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A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 36 anything about the Chinese 37 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 38 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 39 and she also found this type of tea rather 40 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 41 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 42 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 43 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 44 , but it seemed to have no 45 . Her cup kept being 46 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 47 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 48 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 49 culture, she felt it too 50 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!
A. got B. learned C. taught D. remembered
A. culture B. language C. food D. habit
A. hardly B. certainly C. carefully D. immediately
A. tired B. happy C. thirsty D. interested
A. bitter B. sweet C. nice D. cold
A. in time B. slowly C. gradually D. quickly
A. take B. have C. like D. buy
A. practised B. insisted on C. stopped D. tried
A. some B. enough C. all D. a little
A. value B. end C. effect D. importance
A. filled B. moved C. changed D. emptied
A. talk B. visit C. party D. investigation
A. left B. drunk C. absorbed D. filled
A. modern B. ancient C. Western D. Eastern
A. impolite B. polite C. easy D. uneasy
St.Patrick's Day is Ireland's greatest national holiday as well as a holy(神圣的) day.Each year, millions of people world－wide celebrate this __1__on March 17, the date of St.Patrick's death.It is a happy holiday for the Irish living in Ireland and __2__.The day is celebrated with parades(游行), speeches, festival dinners, and dances.__3__ is the colour of the day, with thousands of little cloth shamrocks(三叶草) on.
St.Patrick was born in Britain to __4__ parents near the end of the fourth century.At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders(入侵者) __5__ his family's wealth.So he had to __6__ a shepherd, outdoors and away from people.__7__lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion(宗教) and became a Christian.
The first St.Patrick's Day parade __8__ not in Ireland, but in the United States.Irish soldiers in the British army __9__ through New York City on March 17, 1762 with Irish music.Since then, St.Patrick's Day parades have become a way for Irish Americans to show their __10__every year.In 1948, President Truman __11__the New Year City's St.Patrick's Day parade, which was a __12__moment for many Irish people whose fathers and grandfathers had to fight against people who disliked them to find __13__ in America.
It was in Boston where the Day was first celebrated in a public way. __14__ since 1762, the New York City's parade on St.Patrick's Day has __15___ more than one million people each year.
Meanwhile, the city of Chicago has __16__ a special tradition of colouring the river water green.It started in 1962 when 100 pounds of green paint was __17__ its rivers, enough to keep them green for a week.The __18__ has continued till today.Now, 40 pounds of a green food colouring keeps the rivers green for only a few hours.Historically, __19__the shamrocks and things green has become a __20__ symbol of declaring the Irish national and cultural identity(特性)．
1．A.holiday B．festival C．honor D．date
2．A.places B．abroad C．England D．aboard
3．A.Green B．Blue C．Grass D．Red
4．A.poor B．cruel C．unhealthy D．wealthy
5．A.giving B．stealing C．attacking D．processing
6．A.serve in B．stand for C．work as D．act for
7．A.Feeling B．Keeping C．Remaining D．performing
8．A.held up B．took place C．was occurred D．happened
9．A.advanced B．marched C．processed D．progressed
10．A.existence B．anger C．struggle D．importance
11．A.led B．attended C．joining D．acting
12．A.responsible B．forgettable C．proud D．unthinkable
13．A.reception B．acceptance C．refusal D．resistance
14．A.Celebrated B．Completed
C．Held D．Performed
15．A.attempted B．drawn C．driven D．employed
16．A.developed B．created C．built D．invented
17．A.added up B．added up to C．added to D．risen to
18．A.custom B．tradition C．habit D．practice
19．A.making up B．dressing in
C．wearing D．having
20．A.abstract B．practical C．false D．powerful
"Oh, you must have been a spoiled(宠坏的) kid. You must be really bossy. I wonder what you're going to be like to deal with?" That's often the response Angela Hult gets when people find out she's an only child, she told ABC News, Despite such negative(消极的) remarks, Hult has decided to have only one child herself. And she's not alone.
