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Weddings (婚礼) are important in every country, and there are different wedding customs in different countries. In western countries the bride’s (新娘的) dress---her wedding dress---is very important. Some brides wear a new dress. 61___
Some people believe the bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. 62 She may borrow something to wear from a friend---that will be something borrowed, and the ring on her finger may have a blue jewel in it or some of her clothes may be blue.
63 They wear the ring on the fourth finger of their left hands.
At the wedding, as soon as the man and the woman are married, their friends often throw rice or very small pieces of paper over them. 64 The bride often carries flowers, and after the wedding she throws them up in the air. People believe that the woman who catches the flowers is lucky enough. The bride and groom (新郎), their friends and family then have a party. After that the bride and the groom go on holiday together. This holiday is called “the honeymoon”.
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| A. She may wear an old ring and will usually have new shoes. B. Many married people in western countries wear a ring to show that they are married. C. Some brides wear the dress their mothers or even their grandmothers wore at their weddings. D. They believe this will bring them good luck and they will have many children. |
65. The passage mainly talks about________.
A. the bride’s wedding dress
B. the flowers in the wedding party
C. the rings for the married people
D. the wedding customs in western countries
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Not only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland (苏格兰), men wear a kilt – a kind of skirt. The kilt is their national dress.
The kilt has checks (方格) and different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors. How did the Scotsmen (苏格兰男人) start to wear kilts. There is a story about it. Rawlinson had some workers from Scotland in his office and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, they usually only wear them at weddings (婚礼) or big dinners. Only a few men wear a kilt every day. Scotsmen also wear kilts in big parties. The policemen still have skills as the dress uniforms, but they don’t wear them to catch the thieves.
【小题1】 A kilt is ______.
| A.a hat | B.a shirt | C.a skirt | D.a sweater |
| A.prices | B.colors | C.styles | D.checks |
| A.妨碍 | B.得到 | C.在路上 | D.到达 |
| A.At weddings | B.At big dinners | C.In big parties | D.All of above. |
| A.Scotsmen’s traditional kilts | B.how to make kilts |
| C.what a kilt is | D.how much the kilt is |
We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are
troubled by sounds over which we may have lit
tle
or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie
previews.
We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports
events at which the music is so loud that you can hardly hear the person
sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are o
ften
turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone.
As if environmental noise were not enough, now we sur
round
children with n
oisy
toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing.
A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate (缓和的) backgroun
d
noise can interfere with how they learn language. In fact, children in
classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores
than those whose classes were on the quiet side.
Noise-induced (噪音诱发的) hearing
loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or
from consistent exposure to moderate-leve
l
noise. Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players
that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street
noise. An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels(分贝)— 100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing
damage begins.
So, before buying noise-making toys, parents would do
well to listen to how loud they are. If the item comes w
ith
a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest
level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the
noise-making functio
n.
Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be w
arned
to keep the volume down. Most iPads have a control that allows parents to set a
maximum volume.
Avoid taking children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back.
The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums.
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Fact about noise |
We live in a world of noise which 1. people and is free of 2. . |
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The 3. that noise causes |
We find it hard to hear others in a noisy 4. . |
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Noisy toys and personal listening devices can permanently 5. children’s hearing. |
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Two 6. of noise-induced hearing loss |
People are 7. to loud
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Advice for parents |
They should pay attention to how 8. the noise-making toys are and the returning gifts. |
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They shouldn’t 9. their children to loud action movies. |
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