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because they are not the same in every country. In England, Mothering Sunday is in March. In America and
Cermany and other countries, it"s one Sunday in May. Fathfer"s Day is in the middle of June. How do you
celebrate Mother"s Day and Father"s Day? Let"s learn something more about it from the following introduction.
| In England, we call Mother"s Day Mothering Sunday, because it"s always on a Sunday. I don"t really know the origin of it but I remember that my mother had a cup of tea early in the morning. And then we would go to church. And at the end of the church service, the children would collect a daffodil (水仙花) and take it back and give ic to our mother who would normally be sitting in the service in the church. And really that"s all we did to celebrate the day. |
| As Ann said, I remember taking cups of tea to my mother. The idea in general is that the washing-up would be done; perhaps some cooking would be done on Mother"s Day. We would try to relieve her of all those jobs to make it a special day for her, so that whenever she looked around, there was something to eat, something to drink, or something to read, or something interesting for her to do. |
| Father"s Day is always in June, a Sunday in the middle of June. On Father"s Day, the idea is to find something fun that the children could do with their father together. I remember going to baseball games. I think that on Father"s Day it"s particularly focused on doing things together because that is supposed to be relaxing and fun for Dad. |
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| 阅读短文，根据内容回答问题。 |
Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just be- tween Leicester Square and |
| 1. Is this Chinatown in the middle of London? ___________________________________ |
| 2. Was the area rich or poor in the 1950s? ___________________________________ |
| 3. Why did the restaurant workers have no time to learn English? ___________________________________ |
| 4. When did British-bom Chinese start to have a better education? ___________________________________ |
| 5. What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage7? ___________________________________ |
| 阅读理解。 |
 The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet. The most famous of these are the "Step" pyramid and the "Bent" pyramid. Some of the pyramids still look much as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage (破坏) has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stones to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin (废墟). These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever. It is most likely that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved. But, there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramid themselves. As a result, we are only able to guess at the methods used. However, one thing is certain: there must have been months of careful planning before they could begin to build. The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed, and certain problems had to be overcome. The pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile, the side on which the sun sets. This was for religious reasons. The pyramid also had to stand well above tho level of the river to protect it against the regular floods. The pyramid could not be too far from the Nile, however, as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point. Water transport was, of course, much easier than land transport. The builders also had to find a rock base which was not likely to crack under the great weight of the pyramid. Finally, the pyramid had to be near the capital, or better still, near the king"s palace so that he could visit it easily and personally check the progress being made on the final resting place for his body. |
| 1. Most of the damage to the pyramids has been caused by _______. |
| A. stones B. rivers C. weather D. men |
| 2. What"s the meaning of the underlined word preserve? |
| A. Damage. B. Protect. C. Build. D. Cover. |
| 3. What was the first thing people had to do before they could begin to build? |
| A. To follow the rules. B. To draw the pictures. C. To choose the right place. D. To find the workers. |
| 4. To protect a pyramid from floods they could have built it a long way from the Nile, but _______. |
| A. it had to be built on the west side of the river Nile where the sun sets B. it was difficult to find a large enough rock base so far from the fiver C. this would have been impossible because of religious reasons D. this would have made it very difficult to transport the materials |
| 阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。 |
| AMPAS, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences（美国电 影艺术和科学学院）, presents the Oscars each year. About 6 000 people who work in the movie industry belong to the organization. It was established in 1927 to support the film industry. The Academy began presenting awards（颁发奖项）in 1929. At that time, films were just starting to have sound. The awards were not called Oscar until much later. In 1951, a woman who worked in the Academy library said the statue (塑像) looked like a family member - her uncle Oscar. A reporter heard of this story and wrote about it. Some people said the reporter and the librarian named the statue Oscar. Each year, the American film industry will honor some of its best. The steps of choosing award winners begin with members of AMPAS. These people work in 13 different professions. The members choose among people doing the same kind of work they do as candidates (候选人) for Academy Awards. All Academy members choose the final winners among those candidates. The awards are presented every spring. Important people in the movie industry,such as famous actors and actresses, attend the ceremonies (仪式). Crowds of people wait outside the theater to watch the famous movie stars as they arrive for the ceremony. Camera lights flash. Actors and actresses smile for the photographers and television cameras. During the ceremony, famous actors and actresses announce the names of the winners. Then the winners walk up onto the stage to receive their Oscars. Their big moment has arrived. They cry. They laugh. They thank all the people who helped them win the award. These winners will go home with a golden Oscar. |