According to the US' Office for National Statistics, women approaching the end of their childbearing years had an average of l.9 children in 2004, compared with 3.1 for their counterparts in 1976. The percentage of one-child families in Britain had risen from 18 percent in 1972 to 26 percent in 2007.
But even though only children are becoming increasingly common, the traditional view that they're selfish, spoilt and lack social skills holds strong. Even parents of only children, like Hult, are made to feel guilty about having only one child. Worried that they're being selfish and endangering their child's future, they flock to online discussion forums seeking advice. Soon, however, they ask themselves: is this social prejudice really reasonable?
"There have been hundreds and hundreds of research studies that show that only children are no different from their peers(同龄人) ," Susan Newman, a social psychologist at Rutgers University in the US, told ABC News.
This raises another question: why are only children still viewed with such suspicion?
"There is a belief that's been around probably since humans first existed that to have just one child is somehow dangerous, both for you and for the continuation of your race," Toni Falbo, a professor of educational psychology, told the Guardian." In the past a lot of children died, You'd have had to be crazy to only have one. "
Times, of course, have changed and infant mortality(婴儿死亡率) has largely reduced. So what do only children themselves say?
Kayley Kravitz, a blogger for The Huffington Post, grew up as an only child and highly recommends the experience. "Being an only child taught me the most valuable skill of all: the ability to be alone," she said.
1.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A. Are only children lonely?
B. Are only children common?
C. Are only children dangerous?
D. Are only children different?
2.What does Susan Newman mean?
A. Only children are as good as their peers.
B. Only children are more selfish and spoiled.
C. Parents feel guilty about having only one child.
D. Parents will endanger their only child's future.
3.What is the common belief since human existed?
A. The infant death rate always stays high.
B. People are crazy to have only one child.
C. It's easy for only children to earn their living.
D.It's hard to continue the family line with only one child.
4.An only child like Kayley _______.
A. must be difficult to persuade
B. can possibly learn to be alone
C. should value special skills
D. need ignore bad experience
5.What's the author's attitude towards having only one child?
A. Neutral. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Doubtful.
Thirty years ago, the Earnshaw family lived at Wuthering Heights, with two teenaged children Hindley and Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw travels to Liverpool, where he adopts a homeless Gypsy boy, naming him "Heathcliff". Hindley finds himself robbed of his father's love and care and becomes bitterly jealous of the newcomer. However, Catherine grows very attached to him. Soon, the two children spend hours on the moors (荒原) together and hate every moment apart.
Because of the conflict(冲突), Hindley is eventually sent to college. However, he marries a woman named Frances and returns three years later, after Mr. Earnshaw dies. He becomes master of Wuthering Heights, making Heathcliff their servant instead of a family member.
Months after Hindley’s return, Heathcliff and Catherine travel to Thrushcross Grange to spy on the Linton family. However, they are found and try to escape. Catherine is caught by a dog, and then brought inside the Grange to have injuries tended to while Heathcliff is sent home. Catherine eventually returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed woman, looking and acting as a lady. She laughs at HeathcIiff’s dirty appearance. When the Lintons visit the next day, Heathcliff dresses up to impress her. It fails, however, when Edgar, one of the Lintons' children, argues with him. Heathcliff is locked in the attic, where Catherine later tries to comfort him. He swears revenge(报复) on Hindley.
In the summer of the next year, Frances gives birth to a son, Hareton, but she dies before the year is out. This leads Hindley to fall into a life of drunkenness and waste. Two years pass and Catherine has become close friends with Edgar, growing more distant from Heathcliff.
One day in August, while Hindley is absent, Edgar comes to visit Catherine. Before long, they declare themselves lovers. Catherine explains to Nelly, her servant, that she does not really love Edgar but Heathcliff. Unfortunately, she could never marry Heathcliff because of his lack of status and education. She therefore plans to marry Edgar and use that position to help raise Heathcliff’s status. Unfortunately, Heathcliff has overheard the first part and runs away, disappearing without a trace. After three years, Edgar and Catherine are married.
