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delivered its fair share of pain and frustration. Many delivered its fair share of pain and frustration. Many
of the stories and headlines from this year have influenced our lives and left their marks on our vocabulary.
Let"s look at some of the year"s brief highlights.
The South Africa"s World Cup-vuvuzela
This was the first World Cup staged on African soil. Before it opened. there were real concerns about
the stadiums. infrastructure and safety. However, all worries disappeared, and for four glorious summer
weeks South Africa became the focus of world attention, along with a global debate over noisy vuvuzela.
The Chilean miners-promotional video
On August 5, a Chilean mine accident trapped 33 miners 700 meters under the earth. The 69-day
underground life that followed was the year"s global hot suspense drama, feel-good story and soap opera
all rolled into one. The media joked that the live broadcast of miners" release was a great promotional video
for the country.
The Shanghai World Expo-"gelivable"
More than 73 million people visited displays by 189 countries and regions at the Shanghai World Expo
which ran from May l to October 31. With the theme of "Better City, Better Life", the Expo boosted
Shanghai"s economy and established its reputation as a city of world stature. The spirit of volunteerism was
a highlight of the event. Some 600,000 volunteers were described as "gelivable" (geli) by Internet users.
B. excitement
C. disappointment
D. anger
B. an example of unusual events in 2010
C. a supporting to the writer"s argument
D. a proof to identify the facts
B. noisy
C. tiring
D. successful
B. have actually a global debate over noisy vuvuzela
C. have led to a hot global suspense drama
D. have been described as"gelivable" by Internet users
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试题【阅读理解。 Marking the opening of a new decade, 2010 has brought us many surprise】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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service awards were presented recently to twelve young people for their community action projects.
For the first time, the BRICK Awards were presented on an American TV show. Twelve people under the
age of 25 from the United States and Canada won awards of 10,000 dollars to continue their work.
They were honored for their protection in four areas: public health, community building, education and
environment. Young people voted online for the top four winners. These people received Golden BRICK Awards,
worth a total of 25,000 dollars.
One of these winners is Jennifer Staple of Newton, Connecticut. She created an organization called Unite
for Sight. It provides eye care and education programs to more than 400,000 people around the world.
Kimmie Weeks is another Golden BRICK Awards winner. He survived the war in Liberia and later got
political protection in the United States. Now he lives in Newark, Delaware. He started Youth Action
International, a group that helps children affected by war. It operates programs in several African nations.
Ashley Rhodes-Courter lived in 14 different homes before being adopted at the age of twelve. Now she lives
in Crystal River, Florida. She works to improve the lives of children with no parents.
Divine Bradley is the fourth Golden BRICK award winner. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. As a teenager,
he wanted to create a safe place where children could go after school. The result was Team Revolution, a
community led by young people. It has provided after-school programs to more than 500 young people.
The BRICK Awards are given by an organization in New York called Do Something. It tries to encourage
young people to find something that is meaningful to them and do something to bring about social change.
B. Ashley Rhodes-Courter lived in 14 different homes before being adopted at 12
C. Jennifer Bradley wanted to create a safe place where children could go after school
D. Divine Staple created an organization called United for Hearing
A. it tries to inspire young people to do something meaningful to themselves and society
B. it tries to give young people a political protection
C. it tries to encourage young people to improve their lives
D. it tries to encourage young people to create a safe place
B. critical
C. positive
D. indifferent
hundred 2_____ in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example,
contains four 3_____ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 4_____ these. To read short stories
you need to know only about two thousand words. 5_____ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand
or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6_____ (big).
Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 7_____ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them.
When you meet 8_____ new word, look it 9_____ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 10_____ (much)
useful book.
pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes (失礼) for the newcomers.
A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs-starting with the
difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters-you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of
Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound
inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.
Pub culture is designed to promote sociability (社交) in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the
bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site
in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite
normal behavior. "If you haven"t been to a pub, you haven"t been to Britain." This tip can be found in a booklet,
Passport to the Pub: The Tourists" Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers" rule of conduct for those wanting to
sample "a central part of British life and culture".
The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are
in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers
and bar staff" more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about
what to order.
B. experience
C. test
D. record
B. encourage more people to consume drinks
C. attract more tourists to the pubs
D. form its own character of culture
B. you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff
C. you may fail to feel the local culture
D. you might get into a dangerous place
B. British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places
C. Local Pub Culture in Britain
D. Manners in British Local Pubs
to deal with someone who is down to earth. Such people could be important members of society, but they do
not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. They do not let their importance "go to
their heads." Someone who lets something go to his head feels he is better than others. He has a "big head."
A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have "his nose in the air." Often the
person who has a big head and his nose in the air has no reason to feel better than others.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth-"both feet on the ground."
Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. She has what is called"
common sense". She does not allow her dreams to block her understanding of what is real.
The opposite kind of person is one who has his "head in the clouds." Someone with his head in the clouds
is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a "daydreamer."
The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true.
Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to
earth.
When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our
noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. And our lives are like the ground below us-solid and
strong.
B. be easy to deal with
C. have a "common sense"
D. have a "big head"
B. go to his head
C. both feet on the ground
D. daydreamer
B. how to be down to earth
C. why to be honest and open
D. how to deal with someone who is down to earth
of the men are not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are
even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men
and women.
It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time. Before you go, you must
send words ahead that you are coming. Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis.
Otherwise the whole tribe will vanish into the depths of the jungle long before you have come within hailing
distance.
The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth. There are living, dead, and dying trees
on every side. Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in
the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards.
It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a
small man"s foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people.
The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a twisted branch may prove to be a deadly snake.
A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard.
Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are scarcely
three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by.
These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth
floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the
only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these
weapons and babies too small to walk.
B. the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality
C. most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet
D. the Pygmies live in the forest of America
B. are very cruel and they will kill you with the spears
C. are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time
D. move so fast and often that can"t be caught up with easily
B. Active.
C. Hard.
D. Busy.
B. Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood.
C. Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions.
D. They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around.
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