Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare； there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted； and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.
　　Before a couple is married，they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready，then comes the most exciting moment.
　　The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will "give her away". The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar， the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward， for better， for worse， for richer， for poorer， in sickness and in health， to love and to cherish， till death do us part". Following the vows， the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
　　After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church， friends often chase them in cars， honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.
【小题1】 What’s the main idea of the passage?

The people below are all looking for entertainments to amuse themselves in March in Shanghai. After the description of these people, there is information about six advertisements of activities A-F. Decide what activities would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one activity which you do not need to use.

____ 1. Raymond, a foreign student studying history in Shanghai Fudan University, is planning for his weekend in the first week of March. As he has a phone from his father from home, he is surely to return to his dormitory before 8:pm.

____ 2. Vanessa, has been working in Shanghai for a couple of months and has got a number of friends, who are interested in western music and dance. What they want to do is to amuse themselves and learn something new.

____ 3. Jack and his friends usually enjoy their joyful weekend by attending late night activities. As they are music fans, they would like to listen to a live concert.

____ 4. Smith is interested in a variety of music and he is free in early March. He would like to amuse himself by attending concerts, no matter what price they might be.

____ 5. Alice, a French girl of 26, is returning home in 2 days. She and her companions want to do shopping in the evening and bought some presents for their family and friends back home.

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.

A. Brightman’s Solo Concert

Brightman, the versatile singer who shifts freely between opera, musicals, trip hop and folk songs, is to give a solo concert in Shanghai in March. The event will be part of a global tour promoting her new album "Harem".

　　Her concert in Shanghai has outrageously high ticket price between 2,500 and 380 yuan, but "hardcore" fans have bought tickets worth 2 million yuan in just one week.

B. Raffles City Shanghai

         Positioning the mall in the middle and middle upper income group, the target consumers of 20-35 age groups. Each floor presents a specific theme like popular young fashion, casual wear and beauty gallery, lifestyle, food and kids, international collections, health and fine dining, etc.

C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It' s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you've ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

D. Dining - Sushi chef in town

Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it' s become an art form. The most famous Sushi 'artist' is Yuki Kamura. She' s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She' ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

E. Live Music - Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie' s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie' s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

F. Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.

Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare； there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted； and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.

　　Before a couple is married，they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready，then comes the most exciting moment.

　　The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will "give her away". The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar， the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward， for better， for worse， for richer， for poorer， in sickness and in health， to love and to cherish， till death do us part". Following the vows， the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.

　　After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.

The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church， friends often chase them in cars， honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.

1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Introducing the kinds of wedding in the USA

B. introducing the whole procedure of the wedding in the USA

C. Introducing the traditional wedding ceremony in the USA

D. Introducing a forgetful wedding party in the USA

2.Which of the following sentences is true?

A.        In American ,before a couple are married, they never get engaged.

B.        It is an old custom to wear the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the right hand.

C.        They don’t invite the relatives who live far away to the wedding party.

D.        The couple will go on their honeymoon on the very wedding day.

3.Which is the last but one step of the wedding ceremony?

A. The bride carrying a bouquet enters with her father who will "give her away"

B.t he bride and groom exchange vows

C. the couple exchange rings

D. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only sonJohn in a small house.She__26__John very much.In her__27__he couldn't do anything__28__.Every morning she would give him breadkfst_-29__bed and bring him the papers to__30__.It isn't really true that he was too__31__to work-in fact he had tried a few__32__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__33__at least six windows.Then he__34__a bus conductor and on his second__35__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He__36__lost his job as a postman __37__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses.It seemed that there was__38__suitable work for him.So he__39__to join the army.Mrs.Fant was so__40__about this that she told the__41__to all her neighbours."My John is good to be a soldier,"she said."He is going to be the best soldier there__42__was,I can tell you!" 　Then the great day came__43__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His__44__mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__45__in the crowd.
　　The parade was full of sound and colour.But when John and his__46__came in sight some of the people watching__47__laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along. But Ella Fant,who was filled with__48__,shouted at the top of her voice:"Look at__49__!They're all out of__50__except my John! Isn't he the best!"
26.A.depended on 　　　　 B.waited on　　　　 C.trusted 　 D.loved
27.A.hope 　　　　　　 B.eyes 　　　　　　 C.head 　　　　　 D.belefs
28.A.wrong 　　　　　　 B.great 　　　　　　 C.good 　　　　　 D.strange
29.A.to 　　　　　　　 B.at 　　　　　　 C.in 　　　　 D.by
30.A.check 　　　　　 B.read 　　　　　　 C.keep 　　　　　 D.sign
31.A.lazy 　　　　　　 B.young 　　　　　　 C.weak 　　　　　 D.shy
32.A.ones 　　　　　　 B.years 　　　　　　 C.tasks 　　　　 D.jobs
33.A.rub 　　　　　 B.drop 　　　　　　 C.break　 　　 D.clean
34.A.followed 　　　　 B.met 　　　　　 C.became 　　 D.found
35.A.day 　　　　　 B.try 　　　　　 C.route 　　　　 D.chance
36.A.thus 　　　　　　 B.even 　　　　　　 C.once 　　　　　 D.only
37.A.even if 　　　　　 B.so that 　　　 C.because 　 D.though
38.A.some 　　　　　　 B.such 　　　　　　 C.less 　　　　　 D.no
39.A.began 　　　　　　 B.promised 　　　　 C.managed 　 D.decided
40.A.excited 　　　　　 B.worried 　　　 C.anxious 　 D.curious
41.A.incident 　　　　　　 B.change 　　　　 C.news 　　　　　 D.matter
42.A.yet 　　　　　　　 B.ever 　　　　　　 C.never 　　　　 D.just
43.A.where　　　　　　 B.since 　　　　　　 C.when 　　　　　 D.till
44.A.proud 　　　　　　 B.kind 　　　　　　 C.strict 　　　　 D.lucky
45.A.time 　　　　　　 B.position 　　　　 C.experience 　　 D.impression
46.A.neighbours 　　　 B.army officer　　　　　 C.mother 　　 D.fellow soldiers
47.A.couldn't help 　　　 B.shouldn't burst out　 C.stopped 　　　 D.kept
48.A.sadness 　　　　　 B.happiness 　　　　 C.surprise 　　　 D.regret
49.A.them 　　　　　　 B.those 　　　　　　 C.that 　　　　　 D.him
50.A.sight 　　　　　　 B.order 　　　　　　 C.mind 　　　　　 D.step