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called a magician, who claims to have supernatural powers.
Magic words. To work most magic, the magician sings or speaks special words in a certain order.
These words are called incantations or spells. Some spells form prayers to demons(魔鬼), spirits, or
other supernatural forces. Many societies believe the magic will not work unless the magician recites the
spells perfectly. Other magic words have no meaning, though they supposedly possess power when
spoken by a magician.
Magic actions accompany the words spoken in performing much magic. Many of these movements
act out the desired effect of the magic. For example, a magician trying to make rain fall may sprinkle
(洒) water on the ground. The magician"s combined words and actions form a ceremony.
Magic objects include certain plants, stones, and other things with supposed supernatural powers.
Any such object may be called a fetish(物神). But this term often refers to an object-for example, a
carving or a dried snake-honored by a tribe for its magic powers. Many tribes believe fetishes have
magic power because spirits live in these objects.
Many people carry magic objects called amulets(护身符)to protect themselves from harm. Many
amulets are stones or rings engraved(雕刻) with magic symbols.
The magician. In some societies, nearly everyone knows how to work some magic. In other
societies, only experts practice magic. Magicians may be called medicine men, medicine women,
shamans, sorcerers, or witch doctors. In many societies, magicians must inherit their powers. In others,
any person may become a magician by studying the magical arts.
Many societies believe magicians must observe certain rules and taboos (forbidden actions) for their
spells to work. For example, they may be required not to eat various foods or to avoid sexual activity
for a certain period before the ceremony.
B. They have power if magician recites the right spells.
C. They have no effect at all.
D. They can be used whenever they want.
B. magic objects
C. stones or rings engraved with magic symbols
D. medicine
B. Because it is carved with magic symbols.
C. Because people think spirits live in it.
D. Because it can help them with many things.
B. The Power of Magic
C. How to Practice Magic
D. The Choice of Magicians
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试题【阅读理解 The practice of magic includes special words, actions, and objects. Mos】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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cases, students must take public buses and trains. After junior high school, students attend schools
based on their high school entrance examination scores. So some students travel a great distance to
attend the school.
________
The school day begins at 8: 30. Then students assemble in their homeroom classes for the day"s
studies. Each homeroom has an average of 40-45 students. Students stay in their homeroom
classrooms for most of the school day. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other
subjects requiring special facilities(设备) do students move to different parts of the school. Between
classes and at lunchtime, classrooms can be noisy, lively places. Some schools may have a cafeteria
(自助餐厅), but most do not. In most schools, students bring a box lunch from home, prepared by
the mother in the early morning hours.
Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students.
Students in high schools take three years" each of the following subjects mathematics, social studies,
Japanese, science, and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral
(道德的) studies. All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of
required subjects, electives(选修科目) are few.
Afterschool Activities
Club activities take place after school every day. Students can join only one club, and they rarely
change clubs from year to year, so the clubs are relatively stable. Clubs are made up of sports clubs
(baseball, soccer, judo, kendo, etc. ) and culture clubs(English, broadcasting, science, etc. ). New
students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April. Clubs
meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.
B. in school cafeterias
C. at home
D. in homeroom classrooms
B. 200
C. 240
D. 300
B. never
C. seldom
D. often
B. students must stay in homeroom classrooms for physical education
C. there are few subjects for students to choose except the required ones
D. there will not be any club activities during school vacations
B. In class
C. Subjects
D. Homerooms
Obviously there are some pretty big differences between our behavior and theirs in this respect. Most
Chinese children seem to get whatever they want, from ice creams, sweets and toys to endless attention
from the adults around them.Is this a sort of spoiling or love? I wonder.
Most westerners would think it is a sort of spoiling rather than love. We think love means educating
your children and bringing them up to lead an independent life. That includes learning to accept the fact
that he can"t get everything he wants. As an adult, he will not always get the quite expensive car he hunts
for; she will not always manage to acquire the beautiful dress she longs for. So we try to teach our
children early to cope with the disappointment of not getting what they want.
I find too much such kind of love for the children can actually spoil them. To my surprise, it seems
that the life of a Chinese child is rather hard. Without doubt, the child is the very center of a whole circle
of adults, but on the other hand he or she is also expected to start studying according to adults"wishes.
Many children of my son"s age take piano lessons, painting classes and even English lessons. It looks as
if Chinese adults think that just playing without learning anything is a waste of time. So in this respect our
children appear spoiled, just because they are allowed to play. But without this sort of play how can
Western children develop such free and rich imaginations? In fact, the connection between this
imagination and the creativity is so important in the children"s future life.
B. They can play whenever they want.
C. They need not behave themselves.
D. Their demands can always be satisfied.
B. rather easy
C. independent
D. colorful
B. they can have the freedom to play
C. they can take piano lessons
D. they may have expensive toys
B. How to develop kids" imagination
C. What is the real love for children
D. The imagination and the creativity
human beings have been putting great effort into space research. And so far, we have achieved many
successes. But there are still numerous tasks in front of us and we should not cease trying to progress.
