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ON March 17 there will be an explosion of green across the World in celebration of St Patrick’s Day．The Irish traditionally wear green on this day, as the color is associated with Ireland．
But there are others, non-Irish，who use the occasion to make jokes about the Irish．They use the stereotype(成见)of the Irish as hot-tempered(脾气暴躁的)drinkers，who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a day's work．
However, today the Irish are more often admired for their musical talent and many other abilities．It’s no accident that many of today's most popular music groups，such as singer Enya and rock band U2，are Irish born and bred．Lonely Planet readers even ranked Ireland in 2007 as the friendliest country in the world．
So where did the negative Irish stereotype come from? From the 19th century when it was a bad time to be Irish．
Ireland then was poverty-stricken and starving．Many Irish moved to the United States to escape famine, but there they had to compete---occasionally with their fists for jobs and housing with other immigrant groups，such as the Italians．It was on the US’ streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fighting．
The stereotype of the Irish as big drinkers may be unfair, but Ireland can boast(为……自豪) its fair share of famous drinks．It was the Irish after all who created one of the world’s best-loved beers，Guinness．
65．What is the story mainly about?
A．How the Irish earned their reputation．
B．The festival-St Patrick’s Day．
C．Jokes about the Irish people．
D．Famous Irish stereotype and the truth．
66．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．St Palrick’s Day is celebrated nowhere else but Ireland．
B．Modern Irish show no interest in drinking alcohol．
C．Part of the stereotype about the Irish is that they are lazy．
D．Irish people usually get hot-tempered when laughed at．
67．Where did the negative Irish stereotype come from?
A．From their everyday behavior toward other people．
B．From the behavior of Irish immigrants to America in the 19th century．
C．From the historical record of 19th century Ireland．
D．From most people’s impression of Irish people

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Most American colleges and universities take a spring break. Students might go home to their families -- or spend a week partying on a warm beach with no parents around. That is the popular image, at least.
In the United States, the lawful age to drink alcohol is twenty-one -- one of the highest in the world. Americans debate whether it should be lowered, or whether young drinkers would only drink more. In parts of Europe, the lawful drinking age for beer, and sometimes hard liquor, is sixteen. Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to eighteen, the same as for hard liquor there.
Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States. Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and education program, often given online. Some have a “zero tolerance” policy where alcohol is banned from all buildings. Parents are informed of violations and students may be suspended(停学).
At the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, permission is needed to serve alcohol at any event on campus. But alcohol is banned in first-year dorms---where most students are under twenty-one anyway.
Susan Davis, a university lawyer, says campus police and local police report underage drinking violations(违反)to the committee that decides punishments on a case by case basis. For example, the committee might suspend or expel(开除)a student. It might require an alcohol education program. Or it might just give a warning.
Jon Zug is a lawyer in Albemarle County, where the university is located. He says international students would face the same punishment as American citizens for underage drinking in Virginia. That includes a punishment of five hundred dollars or fifty hours of community service. But first law-breakers might be given a chance to complete an alcohol education program instead.
Schools have to report unlawful violations by international students to the Department of Homeland Security. International adviser Richard Tanson at the University of Virginia says even minor violations stay on a student’s permanent immigration record. He says international students should know that this can affect them in the future if they try to re-enter the United States.
1. What does the underlined phrase “by case basis” mean?
A. Depending on the seriousness of the case itself.
B. According to the report of the campus and local police.
C. Depending on the judgment of the committee.
D. According to the former cases in store.
2. To international students, which of the following may be intolerable once they have drinking violations?
A. A punishment of $500 or 50 hours of community service.
B. Being given a warning of being suspended or expelled.
C. Having the violations kept on their permanent immigration record.
D. Receiving an alcohol education program.
3. The passage probably appears in_________.
A. an advertisement                                              B. a local newspaper  
C. a university guide book                                        D. a popular magazine
4. The passage mainly talks about_________.
A. alcohol problems on the U.S. campus    
B. alcohol policy on U.S. campus
C. U.S. universities---zero tolerance to alcohol
D. the punishment to the university alcohol drinkers

What is the relationship between violence and sports? Psychologists say that there are many reasons for violence at sports events. One is alcohol. Many fans drink a lot at games. When people drink, they are more likely to do abnormal things. Psychologist Dennis Brock says, “Quiet people become loud. Normally nonviolent people become destructive． ”

David Sampson, a sports sociologist, says, “These are often celebratory riots— a large number of very happy people mixed in with large amounts of alcohol. They don’t often seem dangerous in the beginning, but things get violent quickly． ”

Another reason for violence at sports events is the crowd. When individuals are in a large group of people, they can lose their sense of personal responsibility. Edward Hirt, a social Psychologist, says that research shows that people do things in crowds that they would never do alone. People in crowds feel anonymous — no one knows who they are. Crowds also make people feel powerful. They stop making personal decisions. They just follow the crowd. Social psychologists call this a “mob mentality．”

Dave Zarifis, head of public safety says, “Some people don’t even come to celebrate. They want to drink hard and make trouble. Someone does something stupid, and it grows from there. You get a mob mentality. People think it’s OK to do almost anything. They think, ‘There are so many of us and not enough of them． ’ ”

Social psychologist Dr. Sharon Kennedy says that there are some things officials can do to prevent violence. Making sure that an area is not overcrowded is very important. Officials should also think of games as “big parties．” Then they will prepare differently. Kennedy says that in Great Britain they are controlling the problem with cameras in all the stadiums. “When you know someone is watching, you are much less likely to behave badly． ”

Which of the following best gives the main idea of the first two paragraphs? 

