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Have you ever heard of exploding Easter eggs? Cascarones are eggshells（蛋壳） filled with confetti (五彩纸屑) and topped with tissue paper they’re colorful, but watch out! A friend might break a cascaron over your head, showering you with rainbow-colored confetti!

Cascarones may have come from China, where the eggshells were filled with talcum powder (爽身粉) and given as gifts. Marco polo brought them to Italy in the late thirteenth century. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these eggs were used at European weddings and dances.

Empress Carlota, wife of Emperor Maximilian, introduced the eggs to Mexico during her husband’s rule from 1864 to 1867. The talcum powder became perfume（香料，香水）, and the eggs were called cascarones, from the Spanish words for “shell”, cascara, and “to crack or burst”, cascara.

Cascarones symbolize new life and a new season. The egg represents creation, and the tissue paper, cut in many spring colors, represent multicolored flowers in green grass. When a cascarone ___________ over people’s heads, the “gate of heaven” is opened, showering people with good fortune.

In the late 1960s and early 170s, cascarones appeared in the United States with the growing Mexican-American population. Children’s author and artist Carme Lomas Garza wrote in her book In MY Family, “On Easter Sunday, we would sneak up on our brothers, break the cascarones on their heads, and rub the confetti into their hair. However, no one would feel annoyed. Instead, we found a lot of fun.”

Today you can find cascarones at most festivals. They are also popular at school fairs, art shows, and other festive gatherings in the United States. Cascarones may have changed forms and functions as they traveled the world, but they’re guaranteed to bring you a good time.

76. What does the word “they” refer to (in the last line)? ( one word)

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77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.

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78. List the traveling route of cascarones. (no more than 5 words)

___________—___________ —___________—____________

79. How did Carmen Lomas Garza feel about her experiences with cascarones?(no more than 3 words)

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80. What’s the author’s purpose of writing Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words)

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76. cascarones.    77. is broken       78. China — Italy — Mexico — the US.

79. Happy. / Joyful.   80. To tell people the symbolic meaning of cascarones/ To tell people what cascarones symbolize.

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[1] When it comes to protecting the privacy of their children，US parents give social networks a failing grade.

[2] Three out of four parents believe social networks are not doing a good job of protecting kids’online privacy. The survey was conducted for Common Sense Media，a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families surf the world of media and technology. 92 percent of parents said they are concerned that children share too much information online，and 85 percent said they are more concerned about online privacy than they were five years ago.

[3] The poll found a great deal of concern about geo-location services which pinpoint someone’s whereabouts.91 percent of parents said search engines and social networking sites should not be able to share the physical location of children with other companies until parents give authorization.

[4] The results present a clear divide between the industry’s view of privacy and the opinion of parents and kids. Common Sense Media chief executive and founder James Steyer said：“American families are deeply worried about how their personal information is being used by technology and online companies. However， the companies appear to be keeping their heads deep in the sand.”

[5] Technology companies need to step up but parents，children，schools and government also need to do more，he said.“Parents and kids have to educate themselves about             ，”he said.“Schools should teach all students and their parents about privacy protection. And finally， policymakers have to update privacy policies for the 21st century.”

What is the main idea of the passage？(within 10 words)

                                                                                   

Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one？

The survey shows that common people and the industry have different opinions about privacy.

                                                                              

                                                                               

Please translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                                   

Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words to make the sentence complete.（with in 10 words）

                                                                                   

Please give the readers at least three tips on protecting their privacy on line.（within 30 words）

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[1]Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people slimmer than spending hours on a treadmill, according to scientists. They say that socializing and meeting with friends helps boost levels of ‘brown fat’ in the boby which burns calories to generate heat.

[2]Living in a stimulating, social environment was found to reduce abdominal fat in mice by half over four weeks, even if they ate more. US researchers say that social stimulation can       

by converting white fat into brown, White stores calories and makes us fatter, while brown burns energy to generate heat .Converting white fat into brown is difficult, as we all know, normally requiring long term exposure to cold conditions or activating part of the body’s nervous system

[3]However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown, The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those who lived alongside a greater number of mice and had more space and toys to stimulate them lost far more weight over the course of the study than their ‘couch potato’ ones.

[4]Study author Dr. Mattew During, whose team’s findings appear in journal Cell Metabolism said: I’m still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs. Explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socializing, he added: ‘It’s not just a sedentary lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social engagement.’

