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阅读理解。     Chinese Valentine"s Day (情人节) is on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar (阴历).
It is a traditional festival for Chinese people. It comes from a romantic ancient Chinese story. Niu Lang and
Zhi Nv, two lovers who got separated by the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens, can only meet that night.
Thanks to this touching story, Chinese people regard the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar as Chinese Valentine"s Day. In China people also call it "Qixi".
     Meanwhile, February 14 of the solar calendar is European Valentine"s Day. It is related to a moving story
too. The story goes that, there was a cruel king in ancient Rome whose name was Claudius. He forbade the
youth to get married during the wars, which made the lovers angry. There was a monk (修道士) named
Valentine who was very angry at the rule and the king. One day a couple of lovers came to his temple to ask
for help to get married. Valentine helped them. Later, many couples got married with Valentine"s help. But
Claudius knew it soon. He put Valentine to death cruelly. And that day was February 14, the year of 270.
     Compared with European Valentine"s Day, Qixi is less popular in China though it is a traditional Chinese
festival. There may be many reasons. First of all, the lunar calendar is not easy to remember for most of the
young people who are used to the solar calendar. Secondly, to many businessmen, European Valentine"s Day is
not only a festival for lovers but also a good chance to make money. Most of the flower shops can sell their
flowers at a good price on European Valentine"s Day while the business drops in Qixi, because on European
Valentine"s Day lovers know more about how to enjoy it. They exchange cards, flowers and go out to date.
But most of them don"t know the culture of Chinese Valentine"s Day or how to celebrate it. 1. This text is mainly about ______. A. two moving romantic stories
B. something about Qixi and Valentine"s Day
C. why young people prefer Western festivals
D. how Qixi is different from European Valentine"s Day2. Qixi is less popular than European Valentine"s Day because _____.A. businessmen think that European Valentine"s Day is more important than Qixi
B. the government encourages people to celebrate foreign festivals
C. the costs on Qixi are higher than those on European Valentine"s Day
D. the lunar calendar is not easy to remember and people don"t know how to enjoy Qixi 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A. Lovers exchange cards, flowers and go out to date on Qixi.
B. Valentine helped a couple of lovers kill the cruel king.
C. European Valentine"s Day was named after a person.
D. Old people in China dislike young people celebrating European Valentine"s Day.4. If the text goes on, what will probably be talked about in the next paragraph? A. Young people should fight for love and happiness.
B. Chinese people should treasure traditional Chinese festivals more.
C. Qixi will also become an international festival in the future.
D. Chinese people should stop celebrating European Valentine"s Day.
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完形填空。     A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full   1   of the facts he observes. He doesn"t
accept ideas which are not   2   on obvious facts, and therefore refuses to accept authority (权威) as the only 
  3   for truth. He always   4   ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them.
     The rise of   5   science may perhaps be considered to   6   as far back to as the   7   of Roger Bacon, the
wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived   8   the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the
middle  9   to suggest that we should learn science   10   observing and experimenting on the things around us,
and he himself   11   many important discoveries.
     Galileo, however, who lived more than 300 years later (1564-1642), was the greatest of several great men,
  12  in Italy, France, Germany, or England, began by  13  to show how many important  14   could be
discovered by observation. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies fell more  15  towards the earth
than small ones,   16   Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the   17   of the leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two
  18  stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo"s   19   of going direct to Nature, and proving our
   20   and theories by experiment, that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.
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阅读理解。
     Washington D. C. is the capital of the United States. It"s the center of the national gov-ernment. It"s a
busy, working city with a large population. But what is more, Washington is also a city of history and culture.
     Washington was created in 1790, when Congress (the highest law-making body of the U. S. A.) decided
to place the nation" new capital in the east of the country. It was built half-way between the northern and the
southern states of the America. And of course it was named after George Washington, the first President of
the United States.
     There are many tourist sights in Washington. One of them is the White House. This is the home and office
of the President of the United States. Most visitors are, however, surprised by how small the White House
actually is.
     Washington is also a great culture city. The Library of Congress contains (包括) one of the largest library
collections in the world. The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation"s largest collection of cultural materials.
And me John F. Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture. It. has many great musical and theatre
performances throughout the year.
1. The writer mainly talks about _____.
A. Washington
B. the history of Washington
C. buildings and sights-in Washington
D. the history and culture of Washington
2. From the passage we know that Washington is situated(位于) in ______ .
A. the east of the U. S. A.
B. the center of the U. S. A
C. the east, on the middle point from north to south, of the country
D. the east and half-way away from the north
3. The White House impresses (给人印象) the people most for _____ .
A. its white color
B. its size
C. its history
D. it is the home and office of the president
4. The writer introduces Washington in the order of_____  .
A. general introduction, history, sights and culture
B. population, history and culture
C. general introduction, history, sights, buildings and culture
D. history and culture
阅读理解。
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      1  This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christmas times, around the time of the longest night
and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions: Christmas trees, cards and presents.
