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The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children.On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.

However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington.A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon(布道)in 1909.Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man.Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card.Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental(感伤的).Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them.Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

64.The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______.

      A.many people celebrate the day           B.only America celebrates the day

      C.America makes it an official day  D.all men are honored in America

65.At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ______.

      A.Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday

      B.Sonora’s birthday was June 19

      C.it was decided by the president at that time

      D.her mother died on June 19

66.How many years had passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated?

      A.4          B.10      C.14        D.24

67.According to the passage, on Father’s Day,  ______.

      A.people will wear the same flowers to honor their fathers

      B.only daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers

      C.children must go home to honor their fathers

      D.fathers are often honored in different ways

68.According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart ______.

      A.was very kind to anyone       B.did a lot for his daughter

      C.was the first father honored in 1924     D.always help others by giving money

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解析:

64.C 细节题。由文章的第一段的第一句The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children可知。

65.A 判断题。由文章第二段最后一句Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910可推之。

66.C 计算题。由第二段的最后一句…so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910和第三段的第一句In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.可计算出(1924-1910)。

67.D 细节题。由文章的最后两段,在父亲节期间,有送花的,有送贺卡的等可知人们过此节日的方式是不同的。

68.B 判断题。由文章的第2段Having been raised by her father, ….It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was,…a selfless and loving man.可判断出。

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The most widespread fallacy(谬误) of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒) passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter?Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms(症状).

1. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.

A. 4              B. 5              C. 6              D. 3

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B. Colds are not caused by cold.

C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.

A. they are working in the isolated arctic region

B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

4. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

A. suffered a lot                        B. never caught colds

C. often caught colds                  D. became very strong

5. The passage mainly discusses _______.

A. the experiments on the common col       B. the fallacy about the common cold

C. the reason and the way people catch colds  D. the continued spread of common colds

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The unit is wireless so there are no disorganized cables.It is lightweight and easy to carry.

Adds a whole new part to your MP3 experience!

Takes 2 AAA batteries(not supplied).Click here to buy batteries for this product…

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Measures: 7.5 x 4.5cm

Packaging: Gift pack

We can deliver this item to the UK, Europe, and North America.

56. You may find the above advertisement __________.

       A. in a newspaper          B. in a store window

       C. in a website              D. on a company notice-board

57. What is iPod/MP3 Transmitter?

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       B. A kind of equipment that allows you to enjoy music from your iPod/MP3 player.

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       D. A radio that receives music from your MP3 player.

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       B. the transmitter can only be powered by 2 AAA batteries

       C. the unit has organized cables so it is light and easy to carry

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       They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.

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What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?

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 “Good morning,” I said, nodding my head.

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 “No sir, just relaxing and killing time.”

 “Can I see your fishing license?”

I handed him the license I had purchased at the bait shop.

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 “I see the name on the driver’s license is spelled Kiser and the name on the fishing license is Kaiser,” said the warden.

 “The gentleman at the bait shop must have written it wrong,” I told him.

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 “You’ve got to be kidding,” I responded, with a surprised look on my face.

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After returning home in Georgia, I telephoned South Carolina trying to explain the situation, but no

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