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pressured into arranged marriage-Thailand wants you to exchange vows(誓言) in Bangkok, Phuket
or elsewhere in this "wedding Paradise(乐园)".
This wedding business starts from overseas with the Indians. Thai embassies in India give quick
services for the visas. Not only the couples, you can bring anyone, say, your own cook. So, feel free
to invite hundreds of your friends and relatives.
Why would Indians want to spend so much on weddings in Thailand? Because they have similarities
in religion. When Indian weddings want to have some religious prayer for the couples, Thailand can do
that. But the more obvious appeal are Thailand"s fancy hotels, tropical islands, and delicious Thai food,
allowing newlyweds to include a honeymoon in Thailand after they say "I do" while their guests also
celebrate on a holiday here. But on the other hand, love does have a price.
Kasu Rajagopal arranged for his daughter to have a wedding in Phuket. They arranged entertainmen
t to begin three days before the wedding, because guests" arrival time varied. Yachts were chartered
to take guests to small islands, while a DJ, flown in from Bangalore, India, was booked to help them
dance in the evening. Kasu also arranged priests for the Hindu wedding, and cooks to prepare Indian
food. The approximate costs are around half a million U. S. dollars, including the airfares, hotel
accommodation, food, transportation, the yachts on hire and the wedding ceremony expenses, for 225
to 250 guests.
Thailand wants to make itself a wedding paradise for all couples, not just from India, but from around
the world. Last year, there were around 500 to 600 couples from China, and the numbers are slowly
coming up. Westerners also arrive to get married, but in much smaller numbers.
B. India shares the same religion as Thailand.
C. Thailand offers them more than just a wedding ceremony.
D. Guests are not satisfied with Indian weddings.
B. changing vows is a necessary step for an Indian wedding
C. islands are people"s first honeymoon destination choice
D. some Indians prefer the food prepared by their own cooks
B. you can bring whatever you want to Thailand
C. what Thailand offers hardly satisfies customers" needs
D. there are quite a few activities after the wedding
B. more people will get married in Thailand
C. fewer westerners will have Thai weddings
D. Chinese will be Thailand"s No. l customers
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Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be
shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for
Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other "friends" to be just
social acquaintances.
This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do
not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to " compartmentalize" friendships, having "friends
at work", " friends on the softball team", "family friends", etc.
Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always
seem to be on the go. In this highly changed atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque or
impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else.
Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult in
intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to
get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you do not understand certain American
behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask all about their country or
anything "American" in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become tried
of listening. It doesn"t matter, because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a
conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for example, than
deal with silence.
On the other hand, don"t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or
world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the United States. Because the United states is not
surrounded by many other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.
1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?(no more than 15words)
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2.The underlined phrase on the go means "______"
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3.What would Americans prefer to talk about in order to carry on a comfortable conversation?( no
more than 10 words)
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4.According to the customs mentioned in the passage, what would you do if you want to know
something about America?(no more than 10 words)
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5. why don"t Americans know much about international geography or world affairs?( no more than
15 words)
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any 1 .
One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The wellknown 3 about George
Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 4 . Little George cut down his father"s favorite
cherry tree 5 trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, "I cannot
tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet." Instead of 6 , George received praise. Sometimes American
honesty-being open and direct-can 7 people. But Americans still believe that "honesty is the best
policy".
Another 8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力). Remember Aesop"s fable about the turtle
and the rabbit that had a 9 ? The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the
turtle finally won because he did not 11 .
Compassion (同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of "The Good Samaritan" from
the Bible 12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 13 city, the Samaritan man found
a poor traveller lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 14 just passing by, stopped to help this
person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 . In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent
truckloads of water to help Floridians 16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest
flooding, Florida 17 the favor.
