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The "Thumbs-Up"

　　While Western culture has become used to the thumbs-up as a good signal(probably coming from World War II pilots using the signal to show that they were "good to go" with ground crews), there are cultures where a thumbs-up may land you in trouble．In West Africa, as well as Greece, Italy and Middle East, the thumbs-up is pretty much the biggest insult(侮辱)．

　　Rather more interesting is a thumbs-up in Germany and in parts of Japan－they just see it as the hand signal for the number one．

The "A-OK"

　　This sign is mainly used by divers(潜水员)to mean "OK"(to prevent being confused with the thumbs-up sign, which means "rise")．Basically the meaning comes out as "great", or "completely fine"．However, in a few countries in Europe, people may think you抮e telling them that you think they抮e a 'zero挘?/P>

The "V Sign"

　　The sign comes in two formats：one with the palm(手掌)faced outwards, and one with the palm inwards．In America they mean the same thing －"victory"．However, if the outside of your hand is facing your target(目标), you抮e giving somebody a long-built insult in Great Britain and many English-speaking countries such as Australia, Ireland and New Zealand．Winston Churchill famously used the "incorrect" version of the V sign during the early years of the war, turning the outside inside later．The V sign is also considered rude in Italy．

The "Corna"

　　The corna hand gesture has most recently been adopted by fans of rock and heavy metal music．Nowadays many Americans use the gesture simply to mean "rock on", or in support of the University of Texas in Austin(known as the "Hook抏m Horns")．Today it is still popular in Spain, Brazil and Slovakia．Historically, however, the symbol possibly dates back to Ancient Greece．

(1)

Which of the following signs doesn抰 have an insulting meaning?
[　　]
A．	The "Thumbs-Up"．
B．	The "A-OK"．
C．	The "V Sign"．
D．	The "Corna"．

(2)

What information can we get from the passage?
[　　]
A．	The "V Sign" was first used by Winston Churchill．
B．	Italians often use the "Thumbs-Up" to praise others．
C．	You are most likely to see the "Corna" in a heavy metal music concert．
D．	The "A-OK" and the "Thumbs-Up" have the same meaning to divers．

(3)

If you travel abroad, you 抎 better not use the "V Sign" in ________．
[　　]
A．	Greece or Italy
B．	Germany or Japan
C．	Ireland or Italy
D．	Spain or Brazil

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CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) April 24, 2006—Three explosions shook the Egyptian Sinai resort of Dahab on Monday, killing 23 people and wounding dozens of others, rescue and security officials said.

Witnesses said smoke billowed^① up from the town’s tourist bazaar, and residents said they saw body parts and debris^② on the street after an explosion at a restaurant.

People in the small beach and diving resort, which is popular with backpackers, described scenes of carnage^③ and chaos^④.

A cafe worker who was about 200 meters (yards) from the scene said: “We saw many dead people. People were screaming. People were being taken to hospital. Egyptians went to give blood. There were body parts. There’s police everywhere.”

“There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital,” said another resident, who also did not want to be named.

The explosions took place at the Nelson Restaurant, the Aladdin Cafeteria and the Ghazala Supermarket, the Interior Ministry said.

The explosions took place in quick succession at about 7.15 p.m. (1715 GMT). “There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere,” said one witness, who heard the blasts.

An official with the local ambulance service said many of the dead appeared to be foreigners.

Israeli divers often stay in the resort but with the Passover holiday over it is unlikely many were there. The Israeli ambassador in Cairo and Israeli authorities said they did not know of any Israeli casualties^⑤.

One visitor said police were stopping cars and buses leaving the resort and had imposed restrictions on movements in and out of backpacker camps in the area.

It was the third set of three explosions on the eastern coast of the Sinai peninsula since October 2004, when a group attacked the Hilton hotel in the border resort of Taba and two other resorts on the northeast coast, killing 34 people.

Notes:

① billow v. 翻腾

② debris n. 残骸

③ carnage n. 残杀，流血

④ chaos n. 混乱

⑤ casualty n. （人员）伤亡

What’s the result of the explosions in Dahab?

A. 34 people were killed.

B. There were many Israeli casualties.

C. 23 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.

D. Many houses were burned to the ground.

How many places did the explosions take place in?

A. Two B. Three C. Six D. Eight

What does the underlined word “resort” mean?

A. popular holiday centre B. hotel or guest-house for holidaymakers

C. visiting some place D. Making use of something for help

Which of the following statements is right?

A. Many of the dead appeared to be residents.

B. The first set of three explosions took place in October 2004.

C. Police couldn’t know what to do.

D. Israeli divers stayed in the resort with the Passover holiday over.

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1.Visitors can’t enter the museum without the guard’s p_____________ .

2.The head of the railway station a___________ to the passengers for the late arrival of the train.

3. For a better environment, many old buses ought to be r with new ones using electricity.

4.It’s c______________ of you to bring my umbrella when it is going to rain.

5.It is good m_____________ to give your seat to an old man on the bus.

6.Be a little p_____________ . I will be ready in a few minutes.

7.Children are always full of c_______________; they want to know everything.

8. Children should not be allowed to watch the v____________ movies which are full of fierce fights.

9.She listened with a p____________ expression on her face because she couldn’t understand what the speaker was saying.

10.Doctors say many diseases can be p_____________ from spreading by washing our hands.

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对话填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，

写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

(M-----Mike, T-----Tony)

M: Hi, Tony. How was your (76) v _____to the Western Forest last weekend? 76._______

T: It was wonderful(77) i_______ . 77._______

The air is fresh, the water is clean and the trees are so green.

M: Did you see any wild animals on the hills?

T: (78) N______ except some unknown birds flying and singing in the woods. 78._______

M: (79) S______ exciting. Why isn’t there wildlife? 79._______

T: My dad told me that there used to be plenty of wildlife in the mountain,

including goats, deer and so on, but they are all in danger of (80) d_______ 80._______

out today.

M: What do you think seems to be the (81 )c________ of that? 81._______

Perhaps the local people didn’t realize the (82)i_________ of the forest 82._______

and wildlife, so that they kept cutting down trees for firewood and hunting wildlife for food or money.

M: What a shame! But what is done today?

T: Today many (83)m _______ have been taken 83._______

to (84) p_______ the forest from being damaged or destroyed. 84._______

M: So you can(85) e ______ fresh air, clean and water and green trees today! 85_______

T: Exactly!

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1.Calculate what p______ of your income you spend on food.

2.Even slight rent increases would cause considerable h_____.

3.As the wages were low, there were few a______ for the post.

4.Scientists are hoping for a b_____ in the search for a cure for cancer.

5.Your ticket is v_____ for travel at anytime of the day.

6.Radio is an important communication _______(媒介) in many countries.

7.Team members will be selected according to strict ______.(标准)

8.I want to get a new passport but I don’t know the ______. (程序)

9.At the ______(最初的) stage of the project not everyone had access to a computer.

10. It is useful to have a ________(附近) supermarket.

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