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nose, a totem design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your
opinion be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.
In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin. On Bali, a little island in Indonesia, they believe that a beautiful woman or a handsome man must have perfectly straight,
flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal. So
when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file
off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic and this tooth filing is really painful. It
is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are thought ready to
become an adult.
In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the "Padaung". They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that
you are either born with a long or short neck and that there"s nothing whatever you can do about it. But
you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Padaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck,
tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Padaung woman will wear her
neck rings all her life, never once taking them off.
So now I"m sure you will all agree that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.
B. Beautiful body decoration.
C. Attractive decoration.
D. Body decoration.
B. luggage
C. shopping cart
D. basket
B. a person with straight, flat teeth looks ugly
C. a teenager"s teeth points must be filed off with anesthetic
D. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed off
B. Many people think that woman with a ring through nose is neither attractive nor ugly.
C. It is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth on Bali.
D. Some people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck in Myanmar.
B. Inner beauty
C. Different Ideas about Beautiful
D. Body Decoration
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| A If the person has stopped breathing, you must try to start his/her breathing at once. The best thing is to use the mouth-to-mouth way. Lay the person down with his/her head lower than the rest of his/her body and breathe into his/her mouth. If the person has something stuck in his/her throat, try to remove it with your fingers, or by hitting him/her on the back. |
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| Most shops in Britain open at 9:00am, and close at 5:00 or 5:30 in the evening. Small shops usually close for an hour at lunchtime. On one or two days a week-usually Thursday and/or Friday-some large food shops stay open until about 8:00 pm for late night shopping. Many shops are closed in the afternoon on one day a week. The day is usually Wednesday or Thursday and it is a different day in different towns. Nearly all shops are closed on Sundays. Newspaper shops are open in the morning, and sell sweets and cigarettes as well. But not all the things can be sold on Sundays. Usually it is not difficult for foreign visitors to find where to buy things. Most shops sell the things that you want to buy. One problem is stamps. In Britain you can only buy these at post offices. Many large food shops are self-service. When you go into one of these shops, you take a basket and you put the things you wish to buy into this. You pay for everything just before you leave. If anyone tries to take things from a shop without paying, they are almost certain to be caught, because most shops have detectives. When you are waiting to be served in a shop, it is important not try to be served before people who arrive before you. Many foreign people are surprised at the British way of queuing (排队). |
| 1. Most shops in Britain stay open for about ______ a day. |
| A. eight hours B. five hours C. ten hours D. six hours |
| 2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? |
| A. Some large food shops open for about 11 hours on Thursday or Friday. B. Many shops are closed in the afternoon once a week on Tuesday. C. Only a few things can be bought on Sundays. D. It is not difficult for foreign visitors to buy things in Britain. |
| 3. You can not buy ______ in shops. |
| A. cigarette B. sweets C. stamps D. clothes |
| 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
| A. Most shops usually close for an hour at lunchtime. B. Many large shops are self-service. C. Most shops have detectives. D. People do not have to queue to be served. |
| 5. Which of the following statements can be the best title of this passage? |
| A. Shops in Britain B. How to buy things in Britain? C. The British Way of Queuing D. How long are the British shops? |
| It"s no secret that the world has become a very fastpaced place. Free time has been replaced by cyber (网络的) time to the point where my family feels the need to comment on my presence at the dinner table. With all these options and distractions (使人分心的事) it can be hard to spend quality time with the people you love. My Dad and I have always worked around this. Over years we"ve learned how to watch in silence while enjoying each other"s company and by now we know what to comment on during the commercials. Once we were watching one of our favourite shows. At the commercial he turned to me and asked if I liked going to school. I thought about the question for a few moments before admitting that I did. "Do you look forward to going？" This question seemed easier to answer, but I thought it over. "Not all the time. Sometimes, there are classes that I dread. But then there are people I want to see or things I want to do, so I guess it evens out." Dad nodded. "You see these characters on the show? They like going to work. They look forward to it. They are so idealistic that they go to work every day, believing they can change the world. That"s why we like to watch them." I thought about what he was saying. "Do you look forward to going to work?" I asked. Dad paused. "I honestly don"t think about it. It"s not something I anticipate or dread. It"s just something that I do. I always looked forward to going to school, though. I wanted to learn. Now that I think about it, when I first started working I did look forward to it. That"s what"s important. Do something that you enjoy doing. Do something that you will look forward to. Otherwise, what"s the point?" Now I have learned that sometimes it"s not the length of the talk that"s important but what"s said during the talk. It is still possible to have quality time during a commercial break. |
| 1.The father quoted the characters on the show to say that a person should have ________. |
