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Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends. Many of these events are noisy. People shout
and sing. They often blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight. They kiss their husband or
wife or the person they are with. They dance to music. Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home.They drink
Champagne at midnight to welcome the New Year.
Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year"s Eve celebrations.This can lead to tragic results if a person
drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents
during the holiday.
In recent years,the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the"designated driver" One person
among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year"s Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver
can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year"s Eve to take
people home safely.
Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol.More than 220 American cities
hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night celebrations.
In 1976.They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year. But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So
they organized music concerts, art exhibitions and other events to observe the holiday.
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6. Dancing 7. resulted 8. safely 9. Offering 10. concerts
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1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born.
Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the
final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big
Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs
are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which come true because many of the programs cost nothing
to make. At some point, the television viewers (观众) are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply
to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most
popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV
viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the
record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of
newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they
showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called "rubbish
TV" and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was
described as "against human rights and civilization".
B. pop TV Stars
C. attractive people
D. famous film stars
B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.
C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.
D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.
B. Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.
C. Rubbish TV is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.
D. Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV show in the world.
B. reality TV will do well in many countries
C. all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV
D. reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries
way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we"re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One
theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being
carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don"t use it, we lose it.
"Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around. Says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project." However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop
the skills."
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of
direction. He makes the following suggestions:
If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on
the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town. Streams, or walls in the
countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks
such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. Now you need never get lost again!
B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C. people never lose their sense of direction
D. everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth
B. They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction.
C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.
D. They can develop a good sense or direction if they are driven around in a car.
B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is.
C. avoid taking the same route when you come back to it.
D. remember something easily recognized on the route.
B. use walls, streams and streets to guide yourself.
C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs.
D. count the number of landmarks that you see.
B. Children have the ability to find their way around
C. The ways to improve sense of direction
D. Everyone is born with a sense of direction and it can be improved
language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact translation. It"s not
surprising really, because the idea of home varies from country to country, and from person to person. A
home is more than a roof and four walls. It"s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go
on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
But it"s not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and
reveal (显示) different attitudes (态度) and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, there"s a fire in
the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it"s more
important to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets. We asked
some people about their homes.
| How often do people move house in your country? "In my country many people don"t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so." - Cheryl, Boston, USA |
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| As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Getting material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Donald and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Donald wouldn"t get home until eight or nine o"clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. "I always wanted to have a farm here," says Donald,"and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It"s taken some getting used to, but it"s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it"s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier." Liz, however, is not quite sure."I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I"m not really a country girl, but I suppose I"m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all." |
| 1. What do the first two paragraphs tell us? |
| A. People seldom work long hours to make money. B. People hardly buy more things than necessary. C. People are sure everything they own is in the right place. D. People realise there is more to life than just making money. |
| 2. When Donald was a reporter he _____. |
| A. lived in central London B. disliked his job C. lost his children D. was well paid |
| 3. Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm _____. |
| A. was easy to organise B. has improved family life C. was extremely expensive D. has been a total success |
| 4. The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means _____. |
| A. going downtown and repairing your car by yourself B. earning a lot of money and spending it very carefully C. moving to the countryside for a simpler and better life D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out often |
| 5. What does Donald mean by saying "It"s taken some getting used to, but it"s been worth it" ? |
| A. He thinks that he has made the big and right decision. B. It will be quite some time before he"s used to the life there. C. It"s worth thinking twice of spending money on car repairs. D. He is not too pleased with the present life on the farm. |
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| The human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, We could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man-courageous, manly, and wise. A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal made an interesting remark about Cleopatra"s nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world! Man"s nose has had an important role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions. Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human"s weakness, anger, pride, jealousy and revenge (报复). In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, to hold up one"s nose expresses a basic human feeling-pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things, and places. The phrase, to be led around by the nose, shows man"s weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct (本能) guide him. There are a number of others. However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling. |
| 1. The passage is about ______. |
| A. an organ, with which people can breathe and smell B. the nose, which gives different and useful expressions C. the nose giving a person special character D. the interesting remarks about the nose made by some people |
| 2. From the passage we know _______. |
| A. "Cleopatra"s nose" changed the whole face of the world indeed B. Cleopatra had a strong will to change the whole look of the world C. Cleopatra"s nose was not short D. Cleopatra hoped that people would change the whole face of the world |
| 3. The nose expresses ______. |
| A. some human weakness or other B. people"s shortcomings C. people"s different emotions D. human feelings in bad sense |
| 4. A person who follows his nose _____. |
| A. won"t take others" advice B. is easily controlled by others C. is weak-minded D. will let his will guide him |