题目
题型：不详难度：来源：
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a reception hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies(罂粟花) in their buttonholes.
What’s wrong with that?
According to the Global Times, Chinese officials apparently had asked the UK delegation not to wear poppies. The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.
So what’s the significance of the poppy? It’s a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.
From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China’s humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. Britain forced China to open the borders to trade —including in the opium —which was made from poppies grown in India.
Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during Word War I. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day (November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies and remember the sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.
So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese and British people for different reasons. And it makes sense for us to try to understand each other’s standpoint.
Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guest from overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain’s Queen —a dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play on British DVD players.
Many countries have diplomats stationed overseas. Diplomats provide information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it would seem that even diplomats can overlook the cultural significance of a small flower.
( ) 小题1:. British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on .
| A．October 1 | B．November 11 | C．December 31 | D．January 1 |
| A．the shame caused by European countries in the 19th century |
| B．the British soldiers who were killed and buried during World War I |
| C．the Chinese soldiers killed during World War II |
| D．the suffering caused by Britain during World War I |
| A．the translation mistake | B．the language difference |
| C．the cultural difference | D．the different lifestyle |
| A．Britain’s Queen is not interested in art |
| B．Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Barack Obama sent him |
| C．US President Barack Obama received a gift for music |
| D．Britain’s Queen may not like the iPod US President Barack Obama presented her |
| A．Cultural difference can also be interesting and funny. |
| B．Cultural differences can cause a big problem. |
| C．US President Barack Obama likes to present gifts to other leaders. |
| D．US leaders and British leaders get along well with each other. |
答案
小题1:.B
小题1:.A
小题1:.C
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
解析
小题1:根据They insisted on wearing poppies(罂粟花) in their buttonholes.及下文Since then, Poppy Day (November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies可知日期是November 11，选B。
小题1:根据From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China’s humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century 可知中国人认为是件丢脸的事情，故选A。
小题1:根据So what’s the significance of the poppy? It’s a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.描述可知主要是中英文化的不同。故选C。
小题1:根据a dull person with no interest in music 可知英国女王可能不喜欢奥巴马的礼物。故选D。
小题1:根据Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. 及下文描述可知选A。
核心考点
试题【A simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that be】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do 16 work. But more than 40 years ago, 17 couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very 18 people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and 1
9 . 20 they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.Computers become very important because they can work 21 than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can 22 people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put 23 them. Computers are very 24 and helpful. They are our good friends.
Do you want to 25 a computer?
| 小题1: |
|
| 小题2: |
|
| 小题3: |
|
| 小题4: |
|
| 小题5: |
|
| 小题6: |
|
| 小题7: |
|
| 小题8: |
|
| 小题9: |
|
| 小题10: |
|
Tao has been on the music scene since 1997. Quality is the word that can best describe his works. With six albums in 10 years, the 38-year-old singer is not prolific(多产的 ), but he has achieved much more than other Chinese singers who have produced 10 or more albums in a short time.
Tao is called the “ Godfather of R&B” in China and has been a trendsetter(创新者) in China’s music industry. His albums have won various awards in Asia for his socially conscious lyrics, simple rhythms and creative mix of traditional sounds, like Peking Opera and traditional Chinese musical instruments.
Tao’s parents were famous entertainers in Taiwan. Tao spent some of his childhood in Hong Kong. His father was an actor, singer and composer, while his mother was a Peking Opera artist. His parents once moved to the United States and his father worked for Walt Disney. Later his parents returned to Taiwan where his father began his singing career, leaving David to finish his education in the United States. Tao met Taiwanese producer, Wang Zhi Ping, who offered him a job. So Tao went back to Taiwan to write and produce songs for many singers. In 1997 with the help of Wang and another Taiwanese producer, Jim Lee, Tao released his first album which set a record in Taiwan as the first album from a new singer. Tao won two awards, Best Newcomer and Best Producer, becoming the first new comer/singer to also win a Best Producer award during the 9th GMA (金曲奖). Later, Tao released his second album. In this album Tao tried many musical styles including his favorite rock music; in fact each song is different in their style and music arrangement.
“I grew up listening to the most fashionably mixed types of music with my father playing Elvis Presley’s songs in one room and my mother singing Peking Opera in another,” Tao said jokingly.
Tao said he will release a new album after the tour and then he will switch roles to become a film director. Preparation for the movie has already begun and it will be released in 2011. “ After the concert, I will switch my focus to that. I hope I can make it one thing after another.”
