【题目】Every year, about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an annual feast(盛宴)in Thailand.__ 【1】_It is said that Rama once rewarded his friend Hanuman, the Monkey King, with some land. Organizers of the annual Monkey Buffet use more than 3000kg of fruits and vegetables to prepare for the feast.

This event is held in England. Though it might sound very gentle, it is actually very dangerous.Running down a very steep hill behind a 7pound wheel of cheese can be very dangerous. In fact, the police have attempted to ban the event, but participants have refused to carry out the ban. Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated so easily.__2__ Simple:the cheese is set rolling down the hill, and the racers run down the hill after the cheese. However, as the cheese can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese. __3_

In this festival, grown men jump over newborns, with their parents' permission.__4_ This custom has been observed since 1620; any onlookers who seem to be in need of “cleaning” also get involved in the event.

_5_ This Naked (裸) Festival is held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year, usually in summer or winter. Hidden somewhere in these men is one fully naked man, and touching him is believed to bring good luck.

A.So what happens during a cheese roll?

B.It is held in honor of Rama, the greatest of the Gods.

C.This event is ver interesting.

D.The first to reach the bottom wins the cheese.

E.There is a Japanese festival where participants wear little clothing.

F.Everybody takes an active part in it.

G.Wearing scary costumes, the Spanish men attempt to “clean” babies of evil (邪恶).

【题目】One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,”and it is even harder to say,“I was wrong,and you were right about that.”

I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons (箱子).Then he related an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time,and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that day,I must have found my way to the dairy (乳品的) food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and halfdozen cartons. The cartons were stacked(堆放) three or four feet high.I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason,I decided it was up to me to put the display back together,so I went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees examining some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken,but to him it looked as though I was the criminal.He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs.I protested(抗议)my innocence and tried to explain,but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident,obviously the manager did not.

【1】The author was ________ when he wrote this article.

A.about 8 B.about 18

C.about 23 D.about 15

【2】Who should have been blamed for knocking off the stacks of cartons?

A.The author. B.The manager.

C.The woman. D.The author's mother.

【3】When the manager scolded him,the author ________.

A.was frightened and cried

B.felt the manager was right

C.did not say anything

D.tried to explain

【4】It can be inferred that the author ________.

A.regrets arguing with the manager for what he didn't do

B.has forgiven the manager for what he did to him fifteen years ago

C.would like to tell people never to be fooled by an egg sale

D.expects the woman to say sorry to him for the mistake she made

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Scientists have discovered that1(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat--the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy,2helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results3weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant,4(comfort) temperatures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who5(expose) to cold temperature have6significant amount of brown fat when7(compare) to same-aged indoor workers.” The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.8group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have9(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said, “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases.” She added, “If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could10(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”

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