper and they sent each other Valentine"s Day cards that tell of
their love. Sometimes they also sent gifts, like flowers or chocolate candy. Americans usually send these gifts
and cards through the mail system. But some used another way to send this message. They have it printed in a
newspaper. The cost is usually a few dollars. Some of the messages are simple and short"Jane, I love you very much". Others say more. This one, for example,"Dan, Roses are red. Violets are blue. I hope you love me as
much as I love you. Forever. May."
Most of the newspapers that print such messages are local, but USA Today is sold through-out the United
States, and 90 other countries as well. This means someone can send a Valentine message to lover in a far-away city or town almost anywhere in the world. These messages cost 80 dollars and more. An employee of USA
Today says readers can have a small heart or rose printed along with their messages this year. Will this kind of
Valentine"s Day message reach the one you love? Well, just make sure he or she reads the newspaper. |
| 1. When was the day named after Valentine? |
A. More than 1700 years ago before Valentine"s death
B. More than 2000 years ago
C. On February 24
D. It is not mentioned in the passage. |
| 2. What is the cost of printing a message to show one"s love? It"s _______. |
A. a few dollars
B. a few dollars in a local newspaper and 80 dollars in USA Today
C. 80 dollars, and more
D. very expensive |
| 3. What can be inferred from the passage? |
A. The ancient Roman girls were more open and easy - going than boys
B. Valentine was killed for helping lovers
C. Readers of USA Today can send roses to their lovers along with printed messages
D. Valentine was honored by people for his firm Christian belief and warm heart |
| 4. What is the purpose of the passage? |
A. To briefly introduce the origin of Valentine"s Day and the modern style.
B. To advertise for USA Today.
C. To tell you that Americans are open to express their love.
D. To sell roses on Valentine"s Day. |
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Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United
States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students
studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science
then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students
graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers
could receive their training (*训练) in Harvard"s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began
teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were
allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller
schools that deal with (涉及) special fields of learning. There"s so much to learn that one kind of school can"t
offer it
all. |
| 1. The oldest university in the US is _______. |
A. Harvard
B. Yale
C. Princeton
D. Columbia |
| 2. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,______. |
A. those colleges and universities were the same
B. people, young or old, might study in the colleges
C. students studied only some languages and science
D. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers |
| 3. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ______. |
A. Latin and Greek
B. Latin, Green, French and German
C. American history and German
D. French and German |
| 4. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach _______. |
A. everything that was known
B. many new subjects
C. law and something about medicine
D. the subjects that interested students |
| 5. On the whole, the passage is about _______. |
A. how to start a university
B. the world-famous colleges in America
C. what kind of lesson each college teaches
D. how colleges have changed |
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