阅读理解。 People in the United States honor their parents with two special days:
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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother"s Day, on the second Sunday
in May, and Father"s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for
parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These
two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the
home. More fathers must help with child care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother"s Day people wear carnations
which have two colors. A red one symbolizes (象征) a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is
dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are
dead visit the cemetery. On these two days families get together to have parties at home, as well as in
restaurants. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own
presents. These are valued (珍爱) more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is
important, but it is "the thought that counts". Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone
companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays. |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? |
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A. Parents raise children.
B. Parents give love and care to children.
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents die before children grow up. |
| 2. What do you think "florists" do? |
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A. They sell flowers.
B. They make and sell cards.
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They offer telephones to be used. |
| 3. Which do you think is right about "carnation"? |
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A. It has only two kinds of colors.
B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother"s Day or Father"s Day.
C. It"s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May. |
| 4. What do you know from the passage? |
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A. Mother"s Day and Father"s Day are both in May.
B. Fewer mothers worked outside the home in the past.
C. Not all the children respect their parents.
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home. |
| 5. On Mother"s Day and Father"s Day _____. |
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A. people usually have family parties
B. everyone goes to visit the park
C. children always go to parents" home
D. children often buy many valuable presents to their parents |
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| Fill in the blanks with the suitable words according to the passages you have learned in More Reading. |
In many Asian 1_____, avoiding eye contact shows 2_____. It is done when 3_____ with anyone in
4_____ or with anyone older.
Habits like this can 5_____ problems when people do not understand them. For 6_____, an Asian might
close his eyes in concentration or look down while listening to a speaker. A 7_____ speaker might think the
man is not 8_____.
Avoiding eye contact might be 9_____ impolite, but staring at others is also considered 10_____ and
should be avoided. |
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Harvard University is on the both sides of the Charles River. The oldest institution
of higher learning in the United States was founded in 1636. In 1638 it was named for John
Harvard, its first founder. During the 1640s the college was enlarged although it was short
of money. Meant to be an institution for the education of Puritan ministers (清教牧师),
it grew to be an institution of general education (普通教育), and new and more subjects and
policies (政策) were introduced. In the 18th century, particularly under John Leverett
(1708-24) the number of the students and campus equipment increased while the religious (宗
教的) color decreased. In its early years, the college was largely supported by the English
colony and the New England community as a whole, but support soon came in the form of gifts,
and in 1823 the state money was received for the last time. Under Charles W. Eliot, the
college became a great modern university. Its basic courses improved and enlarged, the
graduate school was set up for those who finished their four-year undergraduate study, and
the law and medical schools were reorganized. Eliot is also famous for his introduction
of the elective system at Harvard. Besides Harvard College, the university includes schools
of divinity (1816), law (1817), arts and science (1872), education (1920), engineering (1935),
reorganization of Lawrence Science School of l847, public administration (1935). Harvard also
has schools of business administration (1908), medical (1782), public health (1922), and dental
health (1941). Radckiffe college for women is connected with Harvard; its students are
taught by Harvard professors and receive diplomas given by Harvard. The university 1ibrary,
among the nation"s finest, houses over 8 million volumes and the Fog Museum of Art is one
of the finest university museums in the world. Harvard is closely connected with a large
number of research institutions as well. |
| 1. Harvard University _____. |
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A. has a history of more than 450 years
B. was enlarged in the middle of the 17th century
C. was first meant to be an institution for general education since its foundation
D. was founded by John Leverett |
2. 0ne of John Leverett"s greatest contributions to Harvard University is most probably
that _____. |
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A. he set up Harvard University
B. he freed Harvard University from the support of the state
C. he made Harvard a Puritan university
D. he helped develop general education in Harvard University |
| 3. Which of the following statements might NOT be true about Charles W. Eliot? |
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A. Under his leadership, Harvard University became a modern university.
B. He introduced the elective system at Harvard University.
C. He improved and enlarged Harvard University, making it a modern university.
D. He tried hard to reduce the religious color of Harvard University. |
| 4. Based on the passage, between 1816 and 1941 Harvard _____. |
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A. had at least 10 more schools added up to it
B. founded Lawrence Science school
C. went through a period of slow progress
D. reorganized Harvard College |
5. Which of the following statements is true about Harvard University according to the
passage? |
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A. Harvard is a large and modern university with a long history.
B. Harvard has the world"s finest library with its 8 million of books.
C. Harvard University has the nation"s best art museum.
D. Radcliffe College for men is one of the schools of Harvard University. |
| 仔细阅读课文In Search Of The Amber Room，写出文章的段落大意。 |
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The Amber Room, 1.______ was made of seven thousand tons of amber with gold and jewels,
was 2.______ to be the best and biggest work of amber ever 3.______.It 4.______ a team of
best artists in Prussia ten years to make it.
In 1716, Frederick William I presented the Amber Room to Peter the Great, 5.______ a
gift of friendship from the Prussian to the Russian people. About four meters long,the
Room 6.______ as a small reception hall in the Czar"s winter palace in St Petersburg. Late
r, Catherine Ⅱ had the Room moved outside St Petersburg and also had it 7.______, 8.______
more details to its design. In 1770, the Room was completed the 9.______ she wanted, with
almost 600 candles 10.______ the room and scores of mirrors and pictures shining 11.______
gold.
But sadly, the Amber Room, one of the great 12.______ of the world, got lost during
the war 13.______ Russia and Germany in 1941. The Russians weren"t able to remove the Room
14.______ the Nazi German army got to summer palace. Some of the Nazis secretly stole
the Room,taking it by train to a German city. After that, what 15.______ to the Amber Room
remains a mystery. |
| 仔细阅读课文An Interview，写出文章的段落大意。 |
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