Six months after their marriage, Heathcliff returns as a gentleman, having grown stronger and richer. Catherine is delighted to see him although Edgar is not so keen. Edgar's sister, Isabella, now eighteen, falls in love with Heathcliff. He looks down upon her but encourages the adolescent love, seeing it as a chance for revenge on Edgar. When he embraces Isabella one day at the Grange, there is an argument with Edgar, which causes Catherine to lock herself in her room and fall ill.
Heathcliff has been staying at the Heights, gambling with Hindley and teaching Hareton bad habits. Hindley is gradually losing his wealth, mortgaging （抵押) the farmhouse to Heathcliff to repay his debts.
While Catherine is ill, Heathcliff leaves with Isabella, causing Edgar to disown （与……断绝关系) his sister. The two marry and return two months later to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff hears that Catherine is ill and arranges to visit her in secret. In the early hours of the day after their meeting, Catherine gives birth to her daughter, Cathy, and then dies. Hindley dies six months after Catherine. Heathcliff finds himself the master of Wuthering Heights and the guardian of Hareton.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know ______ .
A．Hindley hates the fact that his parents give all their love and care to Catherine
B．Mrs. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff in Liverpool
C．Hindley is the oldest of all three children
D．Catherine likes Heathcliff so much that she enjoys staying with him for long
2.After Frances dies, Hindley________.
A．lives a disordered life B．locks Heathcliff in the attic
C．argues with Heathcliff very often D．returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed man .
3.The underlined part "the first part" in Paragraph 5 most probably refers to ________ .
A．Catherine says that Edgar has asked her to marry him and she has agreed
B．Catherine loves Heathcliff but can't marry him because of his lack of status and education
C．Catherine decides to marry Edgar, with whose help she can help raise Heathcliff’s status
D．Catherine and Edgar declare themselves lovers to the family
4.At the end of the story________.
A．Isabella dies after his brother disowns her
B．Catherine becomes the master of Wuthering Heights
C．Wuthering Heights falls into the hands of Heathcliff
D．Hindley dies and leaves Wuthering Heights to Cathy
Christmas roses
It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I 36 to wok. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully 37 Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by my 38 --- a dozen red roses.
Then a woman came in with an infant (婴儿).39 she explained that her husband was a prisoner and was my next 40 . She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She 41 me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible 42 I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I 43 .
A short time later, her husband 44 ---with two armed 45 as an escort ( 护卫 ). The woman’s tired face 46 up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a 47 beside her. I kept peeking out to watch them laugh, cry and 48 with their child.
After almost an hour, I called the 49 back to the operatory. The patient seemed like a gentle and humble（谦逊的）man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be 50 under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.
At the end I wished him a Merry Christmas --- a difficult thing to say to a man 51 back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He said he felt 52 by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On 53 this , I was inspired with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful 54 . I’m not sure who 55 the most joy --- the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.
1. A．needed B．used C．had D．ought
2. A．dressed B．decorated C．cut D．planted
3. A．classmate B．boss C．parent D．boyfriend
4. A．Nervously B．Eagerly C．Curiously D．Carefully
5. A．colleague B．patient C．student D．customer
6. A．begged B．ordered C．asked D．invited
7. A．when B．until C．after D．before
8. A．smiled B．hesitated C．agreed D．refused
9. A．escaped B．arrived C．cried D．quarreled
10. A．soldiers B．judges C．lawyers D．guards
11. A．went B．lit C．took D．brought
12. A．seat B．rest C．ride D．look
13. A．joy B．water C．food D．possessions
14. A．prisoner B．nurse C．doctor D．woman
15. A．awarded B．punished C．caught D．held
16. A．brought B．gone C．headed D．returned
17. A．saddened B．excited C．surprised D．pleased
18. A．seeing B．hearing C．remembering D．learning
19. A．tree B．clothes C．roses D．necklace
20. A．enjoyed B．suffered C．benefited D．experienced