In no way can this brief description 18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage,
responsibility, __19__, gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how
short the list, moral values are 20 .
| ( )1. A. continent ( )2. A. lovely ( )3. A. novel ( )4. A. politely ( )5. A. while ( )6. A. agreement ( )7. A. puzzle ( )8. A. person ( )9. A. quarrel ( )10. A. win ( )11. A. slow down ( )12. A. describes ( )13. A. lonely ( )14. A. in spite of ( )15. A. row ( )16. A. hurt ( )17. A. offered ( )18. A. cover ( )19. A. strength ( )20. A. invaluable | B. character B. basic B. joke B. clearly B. for B. punishment B. injure B. action B. race B. fail B. come up B. praises B. alone B. on account of B. circle B. destroyed B. returned B. respect B. silence B. honorable | C. content C. particular C. legend C. easily C. whereas C. achievement C. interrupt C. virtue C. fight C. defeat C. give up C. tells C. certain C. as a result of C. movement C. ruined C. honored C. shape C. loyalty C. unbelievable | D. culture D. scientific D. music D. slightly D. as D. argument D. offend D. system D. trip D. beat D. fall off D. mentions D. deserted D. instead of D. action D. hit D. reminded D. reflect D. reality D. invisible |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The English language is changing fast,thanks to the rapid progress of technology. We all have a rapid choice:We can either bury our heads in the sand and spend the rest of our lives wishing Shakespeare were alive and well. Or we can embrace(拥抱)the new English,enter into the spirit of the Internet age called Weblish. "You can"t keep away from it, for the simple reason that whenever a new variety of language comes along,it inevitably(不可避免地)influence the language as a whole. "Says Dr David Crystal,honorary professor of linguistics(语言学家)at the University of Wales in BangoL, whose book"Language and the Internet"has just been published. The trouble with keeping up with the new English is not so much that there are so many new words but that the old words no longer mean what we thought they did. In the past, if someone said they did not have Windows,you would have to suppose they lived in a cave. These days, it is probably because they use a Mac(which is a computer,not a rain coat). Spam is as disliked as it ever was,but whereas it once meant an unappetizing(引不起食欲的)canned meat. It now stands for unwanted"junk"email. Spellings are changing,too. Not only is text-messaging playing"hvc with vrbs"(havoc(混乱)with verbs), but the conventions(常规)of email communication place little emphasis on"perfect speaking". Weblish loves to see nouns happily become verbs ("please bookmark this site"),and verbs become nouns ("Send me the download"). Verbs and prepositions are regularly thrown together to become new nouns or adjectives(dial-up,logon,print-on,pull-down,upload),while others are created from simply pairing nouns:cyberspace,emit Internet,hyperlink,metatag,netspeak. | |||
| 1. The best title of this passage would be_________. | |||
| A. Technology and English B. Newly invented English Words C. Keep Up with the Latest Weblish D. Keep Up with the Latest Development in | |||
| 2. We can infer from the first paragraph that________. | |||
| A. all people welcome weblish English B. weblish causes fear among people C. some people wish Shakespeare were still alive D. people may have different opinions towards weblish | |||
| 3. The author thinks the main difficulty for people in keeping up with weblish is that________. | |||
| A. there are so many new words B. old words take on new meanings C. the technology is changing too fast D. weblish words are full of spelling mistakes | |||
| 4. Dr. David Crystal would probably agree that________. | |||
| A. people should not accept weblish B. weblish will destroy the English language C. people should know something about weblish D. weblish can cause misunderstandings among people | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The Lego Group had a very low beginning in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen,a carpenter (木匠)from Denmark. Christiansen began creating wooden toys in 1932. Two years later, he came upon the Lego name by putting together the first two letters of the Danish words Leg and Godt,which mean"play well. "The name could be interpreted as "I put together" in Latin；it is also similar to the Greek verb meaning "gather" or"pick up". In 1 947,the company enlarged to making plastic toys. At first,the use of plastic for toy production was not highly regarded by salesmen and consumers of the time. Many of the Lego Group"s shipments were returned,following poor sales. However, Christiansen"s son,Godtfred Kirk Christiansen,saw the great potential(潜能)in Lego bricks to become a system for creative play-As the junior managing director of the Lego Group,he spent years trying to improve the "locking"ability of the bricks and made the bricks more