| ( )1. A. ignorant ( )2. A. Moreover ( )3. A. trouble ( )4. A. In addition to ( )5. A. offer ( )6. A. prepare ( )7. A. unless ( )8. A. every ( )9. A. possibility ( )10. A. events | B. young B. Meanwhile B. concept B. In spite of B. hesitate B. regret B. if B. no B. feasibility B. questions | C. childish | D. innocent D. However D. method D. As for D. mean D. expect D. because D. another D. result D. opportunities | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A lot of people are familiar with the story of Brave Gelert, a dog that faithfully defended the prince"s son, but which was then killed while it was fast asleep through a terrible misunderstanding. However, only a few people know that the story is really a pack of lies. Let me explain. About a hundred or so years ago there was a hotel owner in Wales who was fed up with business being so bad. His hotel was stuck in the middle of nowhere and hardly anyone came to stay. Then, one day, he had an idea. A famous prince called Llewellyn had lived in the area during the Middle Ages and had been keen on dogs. This is hardly surprising as hunting was extremely popular at that time. So what he did was to make up the story of the brave and faithful Gelert and how he had been killed by his ungrateful master. Of course, people would be far more likely to believe the story if there was something they could see. So one day, the hotel keeper went to the top of a high hill and built a sort of monument from the stones he found lying around A friend of his, who was an accountant, helped him to construct it. The "tale" soon caught on and developed a life of its own. Afterwards, people came from far and wide to see the spot where the dog was buried. Needless to say, business became very good for the hotel owner. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. According to the tale, the dog was killed by ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. a hotel owner B. a famous accountant C. its master D. the prince"s son | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. The owner of the hotel successfully improved his business by ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. making up a story B. constructing a hotel on the hill C. showing people around his hotel D. inviting a friend to help him | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The hotel owner built the stone monument in order to _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. make more money B. remember the loyal dog C. show off D. honor the prince | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. What could be the best title for this passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. A Prince and His Dog B. A Profit - Making Lie C. A Magnificent Hotel D. A Faithful but Unlucky Dog | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indian"s snake charmers are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers, who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes (笛子), used to be a traditional feature of Indian life, performing in towns and villages, until they were banned in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins. The government is now considering a plan to train the saperas, as they are known, to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a "dial a snake charmer" service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders. "For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can"t earn a living for fear of arrest," said Behar Dutt, a conservationist behind the plans,"if a policeman doesn"t catch them, animal rights activists report them." Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban, despite the threat of up to three years in jail. But their trademark cloth-covered baskets, hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders, make them an easy target for police. The fate of Shisha Nath, 56, from Badarpur, a village just outside of Delhi, is typical of practitioners (从 业者) of the dying art."I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school, "he said "Now it"s hard to earn even f, 1 a day. My children want to be snake charmers. It"s our identity. We love the work. But it s become impossible. Next month Dutt"s project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge. More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers. ""We"re disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house, they rush to us," said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. According to the passage, snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly because _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. schools need large numbers of such teachers B. most of them cannot support their families C. their performances on the street are banned D. the government plans to save the dying art | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. The purpose of the proposed "dial a snake charmer" telephone service is _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. to give performance of snake dancing B. to teach householders how to catch and kill snakes C. to offer cleaning service to wealthy householders D. to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The word "clandestinely" in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by the word "_____" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. secretly B. publicly C. subconsciously D. diligently | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street. B. Children of snake charmers would not like to continue their fathers" job. C. Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen. D. The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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