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Every August on the island of Heimaey, young people often take a walk along the street throughout the night. Why their parents allow them to stay out ? The children of Heimaey are going to save young puffins ---- small black-and-white seabirds.
The cliffs(悬崖)above the town are home to a large group of puffins . The birds dig holes all around the cliffs . These holes are their homes. The young stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave . Some move slowly on their undeveloped wings and feet down to the sea around Heimaey. There they swim, which they can do naturally , and learn to dive for fish . Others, however, may lose their way at night and find themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young birds are in trouble. Because their wings are fully developed, they cannot take off quickly to sea and safety. The birds then become a good meal for cats and other animals .
For many years, islanders have help the young puffins. At night in late August, children carrying thick paper boxes and lights hurry out to catch puffins . They spend most of the night running after the birds. They put the birds they've caught into boxes and take good care of them .
The next morning the children take the puffins to the sea and set them free. The bird will live at sea until they are at least two years old. Then they will return to the cliffs to build homes of their own.
The children of Heimaey look forward to August !
16.Every August the children of Heimaey are allowed to stay out all night.
A.to catch puffins and take them home B.to save puffins from danger
C.to drive puffins away D.to run after puffins for pleasure
17.The young puffins that lose their way are in the danger of ______.
A.being killed by hunters B.knowing nothing about the sea
C.being eaten by animals D.having no fish to eat
18.The children put the seabirds into boxes and ______.
A.look after them carefully for several days, then set them free
B.set them free when they grow bigger and can take off to sea and safety
C.carry them to the sea right away to set them free
D.they don' t set them free until the next morning
19.The children look forward to August because ______.
A.they enjoy playing the game of running after seabirds
B.it' s time for them to go out at night to save puffins
C.it' s time for them to catch seabirds
D.they like to stay out at night to catch puffins
20.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Once a year the children are allowed to stay out at night to have a good time .
B.The earlier home for the young puffins is in the cliffs, not in the sand of shores .
C.Young puffins make their way down to the sea when they are about seven weeks old.
D.The young birds that get to the sea will stay there for at least two years before they return to the cliffs .
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Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.
When I began my life in China I was often filled with frustration and 1 over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “ 2 ” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to 3 different ways of doing things but still saw my own ways as superior.
My views were still heavily colored by 4 and I often accepted situations I felt 5 by simply coining the phrase "That's China," 6 China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly. Finally, however , I came to understand and appreciate the new 7 and ways of doing things
, sometimes using them as effectively as the 8 .
For example, fish is never 9 with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is 10 at me saying, `You're a 11 man.' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other dishes,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"
It is not the same with every westerner, and some take 12 than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how 13 you are and how tightly you 14 to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China before I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, I'm more 15 in China than in my own country.
1. A. curiosity B. fear C. purpose D. anger
2. A. wrong B. right C. wise D. smooth
3. A. find B. use C. accept D. refuse
4. A. preferences B. references C. facts D. standards
5. A. necessary B. important C. nervous D. stupid
6. A. mentioning B. saying C
. meaning D. referring
7. A. character B. personality C. revolution D. culture
8. A. locals B. foreigners C. researchers D. citizens
9. A. bought B.sold C. served D. separated
10. A. glancing B. laughing C. shouting D. staring
11. A. kind B. cruel C. brave D. unique
12. A. more B. less C. further D. longer
13. A. adaptable B. considerable C. dependable D. enjoyable
14. A. get B. hold C. catch D. insist
15. A. anxious B. welcomed C. comfortable D. miserable
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People eat different kinds of food in different parts of the world.
In some countries,people eat____1____every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day,for breakfast,lunch and supper. They can____2____it,dry it or make it into rice flour. They usually eat it____3____meat,fish and vegetables.
The____4____eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its____5____go all over the Pacific looking for fish to____6____. The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish. And they____7____ eat a lot of rice.
In____8____such as Britain and the United Srates of America,the most important food is____9____or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They____10____potatoes in different ways. They can boil them and fry them.
In Africa,corn is the most important food. Like rice and wheat,corn is a____11____of cereal(谷类食物). African people maka the corn____12____flour. From this flour they make____13____kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very____14____and so they can’t afford to eat much____15____ with their cereal.
1.A.fish B.meat C.rice D.wheat
2.A.boin B.drink C.eat D.have
3.A.as B.Iike C.together D.Japanese
4.A.Ameticans B.Chinese C.English D.Japanese
5.A.fishing boats B.lifeboats C.planes D.trains
6.A.buy B.catch C.hold D.weigh
7.A.also B.don’t C.hardly D.never
8.A.Asian countries B.the east C.the world D.Western countries
9.A.bread B.cakes C.rice D.vegetables
10.A.cook B.eat C.make D.take
11.A.kind B.lot C.number D.part
12.A.from B.into C.of D.up of
13.A.all B.different C.the same D.two
14.A.healthy B.poor C.rich D.weak
15.A.corn B.meat C.rice D.wheat
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Once there was a king who never ate a meal unless there was a dish of fish with it, but one day there was a big storm and the fishermen were not able to go out to catch fish, so the king had no breakfast and no lunch. Then he ordered his servants to tell everybody in his capital that if anyone brought him a fish, he would give him anything that he asked for.
At last, a fisherman caught a big fish late in the afternoon and hurried to the king's palace with it. But the king's Prime Minister would not let him in until he promised to give him half of whatever the king gave him for the fish.
The king was very happy when he saw the fish. He asked the fisherman what he wanted for his fish. To his surprise, the fisherman said, "I want you to beat me two dozen times with a stick." When the king began to beat him a dozen times, the fisherman jumped away and said, "That is enough for me. I promised the other dozen to your Prime Minister." Then he told the king what had happened between the Prime Minister and himself. The king was very angry. He not only gave the Prime Minister the dozen hits, but also said, "Because you have been dishonest, you will not be my Prime Minister any more. The fisherman will take your place."
51. The king didn't have breakfast and lunch because ____.
A. there was a big storm
B. the Prime Minister did not bring him any food
C. there was no fish
D. his servants didn't know how to cook well
52. The fisherman took his fish to the king's palace because ____.
A. the king had promised to give him whatever he wanted
B. the king was dying from hunger
C. he wanted to teach the Prime Minister a lesson
D. he wanted to be the Prime Minister
53. When the fisherman told the king what he wanted, the king ____.
A. was very happy B. was very surprised
C. was very angry D. gave him what he wanted at once
54. Which of the following sentences is true?
A. The king wanted to make the fisherman king.
B. The king had nothing to eat for a whole day.
C. The king ate a fish every day.
D. The king was quite hungry when the fisherman came.
55. The king got rid of his Prime Minister because ____.
A. the fisherman was cleverer than his Prime Minister
B. the Prime Minister did not know how to catch fish
C. the Prime Minister was not an honest man
D. the Prime Minister took half of what the king gave the fisherman
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