versatile(多用途). In 1958, the modem interlocking brick design was finally developed and patented(获得专利). Today Lego is sold in more than 1 30 countries. Every minute 33,824 Lego bricks are made,and kid s around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with Lego. There will be more than 400 million people playing with Lego bricks this year. On average,every person in the world owns 62 Lego bricks, and about seven Lego sets are sold every second. This year Lego fans all over the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the tiny building blocks. Though already 50 years old,Lego is still the same product it was in the 1950s. Bricks bought then are still compatible(兼容的) with present bricks and that is probably the reason the toy has never fallen out of favor. | |||
| 1. Which of the following is true about the name Lego? | |||
| A. It is a combination of Greek and Latin words. B. It was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen"s son. C. It was created in 1947 for naming the plastic toys. D. It came from Danish words meaning "play" and "well." | |||
| 2. When did the Lego brick become as a creative form of toy? | |||
| A. 1958. B. 1947. C. 1934. D. 1932. | |||
| 3. Which of the following is true in describing the popularity of Lego? | |||
| A. More than 5 billion people in the world own Lego sets. B. Children spend an average of 62 dollars on Lego bricks each year. C. People in the world spend 400 million hours playing with Lego every year. D. The Lego Group now produces more than 30 thousand toy bricks every minute. | |||
| 4. What is most likely the reason why Lego still remains popular? | |||
| A. Old Lego bricks may still be connected to new ones. B. The company hasn"t changed its name since 1 947. C. The material for the bricks has proved to be safe. D. The price of the toy is relatively, reasonable. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Elephants and people are in competition for space. In much of Africa, elephants are now put in national parks. Elephants suffered a serious and steady decrease in numbers in the 1970s. This wa s the same time when scientists were beginning to learn a great deal about elephants and their behavior. Studies through the 1980s and into the 1990s showed a lot about their sounds and methods of communication. In Kenya alone, in the 1970s and 1980s, the elephant population decreased from 170,000 to 25,000. The sharp drop in numbers was the result of poachers (偷猎者) illegally killing elephants for their ivory. The price of ivory went from $3 a pound to $50 to $100 a pound. Africa became very attractive to poachers. Bull elephants carried the largest tusks (象牙), so they were more often killed. With males gone and older females killed by poachers as well, there were many young elephants unable to benefit from the wisdom of the older females and matriarchs, who lead the herds. Kenya took a stand, international trade in ivory was officially forbidden, and $3,000,000 worth of confiscated (没收的) ivory was burned in Kenya. The following year, only 50 elephants were lost to poachers in Kenya instead of 3,000. But Kenya has the fastest growing human population in the world. People throughout Africa won"t tolerate elephants eating their crops and destroying their livelihoods. In South Africa, elephants live behind the fences of national parks. In some parts of Africa, big-game hunters pay a lot of money to hunt elephants. This keeps their numbers down, and the money goes toward conservation. In Kenya, there were some attempts at birth control to keep the elephant population at manageable numbers to reduce conflicts with people. Faced with a growing human population, elephants are losing the battle for space. It"s unlikely, though, that they will become extinct. They will live in natural parks that bring tourists to Africa as well as India and other parts of Asia. The money from tourism will help elephants to survive. | |||
| 1. Bull elephants were at higher risk of being killed because _______. | |||
| A. they were the leaders of the herds B. they possessed bigger ivory C. they were of smaller size D. they ran slowly | |||
| 2. In the 1970s and 1980s, _______. | |||
| A. scientists learned little about elephants B. most ivory was sold at a reasonable price C. many young elephants are gaining less wisdom D. the elephant population decreased because of the terrible climate | |||
| 3. Some big-game hunters are still allowed to hunt elephants because _______. | |||
| A. elephants are eating their crops B. they are pursuing fun instead of profit C. the money they pay can be used to save elephants D. they are not hunting in national parks | |||
| 4. We know from the passage that in Kenya _______. | |||
| A. the human population is growing fast B. it"s likely that elephants will become extinct C. confiscated ivory will be kept in national parks D. no attempts were made to reduce elephants" conflicts with people |