| 1. Did the Academy begin presenting awards in 1927? __________________________________________ |
| 2. When are the awards presented each year? __________________________________________ |
| 3. Who attends the ceremonies? __________________________________________ |
| 4. What do the winners do when they receive their Oscars on the stage? ____________________________________________ |
| 5. What is the passage mainly about? ( Give more than one point.) _____________________________________________ |
| 阅读理解。 |
| The Green Magic Tree House, in India, is the perfect hotel for anybody who likes adventure. Cuests must drive for miles through the jungle to find it in the middle of the tea and coffee plantation (种植园). There are two tree houses to choose from, one 30 metres and the other 35 metres above the ground. Both houses have two floors. The bedrooms are above the living area and there are bathrooms and showers. You can get up to rooms and move between floors by using ladders (梯子). You can go from one tree house to the other on a rope bridge. The houses sometimes move about in the wind but the views are fantastic. Cuests can enjoy moving through the jungle, climbing in the mountains, and watching wildlife. There are many unusual plants, birds, and insects in the area. The Ice Hotel is in Jukkasjarvi, a village in Sweden 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. Every winter, a team of architects, designers and snow builders build the hotel. This year there are 80 rooms. Everything is made of ice. The walls, the floors, the ceilings, and even the fumi- ture are made of ice. The beds are made of ice, too, but guests sleep on warm deer skins. Outside it can be - 37"C , so inside it feels quite comfortable. The hotel has a bar, where guests can drink vodka from glasses made of ice. It"s very popular because there isn"t much else to do. To spend a night at Jules Underwater Lodge in Florida, guests need to scuba dive(潜水) seven metres under the sea. They enter a small house through a door at the bottom of the building. Inside, the kitchen is stored with food and there is a fridge and a microwave oven. There is a hot shower and comfortable beds and lots of books, DVDs and video games. Most guests, however, spend their time at one of the large windows watching different fishes swimming by. |
| 1.The writer tells us three ____hotels. |
| A.natural B.unusual C.green D.movable made of ice |
| 2. According to the passage we can infer that the Ice Hotel ___. |
| A.disappears in August B.is totally C.organizes lots of activities D.is enlarged every year |
| 3. Which of the following statements is true? |
| A.The bar in the ice hotel is famous for vodka. B.Animals are watched through the hotels" windows. C.Guests can live underwater for several days. D.The tree houses are of the same height. |
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| American country music, also known as country westem music, has a very long history. It comes from the folk songs of immigrants (移民) from the Great Britain. Country music uses simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love, and sadness. That is to say, country music describes life. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and roads, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone can understand what the music is about. It is believed that country westem music became popular first among cowboys in the American west countryside. Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to get over their own fear. They were not well-educated and thus they sang about their daily life in very, simple words. They played guitars, violins, and other instruments. In the American South, many people added instruments from their homes, like bottles and spoons. When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving, they usually sang and played country western music. In recent years, many musicians have made country westem music a little different from the one in the past. These changes make the songs sound even better. Today singers such as Carth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes, Randy Travis, and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles. They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the world. |
| 1. People like American country music because _____. |
| A. it has a long history B. it comes from Europe C. it is sung by cowboys D. it is easy to understand |
| 2. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage? |
| A. Early immigrants lived a very simple life. B. Many country music singers are not well-educated. C. For cowboys, life in those days was busy and difficult. D. Cowboys sang to their animals when they were at work. |
| 3. The best title for the passage is _____. |
| A. Singers and Fans of American Country Music B. Americans Love American Country music C. American Country music, Yesterday and Today D. The History of Country Music and Western Music |