[5]Co-author Dr. Lei Cao said: ‘Loneliness is a profound factor for cancer and death; it’s on par with cigarette smoking. Social engagement is very important’.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage? (no more than 10 words)

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2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

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3.What’s the purpose of the study of mice? (no more than 20 words)

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4.How does socializing help make people slim? (no more than 15 words)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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[1] When it comes to protecting the privacy of their children，US parents give social networks a failing grade.

[2] Three out of four parents believe social networks are not doing a good job of protecting kids’online privacy. The survey was conducted for Common Sense Media，a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families surf the world of media and technology. 92 percent of parents said they are concerned that children share too much information online，and 85 percent said they are more concerned about online privacy than they were five years ago.

[3] The poll found a great deal of concern about geo-location services which pinpoint someone’s whereabouts.91 percent of parents said search engines and social networking sites should not be able to share the physical location of children with other companies until parents give authorization.

[4] The results present a clear divide between the industry’s view of privacy and the opinion of parents and kids. Common Sense Media chief executive and founder James Steyer said：“American families are deeply worried about how their personal information is being used by technology and online companies. However， the companies appear to be keeping their heads deep in the sand.”

[5] Technology companies need to step up but parents，children，schools and government also need to do more，he said.“Parents and kids have to educate themselves about             ，”he said.“Schools should teach all students and their parents about privacy protection. And finally， policymakers have to update privacy policies for the 21st century.”

1.What is the main idea of the passage？(within 10 words)

                                                                               

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one？

The survey shows that common people and the industry have different opinions about privacy.

                                                                              

                                                                              

3.Please translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                               

4.Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words to make the sentence complete.（with in 10 words）

                                                                               

5.Please give the readers at least three tips on protecting their privacy on line.（within 30 words）

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[1] Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults, a new study suggests. It's not clear, researchers say, whether television itself is the reason, but it is possible that things like snacking(吃零食) in front of the TV or seeing ads for junk food influence young people's diets.

[2] The study included nearly 1,400 high school students. It showed that those who watched TV for five hours or more everyday had less-healthy diets than their students five years later. As a group, they ate fewer fruits and vegetables, but ate more fast food, snack products and fried foods.

[3] "We're not able to tell why," lead researcher Dr. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson said. "But we do have some speculations." People who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers, may have more snacks. It may influence their long-term diet quality. It's also possible that TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks make teenagers eat more of those foods. TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.

[4] The researchers found a clear relationship between TV time during high school and diet quality of the young. The heaviest TV viewers              , and those who'd watched fewer than two hours everyday had the most fruits, vegetables.

[5] According to Barr-Anderson, the findings support experts' advice that children should watch no more than two hours of television everyday. "Parents should cut the TV time," Barr-Anderson said. She advised that parents set a good example by eating right, being physically active and controlling their own TV time.

1. Complete the following sentences according to the underlined one in paragraph 3. (no more than 5 words)

Some children may spend much time watching TV instead of                             .

2. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 2 refer to? (no more than 3 words)

                                                                              

3.According to Barr-Anderson, what should parents do to set a good example for their children? (no more than 15 words)

                                                                                

4.Fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

                                                                               

5.What is the passage mainly about? (no more than 12 words)

                                                                               

 

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   Do you like chocolate? Most people do．Some like it in bars．Others just like big squares of．it．

Say you just got a box of chocolate．Which piece do you pick first? A study carried out by a professor in the University of Virginia showed that people's choices of chocolates show their personality．If you choose a round piece, you are a person who likes to party．If you select an oval shape, you are a person who strives．You like to make things and push yourself to be successful．Picking a square shape shows that this is an ．honest and truthful person you can depend on．

What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate．This shows you have warm feelings about the past, while dark chocolate means something else—the person who chooses it looks forward to the future．What about white chocolate? Would you like to choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind．Those who like chocolate with nuts are people who like to help others．

Do you believe these ideas? Can chocolate tell all these things? It doesn't matter．There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolates - they eat it because they like it．

1．What is the best tide of the text? （Please answer within 8 words．）

 

2． Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

     In that case, it will be difficult for you to make a decision.

3．What does the underlined word “strives” mean here in English?

 

4．What’s the writer’s attitude towards the information about chocolate in the text? (Please answer within 15 words)

 

5．As described in the passage, the          and         of chocolate can show your characteristics and qualities.

 

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