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语法填空。
     Mother's Day, founded by Anna Jarvis in the early __1__(twenty)century, has become an
international festival and __2__(accept) by many nations.
     Before making its way to the Chinese mainland, Mother's Day was very __3__ (energy) in
Hong Kong and Taiwan. Each year, __4__ the second Sunday of May, Chinese people express
love to their mothers in a variety of ways. Precious jewelry, beautiful carnation (康乃馨),special
love desserts and handmade greeting cards have become the love gifts __5__(give)to mothers.
     To a certain extent, Bon Odori Festival on lunar July 15 can __6__(regard) as Japan's "Mother's
Day". __7__festival has a story about a filial(孝顺的) son named Mulian. According to the legend
(传说), Mulian's mother was very cruel and not respectful of Buddhism, so after her __8__ (dead)
she was sent to the hell(地狱) __9__all the evil souls were punished. Mulian was determined to save
his mother. Suffering a lot of bitterness, he finally helped his mother to change by persuasion and saved
her. Therefore, on lunar July 15, people have the habits of worshipping (崇敬) their late ancestors and
giving gifts to their __10_(love) mothers.

完形填空

     Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn't
correct them too often or because other students can __1_ them.
     Pronunciation is the area which is __2__ the least attention to in language learning. Most teachers
__3__ just let their students speak and stop them __4__ they say something completely wrong.
Working on each student's pronunciation in class is just __5__. Also, the students who are __6__ at
pronunciation may be afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help __7__ their mistakes.
     If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to __8__ because it is good enough for your
teacher and other students, you may be __9__ when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my
friends was the best student in his __10 _ class in Poland. When he went to America, he found
Americans didn't understand __11__ of what he said.
     Your pronunciation may still be quite __12 _ that of a native speaker. If this is the __13__, other
people will find it __14__ to understand what you're saying and will not be comfortable with you.
  15 , don't think you can communicate in a foreign language __16__ you've tested your skills on real
native speakers. __17__ for native or nearnative pronunciation so that people you talk to can
communicate with you __18__. In order to achieve this goal, there's __19__ that you will need to start
thinking about pronunciation and __20__ time on it.

(     )1. A. mistake
(     )2. A. fixed
(     )3. A. never
(     )4. A. only if
(     )5. A. fantastic
(     )6. A. poor
(     )7. A. find out
(     )8. A. communicate
(     )9. A. happy
(     )10. A. Polish
(     )11. A. none
(     )12. A. near to
(     )13. A. same
(     )14. A. easy
(     )15. A. In conclusion
(     )16. A. when
(     )17. A. Stand
(     )18. A. smoothly
(     )19. A. no way
(     )20. A. take

B. watch
B. drawn
B. ever
B. if only
B. impossible
B. well
B. work out
B. travel
B. disappointed
B. French
B. half
B. different from
B. matter
B. beneficial
B. In a word
B. until
B. Look
B. difficultly
B. no need
B. cost

C. surround
C. paid
C. even
C. even if
C. necessary
C. good
C. try out
C. pronounce
C. surprised
C. German
C. rest
C. far from
C. case
C. convenient
C. On the contrary
C. unless
C. Aim
C. truly
C. no doubt
C. spend

D. understand
D. called
D. usually
D. if ever
D. important
D. strict
D. point out
D. exchange
D. excited
D. English
D. lot
D. from far
D. fact
D. hard
D. In short
D. while
D. Account
D. practically
D. no wonder
D. kill

    As civilization proceeds in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic
essentials of life-food, shelter, clothes and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice between using
technology to provide and fulfill needs which have now been regarded as unnecessary or, on the
other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order
to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above that
necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours.
     I shall take it for granted that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter alternative. Men will be
working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment. It follows that the housewife will also
expect to be able to have more leisure in her life without lowering her standard of living. It also follows
that human domestic servants will have completely ceased to exist. Yet the great majority of the
housewives will wish to be relieved completely from the routine operations of the home such as
scrubbing the floors or the bath of the cooker, or washing the clothes or washing up, or dusting or
sweeping, or making beds.
    By far the most logical step to relieve the housewife of routine is to provide a robot which can be
trained to the requirements of a particular home and can be programmed to carry out half a dozen
or more standard operations, when switched by the housewife.

1. As civilization develops in the direction of technology,________.
A. the basic essentials of life must be supplied
B. it is important to supply the basic essentials of life
C. it is no longer so important as it was in the past to supply all the basic essentials of life
D. it is not necessary to supply the basic essentials of life

2. According to the author, we are faced with________.
A. the choice of providing and fulfilling our needs
B. the choice of using technology
C. the choice of earning a standard of living
D. a choice between using technology to provide and fulfill needs to reduce the number of working hours

3. What alternative will mankind have chosen in future?
A. To leave our standard of living at this level and work shorter hours.
B. To raise our standard of living.
C. To fulfill needs which have been regarded as unnecessary.
D. To lower our standard of living and work shorter hours.

