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阅读理解。                                                                  The 1900 house
     The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which
took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer
games and even electricity.
     The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food.
The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on
a single stove. Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on
the way to and from school and their classmates didn"t know about then unusual home life. Joyce stayed at
home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.
     So does Joyce think that people"s lives were better in the old days?
     "I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries," Joyce said.
     "And I don"t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that I"m happy I don"t
have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler." "We had a lot more time with our family,
and it was hard being nice to each other all the time," eleven-year-old Hilary said.
     So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?
     Paul, 39:"telephone and a hot shower"
     Joyce, 44:"a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on"
     Hilary, 11:"rock CD"
     Joseph, 9:"hamburger and computer games" 1. While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, _____. A. the mother spent more time on housework
B. the two children wore the then clothes for school
C. they prepared their meals together on a stove
D. they ate simple foods they had never seen 2. According to Paragraph 4, what"s Joyce"s opinion about life in 1900? A. There were fewer problems for the family
B. Life was simpler but worse than it is now
C. There were things she liked and disliked
D. The family had more time to stay together 3. What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months? [     ]
A. To play computer games
B. To make phone calls
C. To listen to music
D. To chat on the Internet
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A. Gift giving proven to be valuable.
B. Memories from gift giving.
C. Moments and events for gift giving.
D. Various functions of gift giving.
E. Gift giving as a wasteful practice.
F. Gift giving as a two-way social activity.
阅读理解。
     In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years.
Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless.
     The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty (贫穷) is undoubtedly one of the main causes.
The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer
have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents
this from happening, but not always.
     Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who,
for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious
disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes
they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step-parent.
     Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the
general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused (指
控), whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.
     Some cynics (愤世嫉俗的人) declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But
who would willingly choose to live in z shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?
1. According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?
A. Lack of money.
B. The increased standard of living.
C. No government help.
D. Agreement with their parents.
2. It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. the homeless are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box
B. you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living
C. the mentally ill live on the stress because they want the company of other homeless people
D. the unemployed who receive help may still be among the homeless
3. In paragraph 2, "a roof over their needs" most probably means _____.
A. a cap
B. a car
C. a home
D. a covering
4. The author thinks that the homeless people are _____.

A. pitiful
B. troublesome
C. respectable
D. admirable

阅读理解。
     Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than
in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United
States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
     In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work
less. In other words they have decided to "spend" a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over
the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in
the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work, or less
satisfying personal lives.
     Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (国内生产总值). So the United States has produced more
per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many
more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per
head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
     It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other
values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends (趋势) in
happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has
made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the
work-life balance (平衡)?
1. From the text we know that the author _____.
A. believes that longer working hours is better
B. prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C. says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D. thinks neither of the patterns is good
2. Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?
A. Spain
B. France
C. Germany
D. America.
3. In the last paragraph, the underlined word "which"refers to _____.
A. family life
B. situations
C. other values
D. trends
4. What message can we get from the text?
A. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.
B. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.
C. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.
D. Americans are happier than Europeans.
5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Americans and Europeans
B. Staying at Home
C. Work and Productivity
D. Work and Happiness
阅读理解。
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The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment
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     You"ll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you"ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only
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     It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java"s young people mad with excitement. 
     Fireworks were lit long before the moon   1  . The big noise brought people out   2   the warm night to
enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of   3   fireworks lying on the ground.
Little boys   4   more and covered their ears as they waited   5   for the explosions.
     The moon appeared above the horizon (地平线): huge,   6   ball high above the city, and the   7   filled
with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year"s greatest   8  : the Night of the Full Moon", a festival (节
日) that is especially popular   9   young people.
     More and more young Javanese  10  together and walked slowly through the  11  Joking and chatting,
they moved towards the mountain  12  the city. They continued to climb  13  they reached the old temple (寺
庙) at the  14  of the mountain.
     After they were  15  the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes-delicious home-made
ones,  16  of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people  17  cross-legged in circles, chatting
and telling each other jokes. And  18 , in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up
the mountain to   9   the brightly shining moon.
     By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the  10  city in the valley below them. But during
the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.
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