Walking down any of Shanghai’s main shopping streets this week, newcomers might think the locals have been celebrating Christmas for centuries. Christmas may not be a customary holiday in China, but 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Walking down any of Shanghai’s main shopping streets this week, newcomers might think the locals have been celebrating Christmas for centuries. Christmas may not be a customary holiday in China, but businessmen in Shanghai know it will bring something more valuable than tradition: people are willing to spend money. Most Chinese may feel little connection with the Christmas celebration, but with most shops offering discount (折扣), the message couldn’t be clearer-- it is the season to part with one’s hard-earned cash.

Much of that marketing drive is directed towards thousands of foreigners and foreign companies that call Shanghai home. But for Shanghai’s 13 million locals, regardless of personal interest, there seems no avoiding the season’s commercial greetings. Along some major roads, nearly every shop window displays some symbols to the holiday: a man-made fir tree(杉树) with lights, or a snowman.

With an increasing number of westerners arriving in the city for work, young Shanghainese, eager to keep pace with the latest western fashions, have begun to show their interest in Christmas. But some people still don’t think Christmas is an important festival in China. At least it is less important than the New Year and China’s Spring Festival.

. Why are people willing to spend money during Christmas?

A. They have earned a lot of money.

B. Goods are much cheaper during this period of time.

C. It is time for shops to sell goods.

D. Businessmen like Christmas.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Christmas is the season people will hold their hard-earned money tightly.

B. Most Chinese people think they have something to do with Christmas.

C. Christmas is the season for common people to earn money.

D. Few Chinese people feel they are connected with Christmas celebrations.

Why do some young Shanghainese show great interest in Christmas?

A. They think themselves connected with Christmas celebrations.

B. They think Christmas is more important than New Year’s Day.

C. They want to follow the up-to-date western fashions.

D. They want to part with their hard-earned cash during Christmas.

From the first paragraph we know that _______.

A. It is difficult for most people to earn money.

B. It is easy for most people to earn money.

C. Only foreigners in Shanghai celebrate Christmas.

D. Christmas will be as important as China’s Spring Festival.

【小题1】B

【小题2】D

【小题3】C

【小题4】A

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“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot on wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
【小题1】What is the best title of this passage?

A．“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan

B．Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan

C．Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.

D．Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.

【小题2】The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means .

【小题3】According to Professor Sato, .

A．the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

B．the robot does anything like human beings

C．tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

D．tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

【小题4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.

B．A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.

C．All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

D．The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

【小题5】We can infer from the passage that .

A．people are afraid of being monitored by robots.

B．the technology of robots has been highlighted（强调） in Japan.

C．robots can completely take the place of human beings.

D．people’s privacy should be strictly protected

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I was walking home with my cousin form a Chinese restaurant.We were holding a bag full food.On the way,I saw an old man with a sign said “save Me”at the crossing. He was in a wheelchair.but looked like he was extreme hungry. It was such cold night that my heart went out to him.I remembered that my bag with all the warm food and gave them to him.Before he could react,the signal turns green and we began cross the road.I think this is how acts of kindness should be—when you can’t even be thanked but natural do what you think you should.

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删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
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1.A. information B. research C. knowledge D. experience

2.A. favorable B. believable C. reasonable D. available

3.A. obvious B. special C. natural D. strange

4.A. abandoned B. followed C. taught D. attended

5.A. stories B. jokes C. songs D. humors

6.A. connect B. change C. mean D. defeat

7.A. mountains B. stairs C. ladders D. streets

8.A. normal B. pleasant C. simple D. difficult

9.A. fell B. stood C. happened D. appeared

10.A. Few B. Little C. Seldom D. Never

11.A. arrived B. progressed C. broke D. stopped

12.A. until B. before C. when D. while

13.A. students B. friends C. teachers D. workers

14.A. losing B. giving C. passing D. saving

15.A. write down B. figure out C. cut off D. put up

16.A. responding B. admitting C. explaining D. complaining

17.A. rope B. wall C. road D. work

18.A. sorry B. bad C. lucky D. proud

19.A. lower B. weaker C. higher D. stronger

20.A. carefully B. quickly C. lightly D. slowly

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In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

1.Why do people like malls? (please answer within 10 words)

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2.What does “mall” mean here?

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3.Except shopping, what else can people do in the mall? (please answer within 30 words)

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4.Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (please answer within 10 words)

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5.What is the best title of this passage?

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