4. Now most housewives wish to________.
A. stop doing their housework
B. do more housework to improve their life
C. get rid of the heavy burden of their housework
D. do only simple and light housework

5. It can be inferred that robots will be invented ____.
A. to take the place of housewives
B. to help manage a family
C. to do the routine of housework instead of human
D. to provide the daily necessities for man

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     The early 1900s were very different from today. Toys, though they have evolved in many ways,
were still the delight of children everywhere.
     Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency marks the beginning of the "Teddy Bear". In the year 1902, toy
bears were named "Teddy" after the president's nickname.The Teddy Bear became known worldwide,
and is still known and loved today.It was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass
produced.
     In 1913, an item called the Erector Set was invented.It was a steel, motorized toy that children could
use to build models of anything.Its creator was A. C.Gilbert, a medical doctor.
     Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914. Tinker Toys were
made for younger children.
     Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the
doll he made for his daughter. That was in 1915.
     The following year, an architect's son named John Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs, which were
interlocked to make structures.
     Two years after Mickey Mouse was created，stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by
Charlotte Clark.This was the start of Disney merchandise.
     The yoyo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yoyo company in 1929.
     The ViewMasterm, a three dimensional viewer, was developed by a camera enthusiast named
William Gruber. The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still, 3D
images from Disney movies and television programs.
     Finally, in 1940, model airplanes were mass produced. They started out as a way for manufacturers
to sell planes to the military, but later caught on as a toy.
     The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times. Isn't it
interesting to know that if it hadn't been for all these creative people, most of the games you know today
would never have been?

1. Why were toy bears named "Teddy"?

A. To be suitable for mass production.
B. To be easily pronounced by children.
C. To meet the advertisers' needs.
D. To memorize President Theodore Roosevelt.

2. In which aspect do the toys created by Gilbert differ from those by Charles?

A. Shape.
B. Material used.
C. Themes.
D. Price.

3. When did the ViewMaster become popular?

A. After William Gruber was born.
B. After Gruber licensed Disney characters.
C. Two years after Mickey Mouse was created.
D. When Disney merchandise was started.

4. What does the passage talk about?

A. The function of toys.
B. The history of Disney characters.
C. Toys in the early 1900s.
D. The financial meaning of toys.

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     For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to
share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980,
the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is
all about and that's the traditional togetherness (友爱) that is felt when people gather to share stories and
feelings through song.
     This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People
coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation," Riedel said. "It's really east to relax,
and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different
kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This
festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.
     With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it
can to make attendees feel as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue (举办地) for
people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is
returned when the plate is brought back.
    The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van
Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it's easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during
the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up
area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes
after the gates close.
     The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special
donation fund (基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug.8.

1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to _____.

A. gather people with different musical tastes
B. remind people of the real sense of folk music
C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music
D. collect old stories of folk music

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.
B. It's hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.
D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.

3. We can learn from the passenger that _____.

A. people can get tickets easily for the festival
B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
C. driving one's own car to the festival is highly recommended
D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday

4. What would be the best title for the passenger?

A. Folk Music of Blues
B. One Festival Family Gathering
C. Festival for family Gathering
D. Edmonton's Downtown Park

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     Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva. Capital
of Peace is one of its names- the European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des
Nations. Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition (人道主义传统) and international
character is the World's Smallest Metropolis. Parks, splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town
and its 2000-year history wait to be discovered.
     The Jet d'Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting
Geneva. The Jet d'Eau has become the symbol (象征) of Geneva for a long time. This is a 140 meters high
water monument with a rich history. Eight 13,500-watt projectors light the grand column (圆柱) of the
fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October. The Flower Watch, which
was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955, reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of
the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through
the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance.
     Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable. The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea,
making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by.

1. Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva?

A. Capital of Peace.
B. Palais des Nations.
C. The World's Smallest Metropolis.
D. The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making.

2. The Jet d'Eau in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. the water fountain
B. the English Garden
C. a new scene with electric lighting
D. the name of a famous watchmaker

3. What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text?

A. It is the symbol of Geneva.
B. It lies among the Jura Range.
C. It has a direct passage to the ocean.
D. It is a large body of water of tourist interest.

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     Some names have special meanings in popular American expressions. One day, an average Joe was
walking down the street. An average Joe is a common person-either male or female. He was lost. He did
not know where he was going. So average Joe asked John Q. Public for directions to the nearest bank.
John Q. Public is also a common person-male or female. "Jeez Louise," said John Q., Public. This is an
expression of surprise. "Don't you know that all banks are closed today? It is Saturday."
     "For Pete's sake," said average Joe. This is also an expression used to show a feeling like surprise or
disappointment. "I do not believe you," said he. At that moment, Joe Blow was walking down the street
with a woman. Joe Blow is also an expression for a common person. Now this Joe Blow was not walking
next to a plain Jane. A plain Jane is a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty. The woman with Joe Blow
was a real Sheila-a beautiful woman.
    Average Joe asked the woman if all banks were closed on Saturday. "No way, Jose," she answered.
This is a way of saying "no." "Many banks are open on Saturdays."
     Average Joe did not know either of these two people from Adam. That is, he did not know them at all.
But he followed their directions to the nearest bank.
     When he arrived, he walked to the desk and said:"I am here to withdraw some money so I can pay my
taxes to Uncle Sam". This represents the United States government. The banker produced some papers
and told him to sign his John Hancock at the bottom. A John Hancock is a person's signed name-a signature
Historically, John Hancock was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence. Hancock
had a beautiful signature and signed his name larger than all the others.

