【题目】Travelers' tales

Every year, a magazine called Executive Travel organizes a competition to find the best airline of the year. Travelers from all over the world are invited to vote (投票) for the most punctual (准时的), the safest and the friendliest airline. The competition also invites them to tell their most horrible stories during their travels. Now let’s read some travelers’ tales of bad flying experiences.

One traveler shared his story which happened on a certain African airline. Even if some passengers had boarding cards, they couldn’t still get the seats. They complained and shouted at the airport. Finally, the flight attendants solved the problem by setting a funny rule. Those passengers who ran fastest around the plane twice could get the seats at last.

An overbooked flight that was going from Heathrow Airport to America gave another traveler a bit of a shock. Dressed only in trousers, a shirt and socks, the traveler had been allowed by the flight attendants to leave the aircraft to see if he could get a workmate aboard. But when he returned a few minutes later, he found the plane closed up and about to start moving --- with his shoes, wallet, passport and luggage on board. He knocked heavily on the door and then was allowed to get back inside.

Luggage is also a rich source of horror stories. There was the unlucky traveler who left Chicago where the temperature was minus (零下) 11 degrees centigrade. He was going to attend an important meeting in Dallas where the temperature was as high as 26.7 degrees centigrade. Unfortunately, his suitcase had gone to Los Angeles and wasn’t able to be sent to him before the meeting. So he had to__________________________________________________________.

1Whom does Executive Travel invite to take part in the vote?

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2Why couldn’t some passengers with boarding cards still get the seats on the African airline?

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3In the second tale, why did the traveler leave the aircraft?

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4How did the traveler get back inside the aircraft later?

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5Where could the traveler possibly find his suitcase in the last paragraph?

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6What can be filled in the blank of the last sentence to make the tale complete (完整的) and reasonable (合理的)? (Please design two different endings

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【题目】阅读下面图文简要回答所给问题。

Are you happy? Perhaps some of you will say “no”. In fact, being a teenager is hard. You may worry about a lot of things in your life.

Do you know what British teenagers worry about most? You can find the answer from the chart below. The research was done by the UK's Department of Health among more than 100,000 teenagers. Here are the results.

Many Chinese teenagers share similar worries with the British teenagers. A recent research shows that many Chinese teenagers suffer from social life, study and emotional problems.

To solve the problems, some schools came up with the idea of happiness education. For example, Tsinghua University High School tried to meet students' needs. It built a skating rink and different laboratories to develop their interest.

While schools take action, students themselves can do something, too. The professor Nadia Lovett from Australia believes students' habits, hobbies and attitude toward life all play a role in their happiness.

1Which is the biggest worry of British teenagers?

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2What percent of British teenagers worry about smoking?

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3How did Tsinghua University High School meet students' needs?

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4According to Nadia Lovett, what influences students' happiness?

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5What do you often worry about in your life?

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【题目】根据中国的习俗人们在元宵节的晚上会进行许多不同的庆祝活动。请将五种活动的介绍与对应的活动图片相匹配。其中有一项为多余项。

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D.E.F.

26.1It is the main activity of the festival. When the festival comes, lanterns in different shapes and sizes are seen everywhere including households(家户), shopping malls, parks, and streets. Children may hold small lanterns while walking the streets.

27.2It is an important food of the Lantern Festival. It has the similar pronunciation to “tuanyuan”. It is made of glutinous rice flour(糯米粉) with different ingredients such as white sugar, sesame seeds(芝麻籽), peanuts(花生). It is usually sweet. It can be boiled, fried, steamed(), or served in rice soup.

28.3It is one of the most outstanding traditional folk dances in China. It is used for praying for good luck and safety.The acting is very amusing and spectators(观众) enjoy it very much.Chinese people use it to celebrate every Lantern Festival.

29.4It is one of the most important and popular activities of the Lantern Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on paper notes and paste them upon the colorful lanterns. People who have the right answer to a riddle can pull the riddle off and go to the lantern owner to check their answer. If the answer is right, there is usually a small gift as a prize. It has become popular.

30.5In Taiwan, “Deng” has the similar pronunciation to “ding”. It means “a newborn baby boy”. Therefore lighting lanterns there means hope for the future and giving birth.Lighting lanterns is a way for people to pray that they will have bright futures and express their best wishes for their families. Women who want to be pregnant(怀孕) would walk under a hanging lantern praying for a child.

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