小题1:To pop star Tao, what is the most important thing to a concert?
| A．Costumes. | B．Stage design. |
| C．Guest singers. | D．Music and interaction. |
| A．socially conscious lyrics | B．simple rhythms |
| C．mix of traditional sounds | D．quantities of albums |
| A．his parents influenced him a lot |
| B．he himself is prolific |
| C．he is creative in music |
| D．Both A and C |
| A．Tao will spend less time in his music |
| B．Tao will spend all his time producing music |
| C．Tao will become an actor |
| D．Tao will make two films |
Do you come from a sporty family?
NO, but my family have encouraged me and supported me from the beginning of my career.
Were there any sports you didn’t like playing at school?
I didn’t do much swimming or cricket. My school focused more on rugby and athletics including cross-country running which I really enjoyed.
How does it feel to represent England?
Good, and it’s a responsibility as well as an honor, whether representing England, as in the Commonwealth Games, or Great Britain as I did in the Athens Olympics (2004). I am proud to represent a nation that is generally well regarded by others.
Which other sports stars do you like?
Everyone who has made it to world class competition level has earned respect. I particularly admire Paula Radcliffe and Lance Armstrong.
What are your hopes for the future?
To have this season continue as successfully as it has started and make the podium in the World Cup in Fort William in May, and at the Mountain Bike World Championship on 27th August this year in New Zealand. In the longer term, to win a medal at the Olympics in Britain and to see more people racing and enjoying mountain biking.
小题1:The passage is taken from .
| A．an interview between a reporter and Liam Killeen |
| B．a daily talk between Liam Killeen and his father |
| C．a book written by Liam Killeen |
| D．a speech made by Liam Killeen |
| A．World Championships | B．World Cup |
| C．Commonwealth Games | D．Olympic Games |
| A．Liam’s family enjoy sports very much. |
| B．Liam loves swimming and mountain biking |
| C．Liam took part in the Olympic Games in 2004 |
| D．Liam’s father also enjoys mountain biking very much |
| A．Liam Killeen will win a gold medal in the Olympics in 2012 |
| B．Lance Armstrong is a world-class sports player |
| C．Liam Killeen has earned a lot of money |
| D．Liam has won many gold medals in world competitions |
The 90,031,000 families in the United States averaged 2.64 members each as of last July 1.“The reason is, in effect, changes in the age structure,” explained Campbell Gibson, a population researcher for the bureau. Most Americans born in the great explosion of births are now in their 20’s and 30’s when they most likely to set up families, he said.
The fact that many are doing so increased the number of families from 80.4 million in 1980 t0 88.8 million in 1986 and past the 90 million mark last summer.
At the same time, the average number of people per family dropped from 2.75 in 1985 to 2.65 in 1986 and then to 2.64, Mr Gibson said.
By comparison, the 1970 Census found the average family contained 3.14 people. Families averaged more than four people in 1939 and more than five in 1880.
The growing number of ever---- smaller families is still going on, but Mr Gibson pointed out that family growth was not the same as population increase in the 1970’s.
The same age factors that are increasing the number of families also happened then, but in the 1970’s the proportion(比例) of families in each age group was also growing.
That hasn’t continued in the 1980’s for a number of possible reasons, Mr Gibson said. For example, in the 1980’s more young people have chosen to remain home with their parents instead of setting up housekeeping on their own, as many did in the 1970’s.
This could be caused by the increasing cost of housing, he said. Delays in marriage while young people go to work and school, have also been widely reported as a factor, but it was not the only factor for the family changes.
小题1:The smaller figure of families reported here is _________.
| A．1980 | B．80,400,000 | C．2.64 | D．90 million |
A. People should get married at later age.
- The average number of family members should be 2.64.
- It’s not clear in the report.
- Young people should set up housekeeping on their own, as many did inthe 1970’s.
A. delay in marriage will not help the number of the families
- delay in marriage is the major factor of the family changes
- the writer felt sorry that many young people now delay their marriages
- there must be some other factors which have led to the slower growthin the 1980’s
| A．reason | B．something that proves be true |
| C．advantage | D．something that helps to bring about a result |
Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, told The Sunday Times that he’s happy to have the time for romance now filming is over. Emma Watson, who is Hermione Granger in the movies, said she looked forward to “finally being free, being my own person” – a change signaled by her new haircut.
Daniel Radcliffe, who has been the face of the boy wizard since 2001, said that he “did cry like a little girl” when the last movie finished.
“It’s like the ending of a relationship,” he told The Vancouver Sun. “There’s a sense of, ‘God, what am I going to do now?’” He said he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”.
Along with the three actors, Harry Potter fans, now in their late teens, came of age with J.K. Rowling’s characters. For them, the last film isn’t just a goodbye to a decade of magic, but the close of their childhoods.
“We are the Harry Potter generation,” Canadian Andrea Hill, 19, told The Vancouver Sun. “We started in elementary school, reading about a boy our age who was going through the same things we were going through. We grew up, so did he.”
