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下面是几条与节日有关的报道，首先请阅读这些报道的标题和插图：
| A |  | Father"s Day Shortchanged? Humble History, Fewer Gifts With Father"s Day 2011 here, find out how the holiday started, why Dad doesn"t mind being shortchanged on gifts, and more. |
| B |  | Why Mother"s Day Horrified, Ruined Its Own Mother Born of war, Mother"s Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday "cost her everything, financially and physically." |
| C |  | Valentine"s Day Facts: Gifts, History, and Love Science Where did Valentine"s Day come from? What does it cost? And why do we fall for it, year after year? |
| D |  | Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and Facts Before the big dinner, debunk the myths-for starters, the first "real" Thanksgiving wasn"t until the 1800s-and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010. |
| E |  | 4th of July Facts: 1st Fests, Number of Fireworks, More How did Founding Fathers Celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? Answers and more. |
| F |  | Earth Day at 40: What Good Is It Now? After 40 years, outsourced activism is replacing traditional Earth Day activities, and green"s gone mainstream, experts say. So what"s the point? |
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| The International Red Cross and Red Crescent(弯月) Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. 1 tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, have given assistance 2 victims of wars and natural disasters. The organization 3 (found) in 1863, and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called Henry Dunant. He had witnessed too many 4 (die) and wounds at the Battle of Solferino in Italy four years 5 (early), in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded, 6 simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross/Red Crescent exists 7 (help) the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless oftheir nationality. 8 symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance; the founders 9 the movement adopted it in honor of Switzerland. However, the original symbol, the red cross, could hurt Muslim soldiers" feelings, 10 a second symbol, the red crescent, was used. Both are now official symbols. | ||
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| The orange towers of the Golden Gate Bridge-probably the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed bridge in the world-are visible from almost every point of elevation in San Francisco. The only cleft (穿过) in Northern California"s 600-mile continental wall, for years this mile-wide strait was considered unbridgeable. As much an architectural as an engineering feat, the Golden Gate took only 52 months to design and build. Designed by Joseph Strauss, it was the first really massive(庞大的)suspension bridge, with a span of 4200ft, and until 1959 ranked as the world"s longest. It connects the city at its northwesterly point on the peninsula to Marin County and Northern California, and was designed to withstand(经受住)winds of up to a hundred miles an hour and to swing as much as 27ft. Handsome on a clear day, the bridge takes on an eerie(阴森森的) quality when the thick white fogs pour in and hide it almost completely. You can either drive or walk across. The drive is the more thrilling of the two options as you race under the bridge"s towers, but the half-hour walk across it really gives you time to take in its enormous size and absorb the views of the city behind you and the headlands of Northern California straight ahead. Pause at the midway point and consider the seven or so suicides(自***) a month who choose this spot, 260ft up, as their jumping-off spot. Monitors of such events speculate that victims always face the city before they leap. In 1995, when the suicide toll from the bridge had reached almost 1000, police kept the figures quiet to avoid a rush of would-be suicides going for the dubious(令人怀疑的)distinction of being the thousandth person to leap. Perhaps the best loved symbol of San Francisco, in 1987 the Golden Gate proved an auspicious (幸运的)place for a sunrise party when crowds gathered to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Some quarter of a million people turned up (a third of the city"s entire population); the winds were strong and the huge numbers caused the bridge to buckle, but fortunately not to break. | ||
| 1.The underlined word "buckle" here means _____ . | ||
| A. collapse B. crash C. bend D. shake | ||
| 2.The Golden Gate Bridge was completed in _____ . | ||
| A. 1922 B. 1995 C. 1937 D. 1959 | ||
| 3.Which of the following is TRUE? | ||
| A. The Golden Gate is the longest bridge in the world. B. So far about 1000 people killed themselves from the Golden Gate. C. It took the workers 52 months to build the Golden Gate. D. San Francisco had a population of about 750,000 in 1987 | ||
| 4.If you want to enjoy the views of San Francisco from the bridge, you"d better cross the bridge ______. | ||
| A. by train B. on foot C. by car D. by ship | ||
| 阅读理解。 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)。 | ||
