Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 1
in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a
town. This street was 2 on both sides with many 3 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to
look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 4 ,some shops offered 5 .
These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 6
in the 1950s, a change began to 7 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8 too few
parking places were 9 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with
interest at the open spaces 10 the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.
And open space is what they got 11 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather
malls, 12 as a collection of small new stores 13 crowded city centres. 14 by hundreds of free
parking space, customers were drawn away from 15 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 16 of
shopping centres led 17 to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. 18 the late 1970s,many
shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 19 of one
stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20 benches, fountains, and outdoor
entertainment. |
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| 完形填空。 | The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world. It 1 from west to east, 2 mountains,
3 valleys and finally 4 the sea.
The Great Wall has a history of over two 5 years. People began to 6 the wall 7 the spring
and Autumn Period in Chinese history. In about 221 BC Qin Shihuang had all the walls 8 . 9 ,the
Great Wall came to the world. The Great Wall is 10 6,000 kilometers long, 6-7 meters high and 4-5
meters wide. In most places it is 11 enough for five horses or ten men to walk 12 along the top. It
was very 13 to build 14 a great wall in the old 15 . Thousand of men 16 when they built it.
The Great Wall was made not only of stones, but millions of 17 .
Today, the Great Wall has become a place 18 interest not only to the Chinese but also to people
all over the world. 19 the Egyptians feel proud of their pyramids, 20 Chinese people also feel proud
of our Great Wall. | ( )1. A. comes
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D. ours | | 阅读理解. | Howling(吼叫) is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf pack(狼群). As pack animals,
wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among
each other. There"re different explanations of a wolf"s howl and it appears that there may be more to
discover．
One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. It"s almost as if howling together helps
the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each
other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a
professor who studies wolf behavior.
Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus(合唱),
and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the
pack may actually be "punished" for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen
a social bond or just a way to reconfirm status (地位) among its members? Why do wolves howl
for sure?
What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other.
Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When
this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering.
Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behavior. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others
will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of "roll call"
where wolves all howl together to report their presence. | | 1. What is the possible similarity between wolves" howling together and human"s singing in chorus? | A. The act of calling each other．
B. The sense of accomplishment．
C. The act of hunting for something．
D. The sense of belonging to a group． | | 2. Why does Harrington think the "social bond" theory may be wrong? | A. Wolves separate from each other after howling．
B. Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds．
C. Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together．
D. Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus． | | 3. Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to______． | A. show their ranks
B. find their companions
C. report the missing ones
D. express their loneliness | | 4. "Howling… is a contagious behaviour"(in the last paragraph)means_______． | A. howling is a signal for hunting
B. howling is a way of communication
C. howling often occurs in the morning
D. howling spreads from one to another | | 阅读理解。 | In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked
in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home. Since the man earned the money, they
paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes, the house, and other family needs, the man made
most of the decisions. He was the boss.
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to
care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and
did other housework. Her job at home was very important.
In recent years, many couples continues to have a traditional relationship of the kind of man who has
a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the
house. Many American are happy with the kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different
impression of marriage and family responsibilities
There are tw o important differences in ma le and female roles now. One is that both men and women
have to stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
The second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and
responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they
have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. The woman may
want to stay at home and take care of the children, or she may want to go to work. Men and women
now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and
responsibilities of their families. | | 1 Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage? | A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.
B. The woman made most of the decisions.
C. The woman stayed at home to care for the children.
D. The man paid the bills. | | 2. In recent years_______. | A young couples refuse the traditional relationship
B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family
C. the woman doesn"t stay at home and care for the children and the house
D. the role of men and women has begun to change | | 3. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______. | A. marry or to stay single
B. work or stay at home
C. leave their job just because they have children
D. have their roles that are comfortable for them | | 4. The followings are all now true except ______. | A. they may choose to have children or not
B. the man may take care of the children some of the time
C. the woman is the most important person in the house
D. the woman may want to go to work | | 阅读理解。 | Athens will welcome the 2004 Olympic Games with open arms. Not only will the Games be returning
to their birthplace, but they"ll also be entering a new period of Olympic history.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been looking for ways to make the world"s largest
sporting event a bit smaller and easier for cities to host. Mexico is the only Latin American nation to have
hosted the Olympics. And the games have never been held in Africa.
It costs well over $4 billion to host the Olympic Games. And this is stopping many poorer countries
from trying to win the bid. Cities in Africa and Latin America, with great social and money problems,
cannot even begin to make the bid.
So, the IOC has suggested 117 ways to make the Games smaller and easier for cities across the world. These ideas are to be put into practice soon---maybe in time for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The IOC
wants to save up to $400 million.
The suggestions include limiting the number of sports to 28 and the number of athletes to 10,500.
"Imagine a bus with 28 seats and some sports need to get off to give their places to other sports,"
said an IOC official. Sports that might not appear in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games included baseball,
softball and the modern pentathlon(五项全能)(shooting, fencing, horse, jumping, swimming and running).
"We think that the Olympic Games have to be made smaller, and the less costly so that they can be
organized by all continents and subcontinents(次大陆)," said IOC president Jacques Rogge." Our
dream is that a continent such as Africa will be able to organize the Olympic Games." | | 1. What"s the main idea of the passage? | A. The Olympic Games have to be made smaller and less costly
B. The Olympic Games have to increase the number of sports.
C. The Olympic games have to increase the number of athletes.
D. The Olympic Games have to enlarge their global attraction. | | 2. From the passage, we can know that the Olympics have been held in four continents EXCEPT ____________. | A. Asia
B. America
C. Europe
D. Africa | | 3. The events which are most probably limited include ______ according to the passage. | A. basketball, baseball and football
B. baseball, softball and volleyball
C. softball, baseball and the modern pentathlon
D. softball, fencing and pentathlon | | 4. The purpose of writing the article is to ______. | A. think highly of the Athens Olympic Games
B. make many poorer countries be able to organize the Olympics.
C. increase the events of the Athens Olympic Games
D. make Athens enter a new period of Olympic history | 语法填空。
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词
或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 | The International Red Cross and Red Crescent(弯月) Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988.
1 tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years,
have given assistance 2 victims of wars and natural disasters.
The organization 3 (found) in 1863, and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called
Henry Dunant. He had witnessed too many 4 (die) and wounds at the Battle of Solferino in Italy
four years 5 (early), in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the
lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded, 6 simply died from lack
of care. The International Red Cross/Red Crescent exists 7 (help) the victims of conflicts and
disasters regardless of their nationality.
8 symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance; the
founders 9 the movement adopted it in honor of Switzerland. However, the original symbol, the
red cross, could hurt Muslim soldiers" feelings, 10 a second symbol, the red crescent, was used.
Both are now official symbols. |
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