Shops can make about 60 percent f their year"s income in the three months before Christmas, so most shops
get ready for it in October.   2   The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macy"s famous shop in New
York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve.
     By mid-December, almost every shop and street has a Christmas tree.   3   In the northern countries, winter
is cold and dark and most trees are decorated with lights and colored glass balls give people hope that spring
will come.
     Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys. Young
children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them.   4   
     On Christmas Day a traditional meal is eaten, usually a turkey and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate
Christmas.   5   They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love it or hate it, Christmas
is a time to look back over the old year and forward to the new one.
A. This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD.
B. Believe it or not.
C. Since about 400 AD, Christmas Day has been celebrated.
D. Others feel it is a magical and exciting time.
E. The shopping centers are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night.
F. It was really beautiful indeed.
G. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at night, on the night before Christmas.
阅读理解。
     One day Walt Disney had a vision. It was a vision of a place where children and parents could have fun
together. The more Walt dreamed of a"magical park," the more imaginative and elaborate it became.
     The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his employees and
families could go to relax. Although, World War II put those plans on hold. During the war, Disney had time
to come up with new ideas, and creations for his magical park. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldn"t be
enough.
     Finally in 1953, he had the Stanford Research Institute conduct a survey for a 100-acre site, outside of
Los Angeles. He needed space to build rivers, waterfalls, and mountains; he would have flying elephants and
giant teacups; a fairy-tale castle, moon rockets, and a scenic railway; all inside a magic kingdom he called
"Disneyland."
     The search for the best venue for the park ended in the rural Anaheim, California with a purchase of a
160-acre orange grove near the junction of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and Harbor Boulevard. Construction
for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, 12 months before the park was scheduled to open.
     Some 160-acres of citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses moved to make room for the park.
However, when the real designing came around, Disney met with inevitable questions. How do you make
believable wild animals, that aren"t real? How do you make a Mississippi paddle ship? How do you go about
building a huge castle in the middle of Anaheim, California? Disney asked his movie studio staff for answers.
The design of Disneyland was something never done before. There would be four uniquely different theme
parts: Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland Tomorrow land. Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Opening
Day. The staff worked around the clock to get ready.
     But opening day was a terrible disaster. Besides the terrible opening day conditions, the park did eventually
pick up. By 1965, ten years after opening day, 50 Million visitors had come through the gates.
1. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. How Disneyland came into being
B. The difficulties Disney met in building Disneyland
C. What visitors can enjoy in Disneyland.
D. A brief introduction to Disneyland
2. Which of the following dates would probably be the opening date of Disneyland?
A. 1953
B. 1954
C. 1955
D. 1965
3. Which of the following statements is Not True?
A. World War II had some influence on the building plan of the Disneyland.
B. Disney must have met many difficulties in building Disneyland.
C. Disney was a great man with great imagination and creativity.
D. About 50 million visitors have visited Disneyland so far.
4. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means _____.
A. collect
B. improve
C. find
D. open
阅读理解。
     Everybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40%of Americans hate tipping. In
America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than
they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The common opinion in the past was
that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also,
tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip.
     But according to a new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serve any useful function. The
paper analyzes numbers they got from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The connection between
larger tips and better service was very weak. Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the
quality of service.
     Tipping is better explained, by culture than by the money people spend. In America, the custom came into
being a long time ago. It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants, failing
to tip at least l5% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers. Hairdressers can expect to get l5%-20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $2. In Europe, tipping is less common. In many restaurants the
amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught
on at all. Only a few have really taken to tipping.
     According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers" author, countries in which people are more social or
outgoing tend to tip more. Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers. And Mr. Lynn says,
"In America, where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval. If
you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off."
1. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. different kinds of tipping in different countries
B. the relationship between tipping and custom
C. the origin and present meaning of tipping
D. most American people hate tipping
2. Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase "caught on"?
A. become popular.
B. been hated.
C. been stopped.
D. been permitted
3. Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most?
A. A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in New York.
B. An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well known restaurant in New York.
C. A Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in New York.
D. A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in New York.
4. We can infer from this passage that ________.
A. tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselves
B. tipping is especially popular in New York
C. tipping in America can make service better now
D. tipping has something to do with people"s character