Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. 36 the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called 37 the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his 38 was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 39 of the girls were written on 40 of paper and placed in jars. Each young man 41 a slip. The girl whose name was 42 was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend 43 it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day 44 a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II 45 the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would 46 stay home than fight. When Valentine 47 the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the 48 of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a 49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 50 of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major 51 of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his 52 into a lover’s heart may still be used to 53 falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. 54 to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as 55 as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
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NewYork Tuesday April 12—Dustin Hoffman fan Pamela Crack got the shock of her life when the movie star telephoned her as she was doing her housework.. Crack, 58, said she was “flabbergasted” when she picked up the phone and heard the star at the other end.
“It’s not every day you get a Hollywood superstar phoning you when you’re doing the housework,” Crack told The Sun, “It was a moment I’ll never forget.”
Hoffman was in the back of a London taxi driven by Crack’s husband, Dave, when he made the call after being told Pamela was a fan. Dave Crack later became the star of Hoffman’s speech at the Bafta award ceremony Sunday, where the 62-year-old American actor presented the Best Film award.
“He said to give him a mention,” Hoffman told the audience to a burst of laughter. “Cheers Dave.” Taxi driver Crack said the Hollywood star was a joy to drive from the moment he got into the taxi eating a cheese and tomato sandwich.
“I said ‘You’re that Dustin Hoffman, aren’t you?’ and he said, ‘Yes I am—would you like a sandwich?’ I was a bit surprised but I took a sandwich from him and ate it hungrily.”
小题1:How did Dustin Hoffman learn that Pamela was a fan?| A．He learned it at a dinner party. | | B．He learned it from Dave Crack. | | C．He learned it when he was at the Bafta ceremony. | | D．He learned it when he was watching a Hollywood movie. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “flabbergasted” in the first paragraph probably mean?| A．pleased. | B．honored. | C．frightened. | D．surprised. |
小题3:What was Hoffman doing when he talked about Dave Crack?| A．He was riding in a taxi. | | B．He was presenting the Best Film award. | | C．He was talking to Pamela on the phone. | | D．He was eating a cheese and tomato sandwich. |
小题4:Which of the following is the correct order of events mentioned in the article?
a. Hoffman mentioned Dave’s name in his speech at the ceremony.
b. He got into Dave Crack’s taxi in London.
c. He telephoned Pamela Crack.
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For years, there has been a bias (偏见) against science among clinical psychologists (临床心理学家). In a two-year analysis to be published in November in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists led by Timothy B. Baker of the University of Wisconsin charge that many clinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments for which there is the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to their personal experiences than to science.” As a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by … science.” Walter Mischel of Columbia University is even crueler in his judgment. “The disconnect between what clinical psychologists do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science.”
The “widening” reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying (确认) the most effective treatments. Thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatments — the tools of psychology — bring more lasting benefits than drugs.
You wouldn’t know this if you sought help from a typical clinical psychologist. Although many treatments are effective, relatively few psychologists learn or practice them.
Why in the world not? For one thing, says Baker, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”. Also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment (if any) they have, “and psychologists remember these successes, believing, wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment.”
When faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study what works. A 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice found that they rely more on their own and colleagues’ experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient. If they keep on this path as insurance companies demand evidence-based medicine, warns Mischel, psychology will “discredit itself.”
小题1:Many clinical psychologists fail to provide the most effective treatments because ________.| A．they are unfamiliar with their patients | B．they believe in science and evidence | | C．they depend on their colleagues’ help | D．they rely on their personal experiences |
小题2:The widening gap between clinical practice and science is due to _______.| A．the cruel judgment by Walter Mischel | | B．the fact that most patients get better after being treated | | C．the great progress that has been made in psychological research | | D．the fact that patients prefer to take drugs rather than have other treatments |
小题3:How do clinical psychologists respond when charged that their treatments are not supported by science?| A．They feel embarrassed. | B．They try to defend themselves. | | C．They are disappointed. | D．They doubt their treatments. |
小题4:In Mischel’s opinion, psychology will ____.| A．destroy its own reputation if no improvement is made | | B．develop faster with the support of insurance companies | | C．work together with insurance companies to provide better treatment | | D．become more reliable if insurance companies won’t demand evidence-based medicine |
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The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers has been named the greenest one in the world by the travel and tourist organization Skaal International, reported the Danish news agency Ritzau on Monday.
The hotel has been awarded the EcoTourism Award for setting an envir onmental-friendly example to other hotels, said the report.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers is located in the Copenhagen suburb of Oerestad and has the largest solar cell facility in the Nordic. This facility delivers energy to the hotel while Danish groundwater supplies cooling and heating in the air condition of the hotel.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers
TV and lights in the hotel are all of energy-saving brands. Shampoo bottles, toothbrushes and washing accessories are biologically degradable, which means that the nature can easily absorb the materials.
