71. The second paragraph seems to show us that _______. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. the education system of Japan is better than that of any other country 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. shopkeepers in Japan are too kind to their customers 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. Japanese kids often find wallets on their way to their schools 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. Japanese adults in public places act politely to each other 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

70. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _______. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. the Japanese government had gone bad 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. kids in Japan have a bad memory 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. kids in Japan seldom help their parents with housework 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. kids in Japan are too busy to help others 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

69. What is the main idea of this passage？ 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. Different ways to stop hiccups 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. What makes hiccups happen 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. How to get hiccups 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. Jack O‘Leary’s hiccups 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

TOKYO - Our kids, the Japanese government announced, have forgotten how to behave. They can’t be bothered with housework. If they see someone being wronged, they probably look the other way. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Few countries have placed more importance on being well-behaved in public than Japan. The simplest requests for directions often result in guided tours. Smiling shopkeepers are still the rule. Lost wallets usually make their way to their owners. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

But according to recent surveys(调查), all that may be going the way of the ancient hair-do(发式). And Japan’s government has gone into something of a crisis mode(危机时刻). 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A Japanese Education Ministry Survey formed late in 1999 and made public last month found that Japan moves behind other nations in teaching youngsters right from wrong. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

It also reported that Japanese children are less helpful and do far less housework than their foreign peers(同龄人) in all classes. But they are better about taking dirty dishes to the kitchens after dinner. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

In addition, Japanese kids are more likely to dry their hair and carry cell phones than American and Chinese kids, according to another survey, by a Tokyo-based tank(专家小组). 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Children in about 8 percent of public school classrooms are so disorderly that teachers cannot hold lessons, further recent reports show. Children refuse to sit, to listen or to stop talking. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Older and middle-aged Japanese continue to have a solid sense of good manners and social justice(正义, 公正), says Professor Yoshina Hirano from Shinshu University, who was appointed to direct the ministry’s survey. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Despite the knowledge of good manners among adults, the breakdown in manners may be spreading, he said. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

68. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE？ 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. We know why the hiccups start，but we don‘t know how to stop them. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. The British plumber drank a secret mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. Some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

67. The plumber spent __________ in stopping his hiccups. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. 4 hours 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. 2 days 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. 8 months 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. 8 years 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

66. _________ might be the best cure for hiccups. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. Special pills 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. A spoonful of salt 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. Cold water 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. What you believe in 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

65. If one were planning to play an outdoor game during this period, he should ________. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. put off the game for better weather　　 　　B. plan the game for the afternoon 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. plan the game for the morning hours　 　D. plan the game for the evening hours 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water！ This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝)。 Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don‘t know why they start and why they stop. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

An American man named Jack O‘Leary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60，000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

Why did these cures work for these two men？ No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

64. The lowest recorded temperature for the date of the forecast was ___________. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. 65 degrees　 　B. 51 degrees　 　C. in the upper 60s　 　D. in the mid to upper 70s 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

63. This forecast tells that winds _________. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. will be from south to west 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

B. will reduce their speed when they join in thunder-showers at sea 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. will reduce their speed at night 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. will be from a different direction on the coast than in the city 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

62. This forecast predicts(预言) that __________. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

A. records will be broken　　　 B. there will be no rain in the forecasted period 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

C. skies will be partly cloudy on Sunday and Monday 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网

D. temperatures will be lower than normal for the time of year. 21世纪教育网 21世纪教育网