TODAY, Friday , November12

       JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at the Derby Arms .Upper Richmond Road West ,Sheen.

       DISCO Satin Sounds Disco .Free at the Lord Napier ,Mort lake High St ,from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m .Tel:682—1158.

       SATURDAY, November 13

       JAZZ Lysis at the Bull’s Head ,Barnes Admission 60p.

       MUSICAL HALL at the Star and Garter ,Lower Richmond Road ,Putney ,provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company .Good food and entertainment fair price .Tel :789—6749.

       FAMILY night out ?Join the sing-along at the Black Horse .Sheen Road, Richmond .

       JAZZ the John Bennett Big Band at the Bull’s Head ,Barnes ,Admission 80p.

       THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West ,give you Joe on the electric accordion(手风琴).Tel:789—4536

       SUNDAY, November 14

       DISCO Satin Sounds Disco ,free at the Lord Napier ,Mort Lake High Street ,from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m .

       FOLK MUSIC at the Derby Arms .The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio .Non-remembers 70p.Tel:688—4626.

       HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at Bull ,Upper Richmond Road West ,East Sheen .

       THE DERBY ARMS ,Upper Richmond Road West ,give you Joe on the electric accordion .

68.Where and when can you hear the Norman Chop Trio ?

  A. At the Bull’s Head on Sunday

  B. At the Derby Arms on Sunday

  C. At the Bull on Saturday

  D. At the Black Horse on Saturday

69. You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday .Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?

  A. 789—4536           B.         789—6749            C.  782—1158        D. 688—4626

70. You want to spend the same day at two different places and don’t want to cross any street .Which of the following is your best choice?

A. The sing-along at the Black Horse and Jazz at the Bull’s Head

B. Folk Music at the Derby Arms and Heavy Music with Tony Simon at the Bull

C. The sing-along at the Black Horse and Folk Music at the Derby Arms

D. Musical Hall at the Star and Garter and Disco at the Lord Napier

   New York City plans to put a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in an effort to fight rising obesity.

The ban would affect almost all the popular sugary drinks found in fast-food restaurants and even sports centers, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces would be forbidden under the first-in-the- nation plan.

The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, zero-calorie Vitamin Waters, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes(奶昔), or alcoholic drinks; it would not expand to drinks sold in grocery stores or convenience stores.

Stefan Friedman, spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, criticized the city’s plan, saying it turns focus away from the hard work that needs to be done on this front.

Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, said he believes the ban would be effective. “It is not right to put all the blame for obesity on sugar drinks, but they are strongly connected with this rise in obesity over the last 30 years.” Dr. Farley, the health commissioner, said the city had seen higher obesity rates in neighborhoods where soda consumption was more common.

City officials said they believe it will finally prove popular and push governments around the U.S. to follow similar rules.

Mr. Bloomberg has introduced a series of rules in his term of office, including bans on smoking in restaurants and parks, a ban on trans fat(反式脂肪) in restaurant food and a requirement for health inspection grades to be posted in restaurant windows.

Because of the measures, the mayor was laughed at as Nanny Bloomberg, by those who view the bans as threats(威胁) to personal freedom. But many of the measures adopted in New York have become models for other cities, including bans on smoking and trans fat, as well as the use of graphic advertising to fight smoking and soda consumption, and the demand that restaurants post calories contents next to prices.

64. According to the ban, _________.

A. the sales of diet sodas are forbidden in movie theatres B. sugary drinks are allowed to be sold in grocery stores

C. large-sized drinks can’t be sold in convenience stores  D. fruit juices and milkshakes are not allowed on sale.

65. What’s Stefan Fridman’s attitude towards the city’s plan?

A. He thinks it may prove useful.                     B. He thinks it is unreasonable.         

C. He thinks it should be followed by other cities.        D. He thinks it may not be as effective as expected.

66. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A. Mr. Bloomberg thinks freedom the most important thing.

B. Mr. Bloomberg is respected because of his measures.

C. Mr. Bloomberg is concerned about public health.

D. Mr. Bloomberg’s measures have been followed worldwide.

67. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Sugar drinks are related to rise in obesity.          B. Obesity is a big problem in New York City.

C. It’s unfair to put all the blame on sugar drinks.    D. New York plans to ban sale of big sizes of sugary drinks.     

Last Friday a storm tore through two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(损坏)that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, seven were badly injured and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm.

  A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “ I was in the kitchen with my wife and children ,”he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

  Mrs. Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. “ There was no time to take anything, ” she said. “ A few minutes later, the roof came down. ”

  Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelter.

60 .How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?

A. Seven..      B. Fourteen      C. Fifteen.       D. Twenty-one

61. Mrs Fong and her family were not injured because_______ .

A. her husband had gone to work before the storm came

B. they were all outside the house when the storm began

C. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once

D. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake

62. Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to “ shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?

