题目内容
These days，when about 10.3 million．Americans are jobless and countless mole worry they will be，lovers of yoga(瑜珈)are eager to keep peace by twisting their bodies．
“People want to do something relaxing and physically active．My experience is that attendance In classes gone significantly up in the past few months，”said yoga instructor David，who turned to teaching yoga when his advertising jobs dried up in the recession(不景气)of 2001．He admitted his private custoIlll~I'8 have fallen off a bit，but “generally，my long―term private clients are financially well-off and eager to recommend me to their friends．”
“We’ve added yoga classes，”said Nicole Moke，spokeswoman for the fitness centers．“We add classes every January．”
And if the attack of hard times should fall upon their weft-heeled member ship?
“We’ve added a lot of meditation classes．Our members．seem to be very excited about that”，she added．
Callfornia-hased Yoga Works agrees that business is successful．“In our experience attendance is up year over year，”Marketing Director Terri Seiden said．
“We expect to see this trend continue．In difficult times yoga goers are more unwilling than ever to give up their practice，”she said from her office in Santa Monica，California．Seiden said Yoga Works opened a new studio in January and has plans for more．“We are hiring more teachers and studio staff，”she said．
So is yoga a recession-proof shelter from the storms of economy?
“We don’t say yoga is recession-proof but it does work，”Seiden said．“Yoga is one way that people Can take care of multiple needs―it is a complete workout for your mind and body， a form of stress relief，entertainment and there is a sense of community as well．’’
66.From the passage we can see .
A．the jobless are eager to practice yoga
B．people want to hunt for jobs by practicing yoga
C．those practicing yoga don’t worry about employment
D．those practicing yoga want to seek peace in the hard times
67．According to the second paragraph，we can learn
A．David does an advertising job in the Yoga Works
B．David denies his private customers have fallen off
C．David’s friends recommend to him the well―off customers
D．David doesn’t think the storms of economy will affect the business
68．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Meditation classes have been added to attract customers．
B．Some yoga instructors will lose their jobs in the hard times．
C．The well-heeled membership will be affected in the hard times．
D．People practice yoga because they are afraid of being jobless．
69.According to the last paragraph，practicing yoga_______．
A．is a way out of stress
B．gives people a perfect shape
C．gives people a sense of safety
D．provides a she her to survive the hard times
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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A. red one stands for a living mother. A. white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services（宗教仪式）to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
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●Mother’s Day ●72. |
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to show love and respect for parents. |
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offer a chance to think about74. |
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● wearing carnations on Mother’s Day. ●76. to honor parents. ●77. ●78. at home and in restaurant. ●79. |
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Giving cards and gifts to parents. |