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“Happy New Year!”Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet over the next couple of weeks．But it wasn’t always January l that marked the New Year．
At least 4，000 years ago the ancient Egyptians and Bahylo-nians(古巴比伦人)marked the changing of the year．In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River(尼罗河)flooded，enriching farmers’ fields with silt(淤泥)．This happened at the end of September．
The Babylonians held a festival in spring，on March 23,to kick off the next farming cycle．The Babylonian celebration lasted for l l days．
The date January l was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 4 6 BC．The month of January was named after the Roman god，Janus(雅努斯)．He is pictured with two heads．0ne head looks forward and the other back．They represent a break between the old and new．That new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.
Around the world，different cultures have their own traditions for welcoming the New Year．The Japanese hang straw rope across the front of their houses to keep out evil spirits and bring happiness and good luck．They also have a good laugh as the year begins to get things started on a lucky note．
In India people like to wear pink, red ,purple and white flowers. Women favor yellow，the colour of spring．Hindus also leave shrines next to their beds so they see beautiful objects when they wake up．
Canadians enjoy the traditional polar bear swim．People of all ages put on their swimsuits and jump into frozen lakes．
60. Which ancient country has a great effect on the New Year we are celebrating now?
A．Egypt． B．Rome．
C．Babylon． D．India．
61. What’s the main idea of the last three paragraphs?
A. In different countries people celebrate the New Year in different ways
B.People in different countries celebrate the New Year in different times of the year．
C. Which country has the best tradition for welcoming the New Year?
D. In different countries people play different games to celebrate the New Year．
62.What can we infer from this passage?
A. Everyone will greet each other with “Happy New Year” for several months．
B. Women favour yellow flowers in Japan when they celebrate the New Year．
C. Canadians like swimming in the lake to celebrate the New Year though it is very cold．
D. Human beings have been celebrating the New Year for no more than 4．000 years．
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A 26-year-old Montreal man appears to have succeeded in his quest to barter a single， red paper clip(夹子) all the way up to a house. It took almost a year and 14 trades， but Kyle MacDonald has been offered a two-storey farmhouse in Kipling， Sask.， for a paid role in a movie.
MacDonald began his quest last summer when he decided he wanted to live in a house. He didn’t have a job， so instead of posting a resumé， he looked at a red paper clip on his desk and decided to trade it on an Internet website. The response was immediate —a fish pen was offered for exchange. MacDonald then bartered the fish pen for a handmade doorknob from a potter in Seattle.
In Massachusetts， MacDonald traded the doorknob for a camp stove. He traded the stove to a U.S. soldier in California for a generator. Then he exchanged the generator for an “instant party kit” — an empty keg(小桶) and an illuminated Budweiser beer sign. MacDonald then traded the keg and sign for a snowmobile. He bartered all the way up to an afternoon with rock star Alice Cooper， a KISS snow globe and finally a paid role in a Corbin Bernsen movie.
“Now， I’m sure the first question on your mind is， ‘Why would Corbin Bernsen trade a role in a film for a snow globe？ A KISS snow globe，’ MacDonald said on his website.”Well， Corbin happens to be arguably one of the biggest snow globe collectors on the planet.
Now， the town of Kipling， Sask.， Canada， with a population of 1,100， has offered MacDonald a farmhouse in exchange for the role in the movie. The town is going to hold a competition for the movie role.
MacDonald said： “There’re people all over the world that are saying that they have paper clips clipped to the top of their computer， or on their desk or on their shirt， and it proves that anything is possible and I think to a certain degree it’s true.”
MacDonald， who has attracted international media attention in his quest， said the journey has turned out to be more exciting than the goal. “This is not the end. This may be the end of this part of the story， but this story will go on.”
The best title for this passage is “ ”.
A.A lucky paper clip B. From poor to rich
C.A lucky young man D. From paper clip to house
The underlined word in line 1 means .
A. to get something for free B. to sell something at a price
C. to sell goods on the Internet D. to exchange goods for other goods
Which shows the correct order of the trades？
A. Paper clip?snow globe?snowmobile?house
B. Paper clip?keg of beer?doorknob?snowmobile
C. Paper clip?camp stove?snowmobile?movie role
D. Paper clip?keg of beer?camp stove?snowmobile
Which statement about MacDonald’s trades is TRUE？
A. All of his trades were done in his country.
B.A film role was offered due to Bernsen’s hobby.
C. They took over a year and some of them were really unbelievable.
D. The house in Kipling has been offered to MacDonald to attract media.
What can we learn about MacDonald？
A. He wanted to gain fame through his quest.
B .His success largely depended on the Internet.
C. He never expected his aim could be achieved.
D. He intends to begin another quest on the Web.
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The driver, Mr. White, 39 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 40 hospital, fighting against 41 . The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 42 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 43 , since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 44 , with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 45 his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a 46 . The driver had the windows 47 , since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.
The lights were 48 , so he drove straight 49 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 50 little Ally was. He was 51 to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 52 again.”?
“It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 53 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 54 healthy voice.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 55 , the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
1.A. worried B. excited C. angry D. surprised
2.A. mouth B. nose C. throat D. ear
3.A. talk B. breathe C. cry D. hear
4.A. turned on B. opened on C. turned off D. sped up
5.A. best B. biggest C. first D. nearest
6.A. time B. cars C. policemen D. speed
7.A. that B. as C. there D. if
8.A. stop B. slow down C. hurry D. keep safe
9.A. lights B. signs C. policemen D. marks
10.A. at B. to C. down D. forward
11.A. taxi B. car C. truck D. train
12.A. up B. down C. open D. covered
13.A. red B. green C. yellow D. out
14.A. out B. away C. on D. off
15.A. who B. what C. where D. how
16.A. lucky B. astonished C. worried D. happy
17.A. crying B. breathing C. smiling D. talking
18.A. made B. let C. knocked D. pulled
19.A. and B. with C. or D. but
20.A. driver B. accident C. girl D. reporters
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