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Where and when were the first passports issued?The idea of giving people some kind of document affording them safe passage through another country may go back as far as the Egyptian pharaohs (法老), who are thought to have issued their subjects (臣民) with cartouches (图形) bearing the ruler's name.
One of the first references to an English passport was in the reign (统治) of King Henry V, who, in an act (法案) of 1414, issued “Safe Conducts” (安全通行证), warning foreigners to allow his subjects to move around unmolested (不受骚扰的) within certain parameters(界限) of destination, time and purpose. In return, no Englishman would injure or rob a foreigner who carried one of Henry's Safe Conducts.
When and why did the number 13become a symbol of bad luck?
The number 13 has been linked to untimely death since Jesus was betrayed (背叛) by Judas, who was the thirteenth person at the Last Supper. This helps explain why 13 is considered particularly dire (terrible) in the dining room. One superstition (迷信) states that the last to sit at a table for 13 will die within a year.
Another version is that the first to rise from the table will perish (die). So strong was the belief in England and Scotland that groups of 13 would sometimes try to cheat the devil by sitting or rising simultaneously, so that no one would be first or last.
Friday the thirteenth is considered doubly disastrous because Jesus was crucified on Friday.
Non-Christians, however, don't necessarily view 13 as unlucky. “In the Middle east, odd numbers tend to be regarded as good,” says University of Toronto anthropology professor Janice Bobby. In Chinese culture, instead of fearing 13, people avoid any number containing a four because it has the same pronunciation as the word for death.
1．The passport first issued in England was to ________.
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A．show King Henry V's power
B．protect the foreigners traveling in England
C．make people travel safely at any time, for any purpose
D．make the travel safe for both Englishmen and foreigners
2．What can we infer from the passage but not stated?
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A．The 13th floor in a building is considered more terrible than the 13th to be seated in a dining room.
B．Almost all the peoples in the world have their own superstitions.
C．The purpose of the passport issued by the Egyptian pharaohs was to afford people safe
D．The usage of passports in England is more popular than in Egypt.
3．What does the underlined word probably mean?
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4．If you are a Christian, which day would you choose as your wedding day?
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Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13,1743, at Shadwell in Albemarle
County, Virginia. A member of the Continental Congress（大陆会议）, he was the author of the Declaration of Independence（独立宣言）at the age of 33.
After American independence was won, Jefferson worked for the revision（修改）of the laws of his home state of Virginia, to make them accordant with（符合）the spirit of freedoms in the new Constitution of the United States.
Although he had drafted（起草）the state's Bill for Establishing Religious Free dom（宗教自由法案）in 1777, it was not passed in the state. In January 1786, the bill was reintroduced and, with the support of James Madison, passed as An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom.
In the election of 1800, Jefferson defeated his old friend John Adams to become the third president of the new United Stales. The last years of his life were spent in retirement at Monticello, during which period he founded, designed, and directed the building of the University of Virginia.
Jurist（法学家）, diplomat（外交家）, writer, philosopher, architect（建筑师）, gardener, Thomas Jefferson requested that only three of his many accomplishments be noted on his tomb：
Author of the Declaration of American Independence
Author of the Virginia Statute（法令）for Religious Freedom
And Father of the University of Virginia
(1) The Declaration of Independence was declared____________.
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(2) The Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom was at last passed ___________.
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(3) He____________ after the Declaration of Independence was won.
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A．began to draft the state's Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
B．began to revise the laws of his home state of Virginia
C．began his preparations for the presidential election
D．began to design a university in his home state
(4) ___________ founded the University of Virginia.
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(5) Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A．He helped his friend John Adams to become the third president in history.
B．The Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom wasn't passed at all.
C．As the third president of the USA, he founded the University of Virginia.
D．He was a member of the Continental Congress and the third president of the USA.
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A. whose B. what C. which D. that
查看习题详情和答案>>No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2000 of them，as compared with 180 in Japan，164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality（质量） of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world. Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence（影响） all over the country. However，the Post and the New York Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain of Le Monde is in France，since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these give detailed（详细的）accounts of national and international news，but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.?
Like the press（报刊） in most other countries，American newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious. They try to entertain people as well as give information，for they have to compete with the attraction of television.
Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all tastes，they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few news papers support extremist（极端主义者） groups on the far right and on the far left，but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate（温和的）.Many of these papers print materials by well?known journalists of different political and social views，in order to give a balanced picture.?
As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible（负责任的） or irresponsible，but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals（丑闻），for example，the Watergate Affair（水门事件）.?
1.Which newspaper in the U. K. is national？?
A.?Le Monde. B.?Washington Post.?
C.?New York Times. D.?The Times.?
2.Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying .?
A. national news B. local news?
C. international news D. political news?
3.In order to win the competition with television，American newspapers have to .
A. give information B. give serious news?
C. give entertainment news D. give national news?
4.Most daily newspapers attract moderate Americans by .?
A. printing articles by well-known journalists of different views?
B. supporting extremist groups?
C. exposing political scandals?
D. serving the country well?
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