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rld 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps.The pay was low; itwas a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children.
Medway"s annual Swee
ps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweeps attheir traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweeps could leave the soot (烟灰) behind and have
some fun.The sweeps" holiday was traditionally held on 1 May each year.Locally, they used to mark the
occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.
Their fun continued with the JackintheGreen ceremony, a sevenfoot character waken at dawn on
Blue Bell Hill, Chatham.The JackintheGreen would walk with the chimney sweeps in their parade.When
the Climbing Boys" Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young boys to carry out the trade, the traditional
procession gradually began to fade.The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s.
The modern day Rochester Sweeps Festival is a colorful mix of music, dancing and entertainment
with more than 60 Morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughout the threeday festival.The festival
was revived in 1981 by local businessman Gordon Newton, a keen historian.He decided it was time to
bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today-an excellent
performance of traditional Britain.
Gordon researched the Sweeps" tradition and organized a small parade, involving local Morris teams.
In time, Medway Council took over organization of the festival but Gordon remained actively involved.
Today he is festival producer and plays melodeon (簧风琴) for several Morris teams.Doug Hudson is
the festival"s music director, a role he has held for many years.Through Gordon"s vision and hard work,
Doug"s musical ability and the council"s help, the Rochester Sweeps Festival has become the largest May Day celebration of its kind in the country.
1. According to the writer, chimney sweeps ________.
A. were highly respected
B. were well rewarded
C. led a hard life in the past
D. worked in good conditions
2. Medway"s Sweeps Festival ________.
A. has been organized by the JackintheGreen
B. dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900s
C.is held to honor those chimney sweeps every other year
D. has become a time for chimney sweeps to enjoy themselves
3. The underlined word "revive" in the 4th paragraph most probably means ________.
A. realize
B. review
C. recreate
D. recognize
4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. the festival has never been supported by the local government
B. The festival is a good way to see British folk customs in action
C. youngsters have been forbidden
to be chimney sweeps since 1981D. the modern festival lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring
5. What is the passage mainly concerned about?
A. Sweeps Festival"s history.
B. Medway"s traditional holidays.
C. Climbing Boys" Act 1868.
D. A procession in Rochester.
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drawing to a close.
When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was
expected.Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly.Jim was rushed back to operation,
but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness.He died on the operating table on the day before
his 48th birthday.
Dr.Bruce Smoller, a psychologist, had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the
stranger he realized Jim"s case was.When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack
and stayed home to recover.One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to
come home from school at noon to pick it up.His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had
died.Jim"s father was 48.
"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father, " Dr.Smoller says."He felt that if he had not asked
him to look at his homework, his father would have lived.Jim had been troubled by the idea.The operation was the trial he had expected for forty years." Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48.
Jim"s case shows the powerful role that attitude plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce farreaching effect on the health of grownups.Although most cases are less direct than Jim"s, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness.
1. Jim was sent back to operation because ________.
A. his heart didn"t work well
B. he expected a full recovery
C. his life was drawing to a close
D. the first one wasn"t well performed
2. What made Dr.Smoller feel strange about Jim"s case?
A. Jim died at a young age.
B. Jim died on the operating table.
C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.
D. Jim"s death is closely connected with his father"s.
3. From Smoller"s words, we can infer that ________.
A. Jim"s father cared little about his study
B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father
C. Jim thought he would be punished some day
D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn"t live to the age of 48
4. Which of the following could have strong effect on one"s physical health according to the text?
a. One"s genes.
b. One"s life in childhood.
c. One"s physical education.
d. The date of one"s birthday.
e. The opinions one has about something.
A. a, b, d
B. a, b, e
C. a, c, e
D. b, c, d
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Both Jim and his father died at the age of 48.
B. Jim often asked his father to do his homework.
C. Jim was believed to kill his father.
D. Most childhood events can cause cancer, heart disease and mental illness.
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