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Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad thing while white should always mean something good. This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity. However, that is not always the case. Did you know that the same one color may mean differently in different places of the world?
In the English－speaking world, black is the color of mourning－people wear black at the funeral. Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed. Yellow is the word for fear. If you axe afraid, you are yellow. Yet, none of these sayings is true outside the English－speaking world. In China and Korea white is the color of mourning. In Russia, China, and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence. In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear.
Even within the English－speaking area, it is not difficult to find color contradictions (矛盾). A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station, in Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman. Both names are logical. Because both men wear red caps. Similarly, the British term for an American white－collar worker is sometimes called a blackcoated worker.
One does not have to cross an area to find color differences. Would you rather be a redblooded or a blue－blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest. The expression “blue blood” comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly told the world that they had “blue blood”. Actually they meant that they had no Moorish(摩尔人的) or Jewish blood. But then why “blue” blood? Because they were fair－skinned(皮肤白皙的), and it is only natural that their blood vessels stood out appearing blue.
1．Yellow is concerned with anger in ________.
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2．The two meanings of the term “redcap” result from a difference in ________.
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3．Both Britain and America would probably agree that ________.
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A．black is the color of mourning
B．a black－coated worker is employed in an office
C．red stands for beauty and excellence
D．a redcap is a porter in a station
4．It is not stated but implied(暗示) that some noble families in Spain had ________ color.
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5．The best title for this reading selection is ________.
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A．The Origin of Blue Blood
B．The Development of the Symbolic(象征性的) Use of Colors
C．Colors that carry Bad Meanings
D．The Meaning Concerned with Certain Colors
查看习题详情和答案>>Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some 36 are very useful to man, for example, bees, 37 we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which 38 us with silk. Other varieties, 39 , are extremely harmful, and do a great 40 of damage, especially to crops. Locusts （蝗虫） are perhaps the most dangerous of all, 41 they will eat almost any green 42 , and when millions of them 43 on cultivated land（耕地）they soon leave it 44 . In some countries they are the farmer’s 45 enemy. Another nuisance is the common 46 , not only because it 47 us indoors and out - of- doors, but because it spreads diseases.
Scientists have given much time and 48 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and 49 observation. Thanks 50 their discoveries we now know almost all 51 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in 52 better planned in some ways than our 53 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give 54 to men, animals and crops from the 55 which insects cause.
36．A. members B. forms C. qualities D. varieties
37．A. by which B. from which C. of which D. in which
38．A. give B. produce C. offer D. supply
39．A. however B. meanwhile C. therefore D. what's more
40．A. majority B. number C. amount D. quantity
41．A. and B. for C. if D. when
42．A. grass B. field C. fruit D. plant
43．A. settle B. attack C. pass D. cross
44．A. bare B. nothing C. empty D. untouched
45．A. hardest B. greatest C. serious D. wildest
46．A. insect B. creature C. fly D. enemy
47．A. dislikes B. bites C. worries D. hates
48．A. understanding B. ideas C. comprehension D. thought
49．A. serious B. patient C. curious D. long
50．A. for B. of C. to D. with
51．A. that B. which C. there D. what
52．A. societies B. crowds C. teams D. organizations
53．A. world B. nation C. selves D. own
54．A. help B. protection C. living D. defense
55．A. injury B. wound C. sickness D. ruin
查看习题详情和答案>>A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
PAI researchers Robert Engel says by the year 2025,about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are, expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth stays the same.
Mr. Engel says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problem. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engel says there are problems all over the world be cause of diseases such as cholera（霍乱）that is carried in water.
Lack of water also results in more international conflict（冲突）. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economics. This is because new in dustries often need large amounts of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions（解决方法）to the problem, One way, it says. is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture.
The report also says long-term solution to the water problem must in clued controls on population growth.
1．According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?
A. 18. B. 28.
C. 46. D. At least 46.
2．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.
B. The report gives three solutions to the water problem.
C. Most of the countries that lack water belong to the developing countries.
D. There's only one long-term solution to solve the water problem.
3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The polluted water may carry diseases.
B. Some countries may fight with each other for water.
C. The developed countries don't lack water now.
D. Industries need a lot of water.
4．What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Water shortage is quite serious in the world nowadays.
B. PAI did a lot of study about water shortage.
C. Controlling pollution is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage.
D. Water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future.
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Early Childhood EducationEarly childhood education is the formal(正规的)teaching and care of young children．It primarily focuses on learning through playing to encourage the child's different kinds of development． 1
Studies with Head Start programs throughout the United States have shown some evidence that there are quite a few advantages to early childhood education, which can produce significant gains in children's learning and development．Compared to a child who does not attend pre-school, children completing their early education programs are found to be better at math and reading skills．They are excited to learn and have the tools to do so． 2 These children are more competent in their pre-school, kindergarten and school-age years, and they are usually reported as “friendlier” by parents and the children's peers(同伴)．
3 In studies with matched control groups, more students who had early schooling experiences were employed at the age of 19, fewer were on welfare, and fewer were involved with the criminal activity．What's more, some studies show that children attending pre-school are more likely to graduate and have higher education, and be well integrated(综合)as an adult．
Early childhood education gives most children a jump-start on education for their kindergarten and primary school years．It is clear that early childhood education can have some great benefits for children． 4 If early childhood education is less effective, perhaps the best model is finding strategies for allowing a parent to stay home with his or her child for at least the first two to three years．Also important is considering a child's own personality． 5
A．The long-term influence of early education is significant as well．
B．They can benefit greatly from encouragement in their early childhood．
C．Yet its quality must be assessed to see what kind of benefits it actually provides．
D．They are also able to relate to others in a superior way and that improves their social skills．
E．Many experts of education have concerned about what early childhood education means today．
F．Individual differences in children mean that not all children will get equal benefits from early childhood education．
G．It consists of activities that serve children in the pre-school years and is designed to improve later school performance．
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