1. The main idea of this text is that _____.

[ ]

A. some popular American names have special stories
B. some popular American expressions have some special names
C. some popular American names have special meanings
D. some popular American expressions are interesting

2. The main idea of this text is that _____.

[ ]

3. The name "Jeez Louise" is _____.

[ ]

A. an expression of surprise
B. a feeling like disappointment
C. an expression for a common man
D. a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty

4. What does the banker really want to ask Joe to sign on the papers?

[ ]

A. John Hancock.
B. United States Declaration.
C. His own name.
D. Uncle Sam.

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     The horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely
used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there
were no units for measuring power.
    Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit
one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.
    He discovered that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His
engine could lift a 3,300 pound weight 100 feet in one minute.
    Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten-horsepower engine.

1. Watt made the world's first ______.

A. train
B. engine
C. steam engine
D. bus

2. Watt wanted to find a way ______.

A. to lift a 3,300-pound weight
B. to show how useful his steam engine was
C. to tell people exactly how powerful his steam engine was
D. to measure the weight of his steam engine

3. What does one horsepower mean? It means ______.

A. one horse's power
B. what one strong horse can do in one minute
C. what one horse can do in a day
D. what work one horse can do as much as possible

4. Which is not true? ______.

A. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute
B. Watt decided to make the world's first widely used horse engine
C. He wanted to find a way to tell people exactly how powerful his engine was
D. to measure the weight of his steam engine

5. The best headline for the article is ______.

A. Horsepower
B. Watt's steam engine
C. A ten-horsepower engine
D. The beginning of horsepower

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     The traditional distinction between products that satisfy needs and those satisfy wants is no longer
adequate to describe classes of products. In today's prosperous societies, the distinction has become
unclear because so many wants have been turned into needs. A writer, for instance, can work with paper
and pencils. These are legal needs for the task. But the work can be done more quickly and efficiently
with a word processor. Thus a computer is soon viewed as a need rather than a want.
     In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in which they are
purchased. The two main classes are convenience goods and shopping goods. Two lesser types are
specialty goods and unsought (主动提供的) goods. It must be emphasized that all of these types are
based on the way shoppers think about products, not on the nature of the products themselves. What is
regarded as a convenience item in France (wine, for example) should be a specialty goods in the United
States.
     People do not spend a great deal of time shopping for such convenience items as groceries,
newspapers, toothpaste, aspirin, and candy. The buying of convenience goods may be done routinely, as
some families buy groceries once a week. Such regularly purchased items are called staples. Sometimes
convenience products are bought without enough thinking; someone has a sudden desire for an ice cream
sundae(圣代) on a hot day. Or they may be purchased as emergency items.
     Shopping goods are items for which customers search. They compare prices, quality, and styles, and
may visit a number of stores before making a decision. Buying an automobile is often done this way.
     Shopping goods fall into two classes; those that are recognized as basically the same and those that
are regarded as different. Items that are looked upon as basically the same include such things as home
appliances, television sets, and automobiles. Having decided on the model desired, the customer is
primarily interested in getting the item at the most favorable price. Items regarded as essentially different
include clothing, furniture, and dishes. Quality, style and fashion will either take precedence(优先) over
price, or they will not matter at all.

1. It can be learned from the first paragraph that ______.

A. a writer needs a word processor
B. needs and wants can't be separated clearly
C. the way to distinguish the products is unimportant
D. a computer is a need rather than a want

2. The example of wine is used to illustrate that ______.

A. goods are classified differently in different countries
B. the types of the product lie on the people rather than its nature
C. Frenchmen often drink but Americans sometimes do
D. one product may belong to many types

3. Staples are items that ______.

A. are convenient to purchase
B. are purchased without enough thinking
C. people "want but don't need"
D. people are in constant need of

4. Shopping goods that are considered as basically the same are those that ______.

A. consumers don't care where to buy them
B. consumers spend much time searching for
C. satisfy similar needs of the consumer
D. can be found in nearly every shop

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                                     How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
     People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable.
It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in
the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants
are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes "poison
apples."
     President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man.
He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes
in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup
was served at the President's party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought
their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠
实的) guests about the fact.

1. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.
B. Americans didn't eat tomatoes before 19th century.
C. Even now Americans don't eat tomatoes.
D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes _____.

A. while he was in Paris
B. when he was a little boy
C. because his parents told him so
D. from books

3. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President's party?

A. the President himself
B. a French cook
C. the President's cook
D. the President's wife

4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were _____ .

A. people from other countries
B. from France
C. people of his own country
D. men only

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President's party was made of tomatoes.
B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President's cook was nice.
C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.

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