       A. There’s a connection between violence and sports

       B. One cause of violence at sports events is alcohol．

       C. There are many reasons for violence at sports events．

       D. David Sampson and Dennis Brock have the same opinion．

Which of the following does NOT belong to a “mob mentality”?

       A．“I must drink some alcohol to stop myself feeling shy． ”

       B．“ It’s safe to do what many people are doing． ”

       C. “There are so many of us and not enough of them． ”

       D．“ No one knows I’m doing this． ”

How many experts are quoted by the writer of this passage?

       A． Two．   B． Four． C． Three． D． Five．

The last paragraph is mainly about ______．

       A. how to turn games into big parties

       B. why to install cameras in stadiums

       C. how to prevent violence at sports events

       D. how to avoid oneself behaving badly

What lesson can we learn from this passage?

A． Never drink any alcohol no matter where you are．

B． Whenever you are watching a game, you should keep quiet．

C． Never follow blindly no matter how many people are doing something．

D． Be careful when you are at a stadium because there are cameras there．

Alcohol is often taken as a symbol of a special celebration or as a sign of friendship. So it is       to see people toasting with a large glass of alcohol to the health or fortune. Unfortunately, every year, alcohol also ruins thousands of lives and destroys many happy families.

   Some people drink alcohol to     their tension or pain. They mistakenly think that through drinking, they can     from their problems and worries. But it is never a    . During those hours of drinking, alcohol only numbs their senses and makes them forget their worries. However, when they wake up, their problems are still unsolved.

   A     alcohol drinker is running the great risks of getting heart diseases and liver failure. Too much alcohol taken into the body system, death will     occur. Alcohol also affects unborn babies disastrously. Those pregnant mothers with     alcohol in their blood system risk causing their unborn babies to suffer from defects (缺陷) at birth.    , babies are innocent victims due to their mothers’ mistakes. Therefore they should be extremely cautious of any alcohol and it is better to     all drinking during pregnancy.

   Drunken driving is one of the worst     of alcohol abuse. Every year, many lives are lost due to     driving on roads and highways. A drunk driver cannot see and judge the distance clearly and will find it difficult to control his vision and     on the road, so he fails to control over his reflexes. That is how accidents occur. Not only does he hurt himself but also other innocent road users.

1.A. normal     B. ideal      C. common        D. regular

2.A. increase    B. create       C. produce        D. relieve

3.A. differ B. escape          C. solve     D. cancel

4.A. solution    B. success        C. fact        D. decision

5.A. social       B. addicted       C. heavy    D. light

6.A. seldom     B. hardly C. eventually     D. strongly

7.A. proper      B. excessive    C. little      D. no

8.A. After all   B. Above all       C. First of all      D. All in all

9.A. run out     B. leave out       C. carry out       D. cut out

10.A. reasons   B. effects        C. causes  D. examples

11.A. normal     B. careless        C. dangerous     D. drunken

12.A. judgment B. patience        C. emotion         D. imagination

原创（七）
Alcohol is often taken as a symbol of a special celebration or as a sign of friendship．So it is    36   to see people toasting with a large glass of alcohol to the health or fortune.   37  , every year, alcohol also ruins thousands of lives and destroys many happy families .
Some people drink alcohol to   38    their tension or pain. They   39    think that through drinking, they can   40    from their problems and worries. But it is never a   41  ．During those hours of drinking, alcohol only numbs（麻木）their senses and makes them forget their worries.   42   , when they wake up, their problems are still unsolved .
A   43   alcohol drinker is running the great   44   of getting heart diseases and liver（肝脏）failure. Too much alcohol taken into the body system, death will    45   occur. Alcohol also affects unborn babies    46  . Those pregnant mothers with    47    alcohol in their blood system risk    48   their unborn babies to suffer from defects（缺陷）at birth.     49  , babies are innocent victims due to their mothers’ mistake. Therefore they should be extremely cautious  of any alcohol and it is better to    50  all drinking during pregnancy(怀孕期).
Drunken driving is one of the worst   51   of alcohol abuse. Every year, many lives are lost due to   52   driving on roads and highways. A drunk driver cannot see and judge the distance   clearly and will find it difficult to control his vision and   53    on the road，so he    54    control over his reflexes. That is    55    accidents occur. Not only does he hurt himself but also other innocent road users.
36.A.normal                 B.common             C.ideal                  D. regular
37.A.Accidently            B. Fortunately        C.Excitedly           D. Unfortunately
38. A. relieve                      B.increase              C.create                 D.produce
39. A.usually                B.surely            C. mistakenly           D. aimlessly
40. A.differ                  B. solve                 C. cancel              D. escape
41. A. success               B. solution            C. fact                  D. decision
42. A. However             B. Meanwhile        C. So                   D. Besides
43. A. social                 B. heavy            C. addicted           D.light
44. A.advantages           B.possessions         C.risks                  D.measures
45. A. eventually           B. probably           C.hardly                D.strongly
46. A.anxiously            B. Disastrously    C. extensively        D.differently
47. A. proper                B.little                  C. excessive           D.no
48. A. causing              B.making                     C. having              D.protecting
49. A.Above all             B.First of all          C.All in all           D. After all
50.A. run out                      B.leave out            C. cut out             D.carry out
51.A. reasons                      B. causes              C. effects              D. examples
52. A. drunken             B.normal               C.careless              D. dangerous
53.A. patience              B.emotion             C. judgement         D.imagination
54.A.manages to           B.tries to               C.refuses to           D.fails to
55.A.when                    B.what                  C.where         D. how