| A. dream B. belief C. doubt D. love |
| 2.According to the passage, why doesn"t the boy want to go to school? |
| A. He is afraid of being made fun of. B. He has something important to do. C. He loses interest in some classes. D. He falls behind other classmates. |
| 3.The underlined word "point"What"s the main idea of this passage? |
| A. mark B. topic C. lesson D. goal |
| 4.What"s the main idea of this passage? |
| A. Children can have quality time with their parents. B. Children feel happy when talking with parents. C. Parents and children can enjoy the same TV show. D. Children are unwilling to stay with their parents. |
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| (Reuters Life! ) - Families in New York and Louisville, Kentucky might be happy to know they live in two of the safest U.S. cities for children. Both urban areas scored high marks in a study that assessed 50 of the largest U.S. cities on 25 safety criteria such as proximity(接近) of hospitals, bike helmet laws and how quickly local fire departments respond to determine the safest cities for children. "It"s clear that most cities are doing great things to improve safety at home and in the community," said Gus Schaefer of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an independent safety certification provider that conducted the research. New York firefighters were the quickest to respond to emergencies, while Louisville pedestrians (行人) were among the least likely to be in a traffic accident, according to the study. Boston parents can breathe easy knowing they live in the city with the most hospitals per capita (人均) and Portland, Oregon got honors for its low drowning rates and air quality. Virginia Beach scored high marks because car passengers under the age of 18 have to wear seatbelts, even if they are riding in the back seat. Columbus, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Seattle and Tampa were also among the safest cities. Although the study did not rank the cities, it showed that the vast majority have anti-smoking laws and all have smoke alarm laws. One area where there might still be room for improvement is bike helmet laws. Only 39 of the largest urban areas have bike helmet laws. But 47 out of 50 cities had some non-smoking laws and an equal number required CO alarms. And all the cities insisted on inspections after construction or remodeling projects. In addition to local and state laws to keep their children safe, UL said families can also take measures to improve the safety of their children, including making sure television stands are well fixed and having a fire escape plan. |
| 1. The passage is mainly about . |
| A. how to keep children safe B. the most popular U.S. cities C. the safest U.S. cities for kids D. the various laws in the U.S. cities |
| 2. What do we know about New York from the passage? |
| A. New York has the fewest traffic accidents. B. The air quality in New York remains stable. C. Car passengers in New York have to wear seatbelts. D. New York firefighters react quickly in emergencies. |
| 3. What does the underlined phrase "breathe easy" in the passage refer to? |
| A. Stop worrying B. Enjoy better health. C. Do their jobs happily. D. Breathe without difficulty. |
| 4. The safety criteria in the study include all the following EXCEPT . |
| A. non-smoking laws B. bike helmet laws C. traffic rules D. families" fire escape plans |
| 5. What did the 50 cities in the study have in common? |
| A. They all had anti-smoking laws. B. They all required factories to fix CO alarms. C. Their hospitals provided high-quality service. D. They had careful examinations of newly completed buildings. |
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| Yasuda is 95 years old. He and his colleagues, looking for easier ways to search the Web and send e-mail, represent a potential market for Apple (AAPL)"s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since its launch in April, but doesn"t break down sales figures by customer age, making it impossible to know with certainty how many old people are buying them. However, evidence suggests it"s popular with the old. The iPad"s intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to old citizens around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyo: "The iPad is a good tool for the elderly because it"s very forgiving of mistakes." Miura"s team uses computers to help train senior citizens to rejoin the workforce. "Unlike the PC, it doesn"t require previous(先前的) knowledge," he says. James Cordwell, a technology analyst at Atlantic-Equities in London, says the iPad"s popularity with the elderly is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of younger customer. "The world"s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older, and it"s probably a market where Apple has least entered," Cordwell says. Elderly users are "a key source of growth for them in the future." The elderly in Japan, who make up an estimated 22 percent of the population, may prove particularly quick to accept the iPad. They spend more than any other group in the country except for those under 30, according to a report by Japan"s Cabinet Office. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent against dementia (痴呆). "Trying new things like that is a good mental exercise," he says. |
| 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A. The iPad was only intended for elderly people. B. The use of iPad requires previous knowledge. C. The use of iPad is mentally useful to the old. D. Only the elderly in Japan can use iPad. |
| 2. What can we infer from Paragraph 1? |
| A. The old get a bit strike from the iPad. B. The iPad causes a heavy burden to the old. C. The iPad is accepted by the old. D. The old are very familiar with the iPad. |
| 3. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the iPad over the PC? |
| A. It has intuitive interface. B. It is easier to operate. C. It is more accessible to beginners. D. It is a good mental exercise. |
| 4. What can we learn from the passage? |
| A. The old are the largest consumers in Japan. B. The iPad is traditionally accepted by the young. C. The old in Japan are fond of latest hi-tech products. D. The old customers will soon replace the younger ones. |
| 5. What could be the best title for the passage? |
| A. The iPad Leads Apple to the Elderly B. Ipad Hits Japan"s Store Shelves C. Ipad"s Arrival in Tokyo Causes Japanese to Excite D. AAPL Tries to Balance the Old and the Yong |