The hotel restaurant is only buying local goods and the food leftovers are used for bioenergy as well as fertilizer. The fitness facilities also provide a green touch to the hotel, as the training bikes of the fitness center are linked to the power grid（电网） of the hotel, thereby providing free energy if any guest wishes to exercise. People who do contribute free energy this way are supp osedly getting a free meal in the hotel restaurant. “It is the first time that a Danish hotel receives this award. I think our throughout green thinking is the reason why we have been awarded. It is all the small details, as well as the big picture，” says Allan Agerholm, the CEO of the hotel, in a press release.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers opened its doors last year. Skaal International was founded in 1932 by travel managers and has approximately 20,000 members in 89 nations. It is an organization promoting global tourism.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?| A．Hotel in Copenhagen named world’s greenest | | B．Copenhagen-the world’s greenest city | | C．Eco Tourism Award in Copenhagen | | D．The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers |
小题2:The hotel has been awarded the EcoTourism Award because .| A．delivers green energy to the hotels in Nordic | | B．is located in the Copenhagen suburb not in the city center | | C．has the largest solar cell facility | | D．it sets an environmental-friendly example to other hotels |
小题3:The underlined word “degradable” in passage 3 means it can be .| A．rejected by people who don’t like it | | B．accepted by guests from all over the world | | C．absorbed easily by nature | | D．recycled by the nature |
小题4: What is s o special about the fitness facilities?| A．It is free for those who like to exercise. | | B．It uses green power to drive. | | C．It generates free electricity while being used. | | D．It offers free meal to guests who use it. |
小题5: What is Skaal International?| A．Another name for this green hotel. | | B．An organization promoting global tourism. | | C．The Danish news agency Ritzau. | | D．A branch hotel restaurant in Danmark. |
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April Fool’s Day（愚人节）, was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countries, not only in Britain and the USA. This is a day to play jokes and make people laugh. Nobody knows when was the beginning of this custom. Some people connect it with the end of winter and the return of spring which make people merry and ready to play jokes.
In Scotland young people were sent for hen’s teeth or bird’s milk and everybody laughed when they could find such things. In the USA and Britain some people could place a sign on a person’s back with the words “push me!” Children often tell a grown-up that his sock is torn or he has something black on his face, and then shout “April Fool!” There is also the old purse（钱包） trick. A purse is left lying in the street, but when someone wants to take it, it is quickly pulled back by a string which the hidden joker holds in his hand. Or the purse may be filled with stones. Sometimes invitations are sent to people, asking them to come and visit somebody, but when they come they see that nobody expects them. Some people like to telephone to the zoo on the day and ask for Mr. Fish, Miss Fox or Mrs. Cat. All these jokes are very old but still they make people laugh.
小题1: ____________knows when the custom of April Fool’s Day started．| A．One | B．Anyone | C．Nobody | D．Someone |
小题2:Many tricks are played on April Fool’s day except ____ ．| A．phoning the zoo | B．placing a sign on someone’s back | | C．playing cards | D．leaving a purse in the street |
小题3:The purpose of playing jokes is to _____ ．| A．for fun | B．make people laugh | | C．make fool of oneself | D．fool someone |
小题4:The best title of the passage is ____ ．| A．How people in the west spend their April Fool’s Day | | B．Customs are different | | C．How British people celebrate their holidays | | D．How April Fool’s Day comes about |
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If you still know little about the “IMF”, it’s time you started to read about it, for it has been a hot issue of the whole world．
The International Monetary Fund （IMF） is one of the international financial（金融的） institutions, which works for global growth and economic stability．It provides policy advice and financing to members in economic difficulties and also works with developing nations to help them achieve economic stability and reduce poverty．The“ IMF” currently has a near-global membership of 185 countries．
To become a member, a country must apply for it and then be accepted by a majority of the existing members．On joining, each member of the IMF is assigned a quota（配额）, based broadly on its relative size in the world economy．The IMF’s membership agreed in May 2008 on a rebalancing of its quota system to reflect the changing global economic realities, especially the increased weight of major emerging markets （新兴市场） in the global economy, such as China, India and Russia．
The following diagram gives more information about major international financial institutions．
小题1:The main cause of the IMF’s decision to make changes in its quota system is ______．| A．the shortage of resources | B．global growth and economic stability | | C．the changing economic situations | D．the need to accept new members |
小题2:The main purpose of the IMF is to ______．| A．prevent the member countries from getting into wars | | B．collect money from rich countries to help poor ones | | C．provide assistance to its member countries when necessary | | D．make sure the world economy develops in a healthy way |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．The quota an IMF member country gets depends on the size of the country． | | B．India together with China is proposing an increase in emergency funds． | | C．The more money a member contributes to the IMF, the more say it has in it． | | D．The International Development Association is meant to support developed countries． |
小题4:From the diagram we can see the present IMF is most probably under the control of _______．| A．the US | B．Russia | C．Japan | D．any EU member state |
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