The international space station is an important step we should take in space exploration. It is not
only helpful but also essential. It provides a proper space environment for many experiments that we
have wanted to do for a long time. It is also a base for the observations of the earth and the universe. It
could also be an important base for later travel to the moon and Mars. In a word, if we want to explore
space more, the first thing we should do is to set up a space station.
As the space station costs a lot of money, it is hard for one country alone to establish one. The USA
seems to be the only country that has the ability to build a space station alone, and it has tried to do so,
but not very successful. So it aggregated many other countries to work on it together. Though it is still
extremely expensive, it is much cheaper than doing it alone. It is really a job that needs everyone"s effort
and will benefit everyone.
But even so, the funds needed are still a big problem. As for the USA, it seems that it has too many
things to spend its money on. Although it is the richest country in the world, it has much debt every year.
It has to make arrangements about its finance, a try to find a balance in all these issues.
B. Doubtful.
C. Critical.
D. Dissatisfied.
B. many experiments have been done in the international space station
C. the international space station is necessary for people to explore space more
D. people have traveled to Mars from the international space station
space station?
B. That it needs everyone’s effort.
C. That it will benefit every participating country.
D. That it is too far away from the earth.
B. scolded
C. allowed
D. forbade
the passage?
B. Cooperation.
C. Significance.
D. Specific arrangements.
call it the summer learning setback. Put simply, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they
forget. The only thing they might gain is weight. Recent studies show that children gain weight more
quickly in the summer vacation than when they are in school.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring
breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year?round calendar. They
hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. But many experts point
out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.
Last year, a study at Ohio State University reported that year-round students did not learn any more
than other students. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said "year-round schools don"t really solve the
problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year".
Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the
summer vacation than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools
and local governments offer the programs that can help.
But calling them "summer schools" could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center
at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, recently wrote about this issue on his blog.
He said that in American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to the beliefs about
freedom and the joys of childhood. He said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and
Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term summer school. They said it created an image
of children being forced to do work they missed during the school year.
B. More kids drop out of school.
C. Kids become poor in learning.
D. Kids take part in all kinds of activities.
B. every few weeks
C. every three months
D. every four months
B. the year-round calendar is better than the traditional one
C. the traditional calendar is as bad as the year-round one
D. the year-round calendar is the same as the traditional one
B. whose families are poor
C. who are too naughty
D. who don"t work hard
B. must choose to take part in one of the programs
C. should do what they like and enjoy themselves
D. must be forced to make up for their poor lessons
What exactly are white lions?"They are a color variation of regular lions,"says William
Swanson,director of animal research at the Cincinnati Zoo,in Ohio.
White lions are the result of a rare color gene mutation(变异)．When both a male and
a female lion carry the same white genes,there is a good chance that one or more of their
cubs(幼兽)will be born with white fur.
Not many lions carry the white mutation.In nature,it"s rare.A mutation can make an
animal"s survival more difficult.For example,being white makes it harder for the animal to
mix with its surroundings.Mutations also can cause physical problems,so those animals
generally do not survive long enough to reproduce.
But sometimes white lion cubs are born among wild lions,especially in two areas of
South Africa.
In 1975 two white cubs were spotted in the wild in South African reserve.They were
seized and sent to a zoo.Today about 500 cubs of those two white lions and a few others
known to have the white color gene live around the world in zoos,circuses,farms and private
preserves.
White lions may be extremely rare in the wild,but breeders(饲养动物的人)know how
to create more of them.This has created serious concern and debate.
White lions continue to exist only because they are inbred by people-fathers and
daughters,sisters and brothers.Scientists worry that it also will cause health issues for white
lions.
Inbreeding to create white lions as moneymaking attractions is only one concern.Another
concern is that some people want to release captive－bred(人工繁殖的)white lions into
the wild in South Africa to restore balance to the ecosystem.However,not everyone agrees
that releasing these white lions into the wild is a good idea.Dan York of Hillsdale College
has been studying white lion genetics and is worried.He says that because so many of today"s
white lions are inbred,it could spread health problems.If they breed with wild lions,they"ll
pass on the genetic problems to the wild population.
Instead of releasing captive－bred white lions,York suggests that South Africa concentrate
on protecting all of its wild lions.That would ensure the safety of the wild population of lions,
which may produce healthy white cubs in the future.
a．itsfurcontrastssharplywiththesurroundings
b．themutationmaycausephysicalproblems
c．itislikelytobeattackedbywildlions
d．itishuntedbyhumanbeings
A．a,b
B．a,d
C．a,c
D．b,d
B．bred in human－controlled environments with restricted settings
C．produced by breeding among closely related members
D．born among wild lions and kept in the zoo
B．their fur can be of great use
C．people want to keep white lions as pets
D．people want to study the genes of white lions
B．White lion cubs born among wild lions are more healthy than captive－bred ones.
C．White lions shouldn"t be kept in zoos or circuses.
D．The ecosystem in South Africa is being seriously damaged.
B．color gene mutation is common among lions
C．South Africa is taking strict measures to protect its wild lions
D．white lions will disappear from the earth soon
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