For Emily Chahal, an 18-year-old student, the series has been an inspiring journey. “That first book was what started my love of literature. It was the inspiration for everything – really teaching me to appreciate my friends, and to face difficulties with a sense of courage,” she said. “I have a sense of sadness. The end of the movies is kind of the end of my childhood, too.”
Fortunately, to the delight of die-hard fans, there are many things that keep the boy wizard alive. For example, in June this year, a Harry Potter theme park opened in Florida, US.
Some schools in the US and UK also have Quidditch teams – players ride broomsticks. “We’re not waiting anymore to see what happens to Harry next,”
Hill told The Vancouver Sun. She founded a Quidditch club at Carleton University in Canada. “We’re still engaged in that magical world.”小题1:.
How did Emma Watson feel when she finished the shooting of the Harry Potter series?
| A．She cried like a little girl. |
| B．She was ready to move onto something new. |
| C．She was happy to have the time for romance. |
| D．She felt it was like the end of a relationship. |
. What did Daniel Radcliffe mean by saying he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”?
| A．He was bored with life in Hogwarts. |
| B．He couldn’t wait to graduate from Hogwarts. |
| C．He missed life in Hogwarts now he had left. |
| D．He was looking forward to new life out of Hogwarts. |
. The series has brought Emily Chahal all the following EXCEPT _______.
| A．the chance to live in a magical world |
| B．the courage to face difficulties |
| C．the appreciation of her friends |
| D．encouragement to love literature |
What is the main focus of the article?
| A．Celebration of the close of childhood. |
| B．Fans’ love for the Harry Potter series. |
| C．Mixed feelings about the end of the series. |
| D．Excited anticipation of the opening of the Harry Potter theme park. |
最新试题
- 1“尺有所短，寸有所长”，它告诉我们在生活中既要看到自己的优点和长处，也要看到自己的缺点和不足。 （ ）
- 2如图，在标有刻度的直线l上，从点A开始，以AB＝1为直径画半圆，记为第1个半圆；以BC＝2为直径画半圆，记为第2个半圆；
- 3温度升高时，温度计内的水银（汞）柱会上升，从微观角度分析，其原因是[ ]A.汞原子自身的体积变大B.汞原子的数目
- 4下列物质中，属于纯净物的是[ ]A．太子奶B．鲜橙汁C．豆浆D．冰水共存物
- 5 ___________ that the government can lead them out of the f
- 6（20分）阅读图文资料，完成下列要求。1937年，日本侵华战争全面爆发，大量企业迁往重庆，这其中也包括位于武汉的汉阳铁厂
- 7普通玻璃瓶常有绿色是因为含有（ ）A．氧化铜B．FeSO4C．KClD．氧化钠
- 8一位农技员要配制50Kg16%-18%的食盐水用来选种，他用到了下列步骤：①溶解、②称量、③计算，正确的操作顺序为（
- 9阅读下文，回答问题。花儿与少年梁晓声 有一少年，刚上小学六年级，班主任老师多次对他妈妈说：“做好思想准备吧，你儿子考上
- 10据地方志记载，民国时期某城市“旧式婚姻居十之七八，新式者不过十之二三”。对此理解错误的是[ ]A ．旧式婚礼因为
热门考点
- 1（4分） 在水平地面上，用100N的力沿水平方向拉重为500N的物体，在10s内匀速前进5m，则物体的速度等于 m/
- 2默写（1）细草微风岸， 。星垂平野阔， 。（2）
- 32009年3月1日16时13分10秒，嫦娥一号卫星在北京航天飞行控制中心科技人员的精确控制下，准确击落于月球丰富海区域。
- 4用显微镜观察小鱼尾鳍内的血液流动时，观察到毛细血管的最好办法是（ ）A．血流速度快的血管B．血液流向头部的血管C．有搏
- 5二次函数y=3（x-4）2-2的图象开口______，对称轴是______，若图象经过点（92，y1），（112，y2）
- 6试找出如图所示的每个正多边形的对称轴的条数，并填在下表格中，正多边形的边数345678对称轴的条数
- 7已知点P（x，y）在由不等式组确定的平面区域内，O为坐标原点，点A（﹣1，2），则
- 8下列现象由光的折射形成的是（ ）A．桥在水中形成“倒影”B．手在灯光下形成影子C．池水看起来比实际浅D．汽车后视镜可扩
- 9下列语句正确的是[ ]A．平方等于它本身的数只有1B．任何数都有倒数 C．倒数等于本身的数是±1D．绝对值等于它
- 10如图所示程序框图中，输出（ ）A．B．C．D．