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Japanese high school students do not drive cars． Many of them either walk 36 ride bicycles if the distance is not too great． In other 37 , a lot of students have to 38 public buses and trains, often changing lines several times in order to reach their 39 ． It is common for some students to 40 two or more hours each day on 41 transportation． After junior high school, students attend schools based 42 standardized high school entrance examination scores． As a result, some students travel a great distance to 43 the school． The school day begins at 8:30, so students may leave home 44 6:30． While some students sleep or study during their long travel, public transportation also 45 a chance for socializing with peers （同龄人）． Students 46 to school are regulated by school policies． These policies may prohibit 47 activities in public — chewing gum, consuming snacks, 48 books while walking — anything that might reflect 49 on the reputation of the school． Each school has a unique 50 that makes its students easily identifiable to 51 ． School policies often require students to 52 on buses and trains, 53 seats open for other passengers in order to show thoughtfulness towards others． In practice, 54 , students tend to relax 55 they move farther away from school．
36．A． but B． or C． and D． nor
37．A． cases B． schools C． areas D． countries
38．A． go B． have C． take D． get
39．A． homes B． destinations C． companies D． classrooms
40．A． take B． cost C． spend D． have
41．A． public B． private C． school D． government
42．A． in B． at C． on D． to
43．A． go B． leave C． attend D． pass
44．A． as early as B． as late as C． as hurry as D． as long as
45．A． gives B． offers C． sends D． takes
46．A． on the way B． in the way C． by the way D． at the way
47．A． sure B． certain C． special D． probable
48．A． carrying B． taking C． holding D． reading
49．A． worse B． well C． badly D． truly
50．A． uniform B． hairstyle C． schoolbag D． playground
51．A． the teachers B． the students C． the public D． the adults
52．A． silence B． sit C． seat D． stand
53．A． having B． getting C． putting D． leaving
54．A． however B． but C． even D． still
55．A． which B． as C． that D． so
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Motorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.
A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of“melody roads,”which use cars as tuning forks to play music as they travel.
The concept works by using grooves(凹槽).They are cut at very specific intervals in the road surface. The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.
Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune.
Paten documents for the design describe it as notches “formed in a road surface so as to play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melody-like tones”.
There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan—one of which plays the tune of a Japanese pop song. Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda. He scraped some markings into a road with a bulldozer before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all kinds of tones.
The optimal speed for melody road is 44kph,but people say it is not always easy to get the intended sound.
“You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well,”wrote one Japanese blogger.“Driving too fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12mph［20km/h］has a slow-motion effect, making you almost car-sick.”
【小题1】According to the passage, melody roads use to create different notes.
| A．cars | B．grooves | C．spaces between intervals | D．bulldozers |
| A．how far the grooves are | B．how big the grooves are |
| C．the number of the grooves | D．the speed of the car |
| A．fastest | B．possible | C．best | D．suitable |
| A．drive very fast | B．drive slowly |
| C．open the windows wide | D．keep the windows closed |
| A．A New Type of Music | B．Melody Roads in Japan |
| C．A Musical Road Surface | D．A New Invention in J |
Below is a selection about Guinness（吉尼斯） World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
? Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, I- h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
? Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
? Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11. 5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.
? Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989".
? Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
?Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9. 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin （南瓜） grown in Wisconcin was officially the world’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens' pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier than the previous re I, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world's heaviest pumpkins, including the record bolder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a dozen days.
【小题1】Why is Kenichi Ito described «s a man with a "super power"?
| A．He set a good example to all Japanese. |
| B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries. |
| C．He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours". |
| D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities. |
| A．the owner of the dog with the longest ears |
| B．the grandfather of the dog with the longest care |
| C．the present holder of the record for "Longest care on a dog" |
| D．the former holder of the record for " longest care on a dog' |
| A．68. | B．120. | C．238. | D．245. |
| A．The record for "Most people inside a soup bubble". |
| B．The record for "Most living generations'". |
| C．The record for "Most T-shirts worn at once". |
| D．The record for " Heaviest pumpkin". |
Complete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed.
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A. understanding B. industry C. range D. improve E. adopted F. pronounce G. flooding H. valued I. operating J. tend |
The speeches of US President Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language. Japanese publishers have been ___1.___ the market with over a dozen language-learning titles. Companies are trying to enter a foreign-language teaching ___2.____ which was ____3.___ at $8.6 billion in 2008 by some research institutes.
Why is there such a huge Japanese market for recordings and books of Obama's speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a good way to ____4.__ their English-speaking skills.
Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty __5._ a speech given by a native English speaker. But “Obama's English is easy to understand because he can ____6.___ words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow speed,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist. “Movies ____7.__ to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble (咕哝) their words.” Obama sets his ____8.___ of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate (迎合) all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers' comprehension.
The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obama's communication skills might be ___9.___ in Japan for business and political purposes. At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months in Japan.
