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dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even
better attended by locals.
During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who
attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders
across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship.
One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off
their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they
dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their
hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel
races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering
people.
Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace.
All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride
upside down-their legs and feet straight up in the air-all at full speed. Others rush down the course together,
men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast and so wonderful!
B. is held in the same place on the same day
C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares
C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs
D. musicians, officials, camels and horses
B. middle
C. last part
D. whole
B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival
C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival
D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival
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试题【阅读理解。 The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The thre】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is about Demerter, the goddess of the harvest. She
had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with
Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 2 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 3 . Zeus did not want
either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would
he 4 it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 5 .
When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When
Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone, she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8 . People were
in 9 of starving (挨饿). But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter, Persephone,
was returned to her. 11 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone"s 12 .
She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter 14 it
because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several Pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld.
When Zeus 15 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 , but he added that
since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 17 that when
Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 18 not let the crops grow.
That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is 20 , it is
spring, and plants begin to grow again.
| 阅读理解。 |
| Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men. in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilisations (文明), broken up by long "dark ages" in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men. However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next thousand? The next million? That"s much more difficult. When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive (原始的) in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us. Perhaps through the cribe, These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can"t think of. So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live because. we are careless or greedy (贪婪) or quarrelsome. our grand-children will not bother to think of excuses for us. Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set you imagination free when you think about the future. |
| 1. A particular mention made of Stapledon"s book in the opening paragraph _______. |
| A. serves as a description of human history B. serves an introduction to the discussion C. shows a disagreement of views D. Shows the popularity of the book |
| 2. The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that ______. |
| A. human history is extremely long B. life has changed a great deal C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future |
| 3. Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to _______. |
| A. tools used in farming B. ideas about modern life C. unknown things in the future D. hunting skills in the Stone Age |
| 4. According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will _______. |
| A. serve the interests of the present and future generations B. enable us to better understand human history C. help us to improve farming D. make life worth living |
| 阅读理解。 |
| If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki (赫尔辛基) during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams (有轨电车), you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors: white and blue. The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming. When you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities. Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by. A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by boat. You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki. Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it. The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront (滨水区) of the city after sunset, you couldn"t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats. However, in some way Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores. |
| 1. Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its ______. |
| A. 19th century buildings, boats and parks B. 19th century buildings, boats and seabirds C. old houses, parks and trams D. old buildings, boats and the sea |
| 2. The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go _____. |
| A. by boat B. by bus C. by tram D. on foot |
| 3. The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is _____. |
| A. both splendid and traditional B. both quiet and noisy C. both historical and modern D. both old and new |
| 4. This passage is most likely to be found in _____. |
| A. a story book B. a geography textbook C. a research report D. a travel magazine |
| 阅读理解。 |
Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. |
| 1. Which of the following statements about the climate of Australia is TRUE? |
| A. It made European settlers think differently about swimming. B. It changed European settlers" swimming costume. C. It made European settlers feel much hotter. D. It made European settlers have to swim naked. |
| 2. What should swimmers do during the late 19th century? |
| A. They should hide when they meet a person of the opposite sex. B. They should cover their body to avoid being seen by the opposite sex. C. They should wear many heavy clothes on beaches. D. They should wear special wet costumes designed for them. |
| 3. What does the underlined sentence mean? |
A. People were surprised by each new change and criticized it. |
| 4. What can we conclude from the last paragraph? |
| A. People worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun. B. People protected their swimming costumes from too much sun. C. People are greatly shocked by the nude beaches. D. People think it rude to swim with the smaller costumes. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| The Barbie doll first appeared at the toy fair in New York in 1959. Its creator was Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman. She and her husband Elliott along with Harold Matt Matson started the toy company Mattel. She based the design of the new doll on a German doll named Bild Lilli and named her after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie wore a black and white swimsuit and had her hair in a ponytail (马尾辫). She looked very grown-up. But any concerns that parents would not want to buy it for little girls were soon proved wrong. Mattel sold 300,000 Barbie dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than 27,000 dollars. Barbie dolls have represented 50 different nationalities and are sold in 150 countries. Mattel says 90% of girls in the United States between the ages of three and ten own at least one Barbie doll. It says girls between the ages of three and six own an average of about 12. Barbie also faced her share of critics. A well-known example was when women"s education groups objected to a talking Barbie doll that declared, among other things, “Math class is tough!” Mattel agreed to change it. Saudi Arabia has banned Barbie dolls. And a lawmaker in the American state of West Virginia would like to do the same. Last month, he proposed banning sales of Barbie and other dolls that influence girls to put too much importance on physical beauty. Some people say Barbie is an unhealthy role model for young girls. Robin Gerber disagrees. She wrote a book about Barbie. She points out dolls like scientist Barbie and race car driver Barbie. She says people who criticize Barbie should tell girls the story of the businesswoman who created her. She says Ruth Handler wanted the dolls to help girls think about what they wanted to do with their lives. |
| 1.The first Barbie doll might not be popular among little girls because ______. |
| A. her hairstyle was out of fashion B. her appearance looked much too mature C. her way of dressing was against the tradition D. physical beauty wasn"t thought to be important |
| 2. From the passage we know that Mattel ______. |
| A. is one of the world"s largest toy companies B. is the director of an American toy company C. was the woman who originally created Barbie D. was a salesman who was good at selling Barbie dolls |
| 3. Barbie dolls are criticized partly because they make girls ______. |
| A. pay too much attention to their physical beauty B. neglect their schoolwork and inner beauty C. prefer physical beauty to inner beauty D. waste too much time and money on clothes |
| 4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that in her book Robin Gerber _______. |
| A. shows Barbie dolls have a negative influence on girls B. praises a successful person who sells Barbie dolls C. expresses her own favorable opinion about Barbie D. argues for banning the sales of Barbie dolls |