| Just like the United States,Britain is divided into different areas. Britain is one of the most diverse nations in Europe with over 250 different languages being spoken in London alone. With such a various culture,adapting to it can be a challenge for anyone. Following these steps should be of great help to you. Forget the stereotypes (成见). Many of the long formed stereotypes simply have nothing to do with Britain today. Don"t think that everyone enjoys drinking tea or beer. Abandoning some old ideas of people and culture will allow you to be more open-minded and easily get into the culture. Understand the differences. Britain is made up of different areas that have their different traditions and languages. Understanding different cultures will help you avoid making mistakes. Get used to small spaces. The US is a huge country where people are used to bigger cars, houses and spaces.__________, Britain does not have the luxury of space. Houses,apartments and cars are all smaller than you are used to,so trying to become familiar with smaller areas is very necessary. Be polite. Always apologize for knocking into someone, even if it was their fault. Respect people"s personal space and always wait in line. Bill Brysons" book Notes from a small island is filled with many useful tips. Accept the jokes. One of the most confusing aspects of British culture is humor. Kidding, teasing,or "taking the mick" are all ways to describe making fun of someone but this isn"t necessarily a bad thing. Playing tricks on someone is a common way to show affection. As Britons usually put it,"you never make fun of someone you don"t like". | ||
| 1. What"s the best title of the passage? (no more than 6 words) _______________________________________________________________________ 2. Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 1.(no more than 2 words)Because of a different culture, it is a very difficult task for anyone to ______it. _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Why does Britain have so many different cultures? (no more than 15 words) _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4. (no more than 4 words) _______________________________________________________________________ 5. What does the word "this" (Line 3,Paragraph 6) probably refer to? (no more than 5 words) _____________________________________________________________________ | ||
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| When the Japanese attacked America"s ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941,they did it secretly. The makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently. The noise about Pearl Harbor,made by Disney,has reached its highest point with its premiere (首次公演) before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend,a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield. As Ben Affleck is the main star,the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least. At almost three hours in length,it promises to be a good old Hollywood movie. There is a love story. Affleck and his co－star,Josh Hartnett,both fall in love with the navy nurse,Kate Beckinsale and,of course,there is much human courage and love of country. It"s certain that Disney will be accused of "changing" history.The showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments. Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movie.It does not address the theory held by some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan"s intention to attack the ships in Pearl Harbor.It is said he did nothing,as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take America into the Second World War. Japan remains sensitive about being accused of wartime atrocities (暴行).And Disney is sensitive about its business in Japan,where it has a theme park. Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praise.A reviewer for Newsweek,who was given an early preview,acknowledged that the 40－minute sequence (连续镜头) showing the attack itself was powerful.The attack comes quite late in the movie,however,and the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story. "Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie," the reviewer wrote. | ||
| 1. From the passage we can infer that the Memorial Day refers to________. | ||
| A.the day the United States was founded B.the day people remember their ancestors C.a day people celebrate the victories of World War Ⅱ D.a day people remember those who died in wars | ||
| 2. From the passage we know that Ben Affleck________. | ||
| A.regarded Josh Hartnett as an enemy B.may be a very popular movie star C.experienced the Pearl Harbor Incident D.was in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale | ||
| 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Pearl Harbor? | ||
| A.The movie will cause a lot of arguments. B.The movie has made the Japanese angry. C.The movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident. D.The movie shows that President Roosevelt knew about Japan"s intention. | ||
| 4. According to the passage,what does the reviewer for Newsweek think of the movie? | ||
| A.The scenes of the attack leave no impression. B.The dialogue in the movie is original and creative. C.The attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie. D. The characters and the love story are less attractive. | ||
| 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | ||
| A.Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor. B.The True Fact of Pearl Harbor. C.Reviewer:Pearl Harbor is a success. D.Attention!Pearl Harbor is arriving. | ||
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| Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card. The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light, and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine. | ||
| 1．The text is mainly about ________ . | ||
| A. the history of phone cards B. phone card collecting as a hobby C. reason for phone card collecting D. the great variety of phone cards | ||
| 2．When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards? | ||
| A. In 1971. B. In 1975. C. In 1976. D. In 1981. | ||
| 3．The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is that ________ . | ||
| A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep B. they like to have something from different countries C. they want to make money with cards D. they think the cards are convenient to use | ||
| 4．The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that ________ | ||
| A. card collecting is popular among young people B. French and Japanese cards are the most valuable C. people can make money out of card collecting D. card collectors magazines are very useful |