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On New Year’s Eve

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, people in Rome, Italy, throw out all the things they no longer want. The streets are filled with old chairs, beds, clothes and dishes. In Madrid, Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. People flock to the main square. Each holds a bag of grapes. As the clock strikes twelve, the people eat the grapes— one for each stroke.

In Tokyo people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.

41. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ____.

A. Italy and Spain     B. China and Japan    C. Japan             D. both A and C

42. In Rome, Italy, the streets are filled with old things on New Year’s Eve because __     .

A. people throw out all the things they no longer want

B. the city has never been clean

C. people want to change back what they want

D. they want to see the sun come up

43. People in both Spain and Japan bring in the new year by____.

A. throwing things away                      B. eating a special food

C. climbing a mountain                       D. watching the first sunrise

44. In Tokyo, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve _____.

A. because they like eating noodles very much

B. so that the daytime could be longer

C. in order that they could live longer

D. though they don’t eat them

 

     The Chinese word "Shanzhai" means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes (假货), after "Shanzhai Cell-phones" produced by small workshops in southern China became popular in the mainland market over the past two years.Besides "Shanzhai" electronic products, there are "Shanzhai" movies, "Shanzhai" stars and even a "Shanzhai" Spring Festival Gala (联欢晚会), a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve.

     "Shanzhai" has become a culture of its own, meaning anything that imitates something famous.In Chongqing, "Shanzhai" version "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube" woven by farmers with bamboo attract wide attention from tourists. Both are copies of the famous Olympic buildings in Beijing.

     A literature critic said that taking the "Shanzhai" Gala as an example, when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the "Shanzhai" version appears timely to attract people. "Although it is often connected with poor techniques and operation,'Shanzhai' culture meets the psychological needs of common people and could be a comfort to their minds," he said.

     To the mainstream culture, the rise of "Shanzhai" culture is a challenge and a motivation.People believe different kinds of cultures developing together is a perfect situation and it is for the public to choose.

41. The Chinese word "Shanzhai" may have started with_________.

A. fake cell-phones               B. electronic products

C. Spring Festival Gala           D. Olympic buildings

42. According to the passage, "Shanzhai" culture refers to_______.

A. the action that a person imitates famous people

B. products with poor techniques and quality

C. anything that imitates something famous

D. those similar names to famous brands

43. We can infer that the mainstream culture_______.

A. is held back by "Shanzhai" culture

B. is the challenge of"Shanzhai" culture

C. will be replaced by "Shanzhai" culture

D. may develop faster because of the challenge of"Shanzhai" culture

44. The underlined word "imitates" is closest in meaning to_________.

A. steals  B. copies  C. advertises   D. cheats

45. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. "Shanzhai" culture will definitely disappear

B. "Shanzhai" culture takes on life of its own

C. "Shanzhai" culture--the mainstream culture

D. "Shanzhai" culture--the mount

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