A. “ safety”.  B. “ somewhere to stay”.C. “ furniture and things or the house”.D. “ warmth”.

63. Which of these would be the best title for the passage?

A. Mr Tan's Bravery            B. A Terrible Storm

C. The Work of the Welfare Department    D.A Lucky Escape  

Once I mentioned the story of a friend getting something made for me to give my daughter as a present, and then not letting me pay her back. Writing about that made me think about the problem of communicating feelings, particularly in cross – cultural situations. Let me explain.

If I say to a fellow English – speaker, “I know how you feel,” what I am actually saying is that I can imagine myself in the same position, and therefore can imagine how I would feel. But my friend could perfectly correctly reply, “No, you don’t! You can’t.” In truth we can communicate how strongly we feel, but we cannot communicate exactly what we feel.

But if we come from the same linguistic and cultural background, the match can be close enough.

Culture and language cannot be separated, and I think that we have the feelings that are recognized in our culture and therefore represented in our language. One might say that we feel the things that our language allows us to express. So when it comes to trying to explain feelings to someone of a different mother tongue, the difficulties are huge.

I could not explain to my friend how I felt about her not letting me repay her, because Chinese culture, it seems, does not recognize the same feelings on such occasions.

She could understand the words that I was using, but could not understand what I was trying to say.

Some time ago, I was going up in the lift, and a colleague with whom I merely have a nodding acquaintance was offering round some sweetmeat. I knew that I really could not eat it, so I refused politely, only to be told that I was making her lose face.

I have no idea how serious the colleague was being. Causing someone to lose face is a serious social mistake. We have to do all we can to learn the types of situation in which it happens, and to try to avoid them. But we can only know about losing face, we can’t feel losing face, as the term is merely a literal translation of Chinese, not one that is native to English.

56. What does the author intend to express in the second paragraph?

A. The author’s friend feels insulted if other people know how she feels.

B. The author’s friend can’t understand the real meaning of the author.

C. The author and her friend can communicate feelings with each other.

D. The author’s friend does not understand English.

57. What does the author mean by saying “… the match can be close enough.”

A. They can share similar opinions and thoughts.            B. They can make a perfect couple.

C. There can be some competition between them.            D. They are even in a match.

58. According to the author, it is        to explain feelings to someone of a different language.

A. very difficult        B. a little bit difficult  C. not difficult at all       D. impossible

59. This passage is focused on           .

A. how to avoid making people lose face       B. cultural differences between the east and the west

C. the importance of one’s cultural background  D. how to be acquainted with Chinese culture

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too... I wasn't  36  watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 37 our way after saying goodbye.

  But at 38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 39 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 40 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 41 . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) I had spoken.

That night, when I lay  42 in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 43 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite... Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the 44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 45 them herself-- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the 46 in her eyes.”

 By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her 47 : “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I 48 them in a napkin(餐巾), just for you. I knew you'd like them, especially the 49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I 50 have fussed(慌乱)at you that way.”

  And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”

 Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 52 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of (大约)days. But the family you leave _53 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 54 than into our families--an unwise investment(投资) indeed.

 Remember that 55 = (F)ATHER -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.

36. A. ever          B. just           C. even           D. right

37. A. to           B. on           C. in            D. for

38. A. school        B. home         C. work          D. office

39. A. cooked        B. had         C. ate           D. took

40. A. nearly         B. hardly         C. rudely          D. already

41. A. lost           B. missed         C. beaten          D. broken

42. A. awake         B. asleep         C. afraid          D. alive

43. A. dealing         B. meeting        C. going          D. talking

44. A. floor          B. kitchen         C. door            D. window

45. A. grew         B. bought         C. picked          D. fetched

46. A. joy           B. expressions       C. smiles          D. tears

47. A. desk         B. knees         C. body          D. bed

48. A. wrapped        B. covered        C. put           D. help

49. A. pink           B. yellow         C. blue           D. black

50. A. shouldn't        B. needn't          C. mustn't         D. can't

51. A. indeed         B. anyway        C. anything         D. besides

52. A. country          B. company        C. place          D. state

53. A. for          B. behind         C. with           D. to

54. A. stranger         B. loss          C. meal           D. work

55. A. RESPECT        B. WARMTH       C. FRIEND         D. FAMILY

 0  44006  44014  44020  44024  44030  44032  44036  44042  44044  44050  44056  44060  44062  44066  44072  44074  44080  44084  44086  44090  44092  44096  44098  44100  44101  44102  44104  44105  44106  44108  44110  44114  44116  44120  44122  44126  44132  44134  44140  44144  44146  44150  44156  44162  44164  44170  44174  44176  44182  44186  44192  44200  151629 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网