Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to______wonderful barga
A.pick up
B.bump into
C.pile up
D.bring back
A.pick up
B.bump into
C.pile up
D.bring back
Setting off firecrackers was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival. People thought the sputtering(爆裂)sound could help drive away evil spirits. However,the activity has been completely or partially forbidden in big cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration.
“In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light firecrackers during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to(屈从于)public demand. Respecting folk traditions is a gesture of respect toward public opinion,” said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher.
“As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Year holiday is just like any other. After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, rather than visiting friends and neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing. However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy,” said Li Shunzhi,a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang.
“I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside. My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper-cuttings. On New Year’s Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us,” said Zhang Hui, from Hebei.
1.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.Setting off fireworks has been forbidden in some big cities for years.
B.Nowadays, people can light fireworks in some cities at the Spring Festival.
C.People believe that the sound of fireworks can drive away evil spirits.
D.In the past, setting off fireworks couldn’t be seen almost anywhere.
2.What Li Shunzhi said implies _____.
A.what people do during the festival now is different from the past
B.people would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve
C.people prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a rest
D.the New Year holiday is just like any other day
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival.
B.Zhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family.
C.Zhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival.
D.Zhang Hui lives in the urban area.
4.What does the whole passage show?
A.The Spring Festival is as lively as before.
B.The Spring Festival is outdated now.
C.The Spring Festival is losing its qualities.
D.The Spring Festival in China is more important than Christmas in the West.
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ______.
A.they had sustained losses in business
B.they had lost some money in the city
C.other people profited in the city
What does Mr. Mitchell ask for towards the end of the negotiation?
A.He asks if Madam Li’s company would offer some promotional allowances.
B.He requires Madam Li’s company to pay for the advertising campaign.
C.He asks Madam Li's company to take the financial responsibility of selling products.
选择适当的用语补充对话()。 ——___________________________ ——I suffer from a headacke.
A.Where are the people?
B.What would you li ke ?
C.What is your trouble?
D.What day is it today?
A.nothing
B.none
C.some
D.neither
Call the Disk Doctorl
1 Desperate computer users who 'lose' the data from their disks can get in touch with
experts who, for a fee, will recover the lost information. One of these experts is Dave Smith, who, some years ago, set up a company called fl3ve,5 Disk Doctor Service Ltd. Dave and a few of his friends work from home and give all the money they earn to charity. The fees are always the same, no matter how precious the data on the disk is. Some people, however, are so grateful that they send extra money to Dave or to the charities his company supports. One oil company offered him Li ,000 for his help and a vet sent him a blank check
2 It would be hard to put a value on the things rescued by the Disk Doctor. There have been disks containing medical research, television scripts, manuscripts of whole books, a comedlan,5joke collection, a solicitor' s papers for a court case, and even Margaret Thatcher,5itinerary for a visit to eastern Europe. For this last case, Dave was asked if he would go in person to Mrs. Thatcher's office 'for security reasons,!
3 Disks are usually sent to the Disk Doctor by post, but sometimes people are in such
a hurry that they can't wait for the post. Radio scripts have had to be rushed by taxi to
Dave's house because they were needed for broadcasting the next day, for example. When the material has been recovered, the disk is returned to the sender with a diagnosis and a prescription for avoiding the problem in future. One grateful client, an author put a 'thank you' to Dave in the front of his book.' Dave saved mc from a cardiac arrest' , he wrote 'But,,says Dave, 'most people don't take any notice ol the doctor's advice!'
Read Passage 2 and decide whether the following statements are Jrue or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet
11. Computer users can get back their lost data from their disks without any payment in Dave's company
12. The company named Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd is set up by Dave Smith
13. Dave and his friends earn a large amount of money, but they spend none
14. According to the different value of the data on the disk, people need to pay different amount of money for saving them
15. Most people will take notice of the disk doctor' s . advice after the disk is repaired
16. hopeless _________ (paragraph 1)
17. thankful_(paragraph 1)
18. to save _________ (paragraph 2)
19. lawyer_(paragraph 2)
20. to keep from happening_(paragraph 3)
Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse (配偶) because ______.
A.their spouse would feel no pain during the death
B.their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidence
C.a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure
D.their spouse death would make them feel less painful
The paragraph following this one would most likely deal with ______.
A.why some people can hear better than others
B.what can be done to help the hearing impaired
C.how this new auditory test is conducted
D.which hearing problems are the most severe
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